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If it's going to be anything like the digital services tax, then the answer is a resounding yes as the US is where your customers are. I see two things come ou
by sbacic 5y ago
If it's going to be anything like the digital services tax, then the answer is a resounding yes as the US is where your customers are.
I see two things come out of this:
1. Companies selling their B2C services digitally will be paying both their sales (or VAT) AND their corporate income tax in countries where their customers are. This will be a benefit for countries with large markets and leave smaller countries where the companies are headquartered wondering what the value of these companies to their economies is.
2. A major problem for digital businesses will be the fixed costs of compliance. I suspect that a lot of side-projects and lifestyle businesses won't see the light of day on account of how expensive it will be to keep them running for years while they build up revenue.
- zmk_ 5y agoThey still would hire domestically and pay salaries that would be taxed.
- sbacic 5y agoThey'd need to grow to a certain size first and even then, they could just hire remotely. My hope is that these rules will only apply to large multinationals but somehow I doubt it - governments are unlikely to leave money on the table and will likely use this opportunity to expand the scope to include smaller businesses as well.
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