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jumper77
American expat in Switzerland
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About me
American
Speaks English, German
Registration: 31 October 2018
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VAT number and reporting for Portuguese corporation
Hello, I have a Portuguese company and would like to sell on eBay in Germany. I have the following questions: Do I need an accountant to obtain a VAT number? If not, can someone provide a link for registration? How often must I report VAT? ... Read More
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Exporting from Hungary by jumper77
Hello all, I'm a new member but have been lurking for a while ... I live in Switzerland where I have a corporation. I source different items for clients in Asia and ship them. Because of the super high VAT, the net cost of some items is way ...
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In your scenario, the vendor purchases for .50, sells for 1.0 and collects VAT on behalf of the government of .20; having already "advanced" .10, he now is only liable to forward .10 (the difference). But what if he sold to directly to a ... Read More
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Sending and receiving packages in Switzerland by Priscilla
Hello, As an expat, there are inevitably certain items you might want or need from back home, and around the holiday period, many people like to send gift packages. How easy is it to send and receive packages in Switzerland? Is the public ...
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Personally, I send packages from Germany. the price is about 50% less if you purchase at the PO, but you can also buy postage from Paket.ag (I have no association with them) and the price can be even cheaper ... Receiving packages by post or ... Read More
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Exporting from Hungary by jumper77
Hello all, I'm a new member but have been lurking for a while ... I live in Switzerland where I have a corporation. I source different items for clients in Asia and ship them. Because of the super high VAT, the net cost of some items is way ...
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Exports out of EU: buy at 100 HUF + 27% VAT = 127 HUF cost. -> Exports at 150 HUF retail price = 150 HUF. Profit 23 HUF Not normally allowed except under special conditions: 100 HUF + 27% VAT = 127 HUF cost. -> Exports at 150 HUF retail ... Read More
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Exporting from Hungary by jumper77
Hello all, I'm a new member but have been lurking for a while ... I live in Switzerland where I have a corporation. I source different items for clients in Asia and ship them. Because of the super high VAT, the net cost of some items is way ...
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I am not sure I understand what you mean by export exemption. If my company is VAT registered and purchased goods of €127,000, then we paid VAT of €27,000. We subsequently sell €128,000 worth of goods to a customer in Asia and ... Read More
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Exporting from Hungary by jumper77
Hello all, I'm a new member but have been lurking for a while ... I live in Switzerland where I have a corporation. I source different items for clients in Asia and ship them. Because of the super high VAT, the net cost of some items is way ...
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What VAT do you want to reclaim?Thanks klsallee. I pretty much figured you would answer :-) Perhaps I should have clarified. The particular item that we will be exporting can only be purchased "retail". They will issue VAT invoices, but ... Read More
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Exporting from Hungary
Hello all, I'm a new member but have been lurking for a while ... I live in Switzerland where I have a corporation. I source different items for clients in Asia and ship them. Because of the super high VAT, the net cost of some items is way ... Read More