- BTW can be easily avoided through webshops like Amazon by using a business account, as reported by Follow the Money. This allows buyers to purchase items without paying the 21% VAT, raising questions about the tax authority’s ability to address this issue. Sven van Zuijlen, a self-employed trader, discovered this when he bought a coffee machine from a Belgian company on Amazon and noticed the VAT was deducted from the price. He found that other consumer products could also be purchased without VAT using a business account.
Source: taxlive.nl
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