#Taxes
Every Gloriads blog article tagged Taxes.
Amazon FBA sellers in the Netherlands: the 21% VAT on your Amazon ads, can you reclaim it?
A VAT-registered Dutch seller reclaims the 21% on Amazon ads if the btw-id is in Seller Central. Under the KOR it is lost, and leaving it rarely pays.
US FBA and FBM sellers: no VAT on your Amazon ads, only Washington's sales tax (up to 10.7%)
US Amazon sellers pay no VAT on Amazon ads. Only Washington adds sales tax, 7.6% to 10.7%, never reclaimable. A legal certificate cuts it to your WA share.
Dutch KDP authors: reclaim the 21% VAT on your Amazon ads
With KDP you are the publisher of your books, and publishing is taxable in the Netherlands: the 21% VAT on your Amazon ads is deductible. Why, and how.
US KDP authors: no VAT on your Amazon ads, unless you live in Washington (up to 10.7%)
US KDP authors pay no VAT on Amazon ads. Only Washington adds sales tax, 7.6% to 10.7%, and it is not reclaimable. A legal way to pay it on far less.
Canadian FBA and FBM sellers: get back the 5% to 15% GST/HST on your Amazon ads
Amazon already charges GST/HST on an unregistered seller's amazon.ca sales. Registering costs a Canadian seller nothing there and returns the ad tax.
VAT on Amazon ads in Sweden (25%): what FBA and FBM sellers get back
Swedish Amazon seller: VAT-registered, you deduct the 25% on Amazon ads. Under the SEK 120,000 exemption it is lost; registering costs a B2C seller more.
UK FBA and FBM sellers: can you reclaim the 20% VAT on your Amazon ads?
A VAT-registered UK seller reclaims the 20% on Amazon ads. Under £90,000, registering to get it back costs a seller to consumers more than it saves.
Merch on Demand creators in Italy: how to get back the 22% VAT on your Amazon ads
An Italian Merch on Demand creator with a partita IVA in the ordinary scheme can deduct the 22% VAT on Amazon ads. Why, and what it costs.
Amazon sellers in India: getting back the 18% GST on Amazon ads
A regular GST-registered Amazon seller in India gets the 18% GST on ads back as credit. Composition and exempt-goods sellers lose it. Rules, deadlines.
Canadian KDP authors: get back the 5% to 15% GST/HST on your Amazon ads
A Canadian KDP author with no GST/HST number pays 5% to 15% tax on Amazon ads and never gets it back. Registering lets you claim it. Rules, cost, example.
VAT on Amazon ads in Poland (23%): what FBA and FBM sellers get back
Polish Amazon seller: as an active VAT payer you deduct the 23% on Amazon ads. VAT-exempt, it is lost, and giving up the exemption costs a B2C seller more.
Irish KDP authors: the 23% VAT on your Amazon ads, and why you must register
Every Amazon ad an Irish author buys comes from abroad, and Irish law has no threshold for that: register, give Amazon your VAT number, reclaim the 23%.
Italian KDP authors: the 22% VAT on Amazon ads is lost
Under Italian VAT law, a KDP author cannot deduct the 22% VAT on Amazon ads, partita IVA or not. Why, what it costs you, and how to waste less ad spend.
VAT on Amazon ads in Italy (22%): what FBA and FBM sellers get back
Italian FBA seller: in the ordinary VAT scheme the 22% on Amazon ads is deducted; in the forfettario it is lost, and leaving it costs a B2C seller more.
New Zealand KDP authors: the 15% GST on your Amazon ads
Without a GST number, a New Zealand KDP author pays 15% GST on Amazon ads, for nothing. Registering voluntarily removes it. Rules, cost, worked example.
VAT on Amazon Ads for agencies: rebill the ad spend, or let the client pay Amazon?
Billed by Amazon, an agency resells the ads: VAT on the whole rebill, ad spend included. Bill the client's Advertiser Account: you invoice only your fee.
Amazon FBA sellers in Ireland: the 23% VAT on your Amazon ads, can you reclaim it?
Every Amazon ad an Irish seller buys is billed from abroad: with your VAT number in Seller Central you reclaim the 23%; unregistered, it is a pure cost.
Singapore KDP authors: the 9% GST on your Amazon ads
Without a GST number, a Singapore KDP author pays 9% GST on Amazon ads and never gets it back. Registering removes it, but binds you for 2 years.
UK KDP authors: you pay 20% too much VAT on your Amazon ads
Without a VAT number, a UK KDP author pays 20% VAT on Amazon ads and never gets it back. Registering voluntarily lets you reclaim it. Rules, cost, example.
Polish KDP authors: reclaim the 23% VAT on your Amazon ads
KDP royalties are a publisher's share of sales, not a creator's honorarium for a cultural service: the 23% VAT on your Amazon ads is deductible. How.
UK Merch on Demand designers: you pay 20% too much VAT on your Amazon ads
Without a VAT number, a UK Merch on Demand designer pays 20% VAT on Amazon ads and never gets it back. Registering voluntarily lets you reclaim it.
Swedish KDP authors: reclaim the 25% VAT on your Amazon ads
A Swedish KDP author without a VAT number loses 25% VAT on Amazon ads. Ads billed from outside the EU require registration: do it fully and deduct it.
Amazon sellers in South Africa: can you claim back the 15% VAT on Amazon ads?
A VAT vendor claims the 15% VAT on Amazon ads as input tax, if Seller Central has the VAT number. Unregistered, it is lost; registering costs B2C sellers.
Indian KDP authors: you can get back the 18% GST on your Amazon ads
Unregistered, an Indian KDP author loses the 18% GST on Amazon ads. Registered, the royalties are zero-rated exports and the GST comes back as a refund.
Australian Amazon sellers: the 10% GST on your Amazon ads
A GST-registered Australian seller claims back the 10% GST on Amazon ads. Under A$75,000, registering for it means 10% on every taxable sale: often a loss.
Singapore Amazon sellers: the 9% GST on your Amazon ads
A GST-registered Singapore seller claims back the 9% GST on Amazon ads. A small seller who registers only for that pays 9% on every sale: often a loss.
US Merch on Demand designers: no VAT on your Amazon ads, unless you live in Washington (up to 10.7%)
US Merch on Demand designers pay no VAT on Amazon ads. Only Washington adds sales tax, 7.6% to 10.7%, not reclaimable. A legal way to pay it on far less.
Australian KDP authors: claim back the 10% GST on your Amazon ads
Without GST registration, an Australian KDP author pays 10% GST on Amazon ads and never gets it back. Registering lets you claim it. Rules, cost, example.
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