Denmark Drops Its 25-Percent Vat on Books - Publishing Perspectives

25 percent VAT on books?

Panzer's stop today was at the Publishing Perspectives site. There he found a post about Denmark's book VAT.

 

According to Porter Anderson's post, Denmark has dropped it's 25-percent VAT on books to zero. The post examines the elimination on reading in the  country and elsewhere.

 

Panzer says, "This little kitty thinks this is a smart move."

 

Note: This is a very long post. You'll need to decide what to bring to snack on.

 

To read the post tootle over to Denmark Book VAT 

Poland Approves Reduction of Ebook VAT from 23 to 5 percent - Publishing Perspectives

Panzer was shaken from his nap by clapping and cheering coming from the Catosphere. Hopping in the Panzermobile, he followed all the noise to the Publishing Perspectives site. With just a little digging he found a post about Poland's VAT.

It's a book.

According to Jaroslaw Adamowski, beginning November 1, print and ebooks will be subject to the same VAT in Poland. Previously, the print book VAT was 5 percent and the ebook was 23 percent. Both readers and publishers will benefit from the change. The post included statistics on digital book readers, buyers and publishers.

Panzer says, "This little kitty says, whether it's made from a dead tree or electrons a book is a book and all should be taxed the same."

Note: This is a l-o-n-g post. Bring a gallon of tea and a dozen muffins for today's reading selection. You might want to bring a blanket for a nap in the middle too.

To read the post tootle over to Poland digital VAT

EU Court Rules Lower Sales Tax Only Applies to Print, Not eBooks - The Digital Reader

Panzer was jolted from his afternoon nap by crying and shouting coming from the Catosphere. Hopping into the Panzermobile, he followed the weeping and gnashing of teeth to The Digital Reader site. There our brave kitty found a post about the EU Court of Justice.

Please explain this to me.

According to the post at The Digital Reader, the European Court of Justice in announcing their decision in the digital book VAT case ruled digital books will be charged a higher tax than printed books. According to the EU Court judges, digital books are electronic and not allowed the lower rate because the EU legislature  "consists in the exclusion of all electronic services from the possibility of a reduced rate of VAT being applied."

Panzer says, "Hmm ... When is a book not a book? I'll never understand humans."

Note: This is a shortish-medium post. Bring a cup of tea and half a muffin for today's reading selection.

To read the post, tootle over to EU Court