Unless I am missing something, VAT is something paid by cunsumers and collected by companies.... companies don't pay vat. Here in Ireland, if your vat registere

Unless I am missing something, VAT is something paid by cunsumers and collected by companies.... companies don't pay vat. Here in Ireland, if your vat registered, you can actually claim it back (hence most stuff aimed at businesses, like cars and servers, are quoted ev vat). This is just another tax on consumers making it look like a tax on companies...