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by sbacic 8y ago
I was not being sarcastic - the question was purely rhetorical. From the company's perspective - there is no difference because they all result in the same thing - transfer of money from the company to the government.
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It most certainly does - both to its citizens and the companies that do business there. Otherwise, the implicit idea that your taxes pay for public services is chucked out of the window and we're left with taxation as just another expe
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What is the difference between a tax, a tariff and a fine?
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I'm genuinely curious - what operations does Google have in Poland? I was under the impression that all the "valuable" stuff was being made in the US and that their subsidiaries just handle localization, support and local sal
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The VAT directive on digital goods most certainly did not come into effect in the last year or so. > US companies all have had a huge advantage "only" being under the (at the time very criticized) DMCA while European companies
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There would be no race to the bottom if there was a real, tangible benefit to being established in a high tax country - ie, better public services, a more educated workforce, more business friendly environment, etc. As it is right now, very
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by sbacic 8y ago
Thanks for mentioning that! I remember reading that it was being discussed, but not that it had already been implemented. It's not much, but still better than nothing.
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If the imbalance is that an Irish company is more competitive than a French one, then no, not really.
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> On the other hand, the really quite high threshold might well be subject to complaints on the basis of distorting the single market. It probably should, but this is certainly not the first time a EU member country has tried (and gotten
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by sbacic 8y ago
I can sell services domestically up to a limit of about 40,000 euros before I need to register and account for VAT. If I make even a single EU sale, I must immediately register for VAT and pay tax on that sale, either through MOSS or direct
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by sbacic 8y ago
As a European, I feel like the EU, in general, is on the losing side of globalization. There is not a single European internet company in the top 15. I think part of the reason for this is cultural (aversion to risk), part of it is due to t
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by sbacic 8y ago
> The company would pay corporation tax in Ireland. You'd assume that, but you could also very well be wrong. Depending on tax treaties and the "effective place of management" principle, he could be liable for corporation
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by sbacic 8y ago
It looks pretty interesting, the only thing that's turning me off is that it's the first time hearing about some of those technologies, so I'm not sure how safe of a choice they are compared to more established solutions like
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Ask HN: What do you think a good GraphQL boilerplate needs?
2 points by sbacic 8y ago|2 comments
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That's because of atrocious urban planning. Traditional Mediterranean streets were never meant for cars. Municipal governments, instead of having a clear strategy where historic city centers are preserved and everything else is bulldoz
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by sbacic 8y ago
What kind of networking are you suggesting? [INSERT TECHNOLOGY] meetups? Also, what hubs do you think are a good choice for networking in Europe? I was thinking London and maaaybe Switzerland.
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by sbacic 8y ago
Southern Europe. I work exclusively remote though. 2000/week is my base rate - I also have a discounted rate (1000/week) for slow periods. I have more than enough demand at that rate though.
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Do you have any you'd personally recommend? How do I even go about finding them?
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Ask HN: How to consistently get higher paying clients?
11 points by sbacic 8y ago|10 comments
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by sbacic 8y ago
It sounds like your issue was with poor documentation and not some fault inherent to REST itself. I don't think that just switching to GraphQL is going to fix that problem (though Playground is a pretty nice way of getting to know the
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by sbacic 8y ago
I'm currently working on a full-stack app centered around GraphQL and my experience is pretty similar to yours - when it works, it's like magic. The problem is, it doesn't always work the way you expect it to. Here are some o