When buying a digital subscription, let's say a VPN, from the US, use the state of Colorado as your location. They have a 0% rate, whereas the likes of Texas has an 8% charge, although both are better than the ridiculous charge of 20% for VAT that we lucky Brits are stupid enough to pay.
For example, the UK purchase of Surfshark (before TCB & others) would be £53.50, whereas I just paid £44.94
Picking a different country can also help, with Turkey being the current favourite for Youtube, with Turkey and Hungary being good for games.
For example, the UK purchase of Surfshark (before TCB & others) would be £53.50, whereas I just paid £44.94
Picking a different country can also help, with Turkey being the current favourite for Youtube, with Turkey and Hungary being good for games.
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sorted byUnfortunately most websites will not allow you to break the county down to local zones, and so you are stuck with the overall rate for that county, or country. But certainly if a site was detailed enough for me to be able to abuse that privilege, then I would certainly do so.
Perhaps, for the sake of the financial income of the country, you would be better remonstrating to those who actively avoid tax to the tune of millions per year, than the small man who avoids £8 in VAT.
Without trying to think of the figures, I would consider it feasible that if every individual below the income bracket of £40,000 per year stopped paying tax in any form, it would still come nowhere near the figures owed by the financially and legally astute that actively remove money from the UK taxation system.
Sorry I should say evade tax which is what you are proposing, large corps avoid tax which is perfectly legal