~BD~ <~BD~@nomail.afraid.com> wrote in news:
_qqdnbTT4awNCoPTnZ2dnUVZ8l6dnZ2d@bt.com:

> ~BD~ wrote:
>> Bear Bottoms wrote:
>>> ~BD~<~BD~@nomail.afraid.com> wrote in news:f4-
>>> dnRYYe5ryFIHTnZ2dnUVZ7oGdnZ2d@bt.com:
>>
>>>> One of the things which puzzled me, once before, was this item from
>>>> the Malwarebytes payment site:-
>>>>
>>>> "Includes 2.61 VAT (19% on 13.72)"
>>>>
>>>> VAT has *never* been levied at 19% in the UK!
>>>>
>>>> Can you explain to me why Malwarebytes conducts its financial
>>>> business in Europe proper when they are actually USA based (I
>>>> think!)? I'm interested because, as many folk know, I was an
>>>> Independent Financial Adviser after my career in the Royal Navy.
>>>>
>>>> FYI, VAT rates are published here:
>>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europea...alue_Added_Tax
>>>
>>> I'll ask Hummer. He knows UK taxes.
>>
>>
>> This question has nothing to do with UK taxes, BB!
>>
>> It is about why a US firm levies payment for it's product in Germany.
>> (thus making the payment liable to Value Added Tax (VAT))
>
> "I think I've got it"! :-)
>
> This order process is conducted by our online reseller Cleverbridge AG.
> Payment processing and order fulfillment are done by Cleverbridge AG,
> Brabanter Str. 2-4, 50674 Cologne, Germany
>
> http://www.cleverbridge.com/
>
> I'd missed the 'small print' in the dark blue section of the order page.
>
> QED

YW. You worked it out as an Independent Financial Adviser.

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