Chris, It's a government decision.
Some items are exempt, like children's clothes; books; food (I think) most require VAT though. - Andrew On Thu, 2006-10-12 at 03:15 -0700, Chris Howe wrote: > Jacques, > Thanks for the info. > The wikipedia reference says that the price MAY be > inclusive of VAT. At who's discretion is it > inclusive? Does the seller choose whether the agreed > upon price is inclusive or does the government decide? > > --- Jacques Le Roux <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > Hi Si, > > > > Thanks for you interest in this > > > > > Can you post all of this on that JIRA issue you > > created for VAT? > > > I'll try to help out when I have a chance. > > > > OK, done : > > http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OFBIZ-366 > > > > > Also same regarding the invoice header thing--I'll > > take a look at it > > > later. Can you confirm that Eriks is right--is a > > tax authority Id in > > > the bill-to geo really required in EU? (Funny, > > it's the exact > > > opposite of the US...) > > > > Yes Eriks correctly explained the EU rules. The > > Value Added Tax (VAT) ID number applies only if you > > are placing a business order for > > a business in the European Union that has a current > > VAT ID. For all other orders, you should leave this > > field blank. So this is a > > B2B only rule. Eriks also added the VAT ID of the > > seller. This is right too, both fields are mandatory > > for B2B in EU. In this case > > no VAT is charged (VAT Exemption). > > > > Here is an interesting link explaining simply (good > > examples) how that works : > > > http://www.apptranslator.com/blog/2006/03/should-you-charge-vat-to-whom.html > > > > And last but not least a VAT : Definition, history, > > and more (VAT was invented by a french, sorry for > > that ;o) : > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Value-added_tax > > > > I put all this also in the Jira VAT issue (366) > > > > Jacques > > > > > -- Kind Regards Andrew Sykes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sykes Development Ltd http://www.sykesdevelopment.com
