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That is what the VAT, customs, and personal income tax is for. It's relatively easy to keep track of just where money comes from for a purchase, and where stuf

That is what the VAT, customs, and personal income tax is for. It's relatively easy to keep track of just where money comes from for a purchase, and where stuff is delivered. If you actually reside there and use the services that's one thing - and you can tax the purchase for the purchaser. Taxing sources is far harder, and virtually impossible for virtual goods. Should we tax CNDs for a percentage of Netflix and Amazon traffic they serve? Or should companies figure out exactly what is or is not cached in a particular country to find their tax rates?

jackvalentine 9y ago
I genuinely don’t see how you find this so confusing and you’re using wildly disparate examples that don’t all make the same point. I’m not interested in taking part in this outrage feat.
- jimmywanger 9y ago
  I see you're not interested in having discourse. I genuinely don't see how you don't find this confusing. Is just having a co.uk web address a reason to pay taxes there? There are many locations associated with you these days. The one you're living in, the one your business is in, the one where your goods are manufactured in, the one you store the goods, the one your website is hosted in, and the one that you declare tax residency. Please explain to me what proportion of your taxes should go to each one.
  - jackvalentine 9y ago
    > . Is just having a co.uk web address a reason to pay taxes there? That wasn't your example - your example was selling using the amazon.co.uk market. You can't even keep your own examples straight, no wonder you're confused.
    - jimmywanger 9y ago
      > You can't even keep your own examples straight, no wonder you're confused. Not at all. The market your product reaches is important. Hosting and domains, not as much. Selling on the amazon.co.uk market is just like selling on amazon.com. Except you have to deal with less hassle when actually shipping to UK buyers. What part of that is confused? Please respond. You're resorting to ad hominem attacks.

jackvalentine 9y ago

I genuinely don’t see how you find this so confusing and you’re using wildly disparate examples that don’t all make the same point. I’m not interested in taking part in this outrage feat.

jimmywanger 9y ago
I see you're not interested in having discourse. I genuinely don't see how you don't find this confusing. Is just having a co.uk web address a reason to pay taxes there? There are many locations associated with you these days. The one you're living in, the one your business is in, the one where your goods are manufactured in, the one you store the goods, the one your website is hosted in, and the one that you declare tax residency. Please explain to me what proportion of your taxes should go to each one.
- jackvalentine 9y ago
  > . Is just having a co.uk web address a reason to pay taxes there? That wasn't your example - your example was selling using the amazon.co.uk market. You can't even keep your own examples straight, no wonder you're confused.
  - jimmywanger 9y ago
    > You can't even keep your own examples straight, no wonder you're confused. Not at all. The market your product reaches is important. Hosting and domains, not as much. Selling on the amazon.co.uk market is just like selling on amazon.com. Except you have to deal with less hassle when actually shipping to UK buyers. What part of that is confused? Please respond. You're resorting to ad hominem attacks.