I noticed the EU, in it's infinite wisdom, has legislated to say US businesses must charge VAT when they supply electronically consumable products (newsletters, games, electronic information etc) to EU customers. See
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I noticed this because many of the US companies I deal with have now started charging VAT. I find this very interesting, as to how the EU can legislate as to what a foreign company must do. I'm sure many companies in the US will be unaware of this legislation and will continue to supply consumable products to EU citizens, and continue not to bill VAT on such items. I'm sure the US companies that this is directed at will be equally keen to hike their prices by 17.5%, unless they are forced to do so.
Kind Regards, Shane Cook.