> My animator friend is very upset about this because she will lose 10% of her income She won't, if she increases her price with 10 pct as she should. > As a

> My animator friend is very upset about this because she will lose 10% of her income She won't, if she increases her price with 10 pct as she should. > As a freelancer I can invoice a client with consumption tax on the invoice, but not pay the consumption tax, A government charges tax. Not you. If you put it on your invoice, without giving it to the government, and then the same government has to pay that same amount back to your client, clearly something's wrong ? > I wouldn't be suprised if criminals managed to get money from the government through fake invoices. exactly.