@intimewithmusic wrote:
Thank you for posting tuckhouse. You have almost 1000 views on your topic. That's a lot. although we're chatting to each other I think a lot have an interest in this. Good post!
Tax, in your case VAT, is not your responsibility unless you're self registered to collect and remit it. As sellers all we need do is indicate to Customs it's been collected & remitted by eBay.
eBay charges, collects, remits and in these cases should refund taxes. This is another reason you can't process a corrupt order. A refund on a item should cleanly reverse itself all the way through eBay's point of purchase system including taxes.
A side note: The provicincial government also pays a commission (it used to be 4% ) to entities to collect and remit PST. The point is eBay is paid through seller final value fees to provide the service not unlike processing the Visa, Mastercard and Paypal services. It shouldn't be a concern of a seller.
In the Switzerland example I was expecting eBay to charge VAT. They didn't. I can only assume eBay had a reason or there's no VAT for Switzerland. Maybe someone else knows?
In that case no VAT was collected so no VAT refund was due on the seven refunds. eBay refunded my final value fees just fine. My order/refund went smoothly because I was working with 10 proper orders not one big corrupted one.
I recall in my very breif readings when ebay announced colelcting VAT that it was for 150euro total value and then anything OVER that would be collected by the post office the old way.
Also not sure Switzerland is even part of this as I have had sales to that country since VAT and never had buyers pay it, I believe its one of the exempt countries, but not 100% sure and dint go digging either lol!
https://www.ebay.ca/help/selling/selling/vat-obligations-eu?id=4650
@regs43 wrote:
@intimewithmusic wrote:
Thank you for posting tuckhouse. You have almost 1000 views on your topic. That's a lot. although we're chatting to each other I think a lot have an interest in this. Good post!
Tax, in your case VAT, is not your responsibility unless you're self registered to collect and remit it. As sellers all we need do is indicate to Customs it's been collected & remitted by eBay.
eBay charges, collects, remits and in these cases should refund taxes. This is another reason you can't process a corrupt order. A refund on a item should cleanly reverse itself all the way through eBay's point of purchase system including taxes.
A side note: The provicincial government also pays a commission (it used to be 4% ) to entities to collect and remit PST. The point is eBay is paid through seller final value fees to provide the service not unlike processing the Visa, Mastercard and Paypal services. It shouldn't be a concern of a seller.
In the Switzerland example I was expecting eBay to charge VAT. They didn't. I can only assume eBay had a reason or there's no VAT for Switzerland. Maybe someone else knows?
In that case no VAT was collected so no VAT refund was due on the seven refunds. eBay refunded my final value fees just fine. My order/refund went smoothly because I was working with 10 proper orders not one big corrupted one.
I recall in my very breif readings when ebay announced colelcting VAT that it was for 150euro total value and then anything OVER that would be collected by the post office the old way.
Also not sure Switzerland is even part of this as I have had sales to that country since VAT and never had buyers pay it, I believe its one of the exempt countries, but not 100% sure and dint go digging either lol!
https://www.ebay.ca/help/selling/selling/vat-obligations-eu?id=4650
Importing goods into SwitzerlandIf the total value of goods is more than CHF 300, (Approx 470.00 CAD) you will be charged Swiss VAT on the total value. There is also a limit on the quantity of foodstuffs, alcohol and tobacco that can be imported. If you exceed the limit, you will be charged customs duties.
From 1 January 2024, the following current VAT rates apply in Switzerland: Normal rate: 8,1 % Reduced rate: 2,6 %
Exemptions are as follows:
VAT Exemptions:
Educational services offered by public institutions and certain private institutions. Financial services and insurance. Postal services provided by the Swiss Post. Cultural services, such as those offered by museums, libraries, and theatres.
VAT exempt areas within EU countries
- Spain: Canary Islands. Ceuta. Melilla.
- Germany: Büsingen am Hochrhein. Heligoland.
- Greece: Mount Athos.
- Italy: Campione d'Italia and the adjacent Italian waters of Lake Lugano. Livigno.
Ummmm... @regs43 Thanks for the rabbit hole!! 🙂 Is all this being correctly applied? Anyones guess!!! Maybe similar to Canada and USA where products can be either exempt or at reduced rates? Or a customer may be exempt but there is no way to apply a certificate within eBay.
-Lotz
Everything you wanted to know about VAT in Switzerland but was afraid to ask:
