On Friday, October 3, 2003, at 01:20 PM, Tom Burke wrote:
Well, I don't know.
However, I tracked down the reference I quoted above. It's in the October (ie, last month's) issue of MacWorld at the end of an article entitled '.Mac renewal bribes', and it finishes:- 'Apple sources confirm the 21% VAT charge is to bring the company into line with EU rules. Critics question why Apple has chosen to levy the highest VAT charge available in Europe, particularly against UK customers, who pay in sterling, rather than euros.'
You pay VAT in a specific country. You pay at the rate in that country. Apple really are plonkers if they've decided to trade from the EU country with the highest VAT rate in Europe. I note that ebay.co.uk is based in Switzerland, but charges VAT at UK rates for UK customers.
Strange,
Stuart
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