macplaxton
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Hi,
My girlfriend decided to buy a digital camera from Amazon UK and it appears that the price is bumped up by the use of the Irish VAT rate of 21% rather than the UK 17.5%. Can someone explain this to me as I thought if you paid the VAT in one place, you'd be paying the going rate of VAT in the country of origin in the EU and not be VAT'd on country of residence. What's the scam here?
Cheers,
mac p
My girlfriend decided to buy a digital camera from Amazon UK and it appears that the price is bumped up by the use of the Irish VAT rate of 21% rather than the UK 17.5%. Can someone explain this to me as I thought if you paid the VAT in one place, you'd be paying the going rate of VAT in the country of origin in the EU and not be VAT'd on country of residence. What's the scam here?
Cheers,
mac p