Most entrepreneurs of my acquaintance either experience tremendous stress about this or say "Eff it catch me if you can."
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Neither of these is desirable tax policy!
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There might've been dragons here 20 years ago but now internet retailers have hella legal precedence http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/50-state-guide-internet-sales-tax-laws.html …
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There is precedent but it leaves Internet businesses in a nightmare. Rules on e.g. establishing nexuses can be pretty opaque.
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Ideally we'd do something like Japan does, which is "We don't care; if they're both domestic, taxed at The One Rate."
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In the EU they simplified this a few years ago via "reverse charge", before that you had to deal with 29 different VAT laws.
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Great topic. Tax laws often seem to be set up as an anti-free trade measure, e.g. EU VAT rules on downloadable goods.
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that's why I'm glad I'm based in
much easier tax for online stuff. Even better is charging in US$ to pick up on the exchangeThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Much easier in Europe, clear guidance even if rules are complex. Straightforward cross border trade = profitable.
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it's all been research on the CRA website, my accountant and some back and forth with CRA.
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