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  1. Posts : 17,545
    Windows 10 Pro x64 EN-GB
       #701

    richc46 said:
    VAT coming to USA soon. Things are getting bad.
    It's 19% here, called Umsatzsteuer or Mehrwertsteuer (Umsatz = turnover, Steuer = tax, Mehrwert = value added).

    It's the most stupid and bureaucratic system in this world of ours! Let's say we pay a 20 buck commission to an agent selling our services. We need for instance 100 bucks net, so we have to give the customer a bill of 143 bucks (our 100 bucks + agent's 20 + 19% VAT).

    But that 20 bucks is money that we never see, it goes directly to that agent. Still it is seen as our income, and we have to pay VAT from that. When the agent sends the bill to us to get that commission, they'll pay VAT from that, too.

    So, the VAT from that commission was paid two times. No problem, we get it back because at the end, only the agent in this example has to pay VAT from that amount. But first we have to pay it, then ask IRS to give it back to us after they got it again from the agent.

    Very simplified example but that's how it works here. Add to that the fact that Germans love stamps and official documents and complicated forms, rather in 4 copies each.

    Kari
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  2. Posts : 89
    Win7 Pro x64
       #702

    richc46 said:
    Today, will post for a while and then have chores outside. Have to clean the yard and get the lawn equipment ready for mowing season.
    Uhh... "mowing season"?

    When is it not mowing season?

    Next thing you're going to tell me there is a "watering season".



    Although I do have to say, I put my sprinklers on rain delay quite a few times this winter... more than ever before.

    VSP
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  3. Posts : 3,427
    Windows 10 Pro x64
       #703

    VulcanSoulPatch said:
    richc46 said:
    Today, will post for a while and then have chores outside. Have to clean the yard and get the lawn equipment ready for mowing season.
    Uhh... "mowing season"?

    When is it not mowing season?

    VSP
    when you live in a high rise block of flats like me my balcony doesnt tend to need mowing
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  4. Posts : 89
    Win7 Pro x64
       #704

    Kari said:
    But that 20 bucks is money that we never see, it goes directly to that agent. Still it is seen as our income, and we have to pay VAT from that. When the agent sends the bill to us to get that commission, they'll pay VAT from that, too.
    And I was kvetching that California now allows sellers to charge tax on shipping, though they are not required to (which to me means they are going to pocket it).

    I guess our grass is greener... for the meantime. (Trying to tie it all together. )

    VSP
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  5. Posts : 17,545
    Windows 10 Pro x64 EN-GB
       #705

    VulcanSoulPatch said:
    I guess our grass is greener... for the meantime. (Trying to tie it all together. )

    VSP
    As far as I know, your grass is definitely greener: we also pay very high personal income taxes here, after all possible deductions the local IRS gets about 35 cents from every Euro I make. The gross is not so much to begin with in the first place, but the net makes you wonder if you should laugh or cry.
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  6. Posts : 89
    Win7 Pro x64
       #706

    severedsolo said:
    when you live in a high rise block of flats like me my balcony doesnt tend to need mowing
    Ahhh... need to move on up, then.



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  7. Posts : 89
    Win7 Pro x64
       #707

    Kari said:
    As far as I know, your grass is definitely greener: we also pay very high personal income taxes here, after all possible deductions the local IRS gets about 35 cents from every Euro I make. The gross is not so much to begin with in the first place, but the net makes you wonder if you should laugh or cry.
    I got mine down to 25% one year, but not having many deductions makes me have to fork more over to Uncle. But in order to have more deductions, you have to spend more. Or invest, which I still have not gotten the hang of. Opened a Roth IRA one year starting with $2,000... less than $300 is left due to tech bust. As my friend says, "I like to buy high and sell low!"

    VSP
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  8. Posts : 4,663
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
       #708

    Tews said:
    Looks like I'll be calling Paco to come and mow mine pretty soon...
    I'll talk to Jesus about mine.

    I talk to Jesus quite often, he must be the only Mexican gardener in Lancashire
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  9. Posts : 799
    Windows 8 Pro 64-bit
       #709

    Today (5 minutes ago, actually), I learned I have a case of the flu.... or something very close.
    I'm down for the count for a week, so far 5 hours of sleep since Sunday, yet I'm still forced to go to school.
    And this week our gym class is running physical tests.
    When I go home, I get so tired I practically fall onto my bed as if it were life and death... and get yelled at..
    FML
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  10. Posts : 13,354
    Windows 7 Professional x64
       #710

    Prisoner said:
    Today (5 minutes ago, actually), I learned I have a case of the flu.... or something very close.
    I'm down for the count for a week, so far 5 hours of sleep since Sunday, yet I'm still forced to go to school.
    And this week our gym class is running physical tests.
    When I go home, I get so tired I practically fall onto my bed as if it were life and death... and get yelled at..
    FML
    Sorry to hear that Prisoner. I hope it passes quickly!
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