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Why is Dropbox charging Irish VAT to UK customers?
The UK left the EU to all intents and purposes on 1 January 2021. Businesses providing digital services to Britain from outside Britain are obliged to register for British VAT from that date and ...
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I don't think this has much to do with account specifics at all - it's pretty general - but if you want to reach out to me, please feel free. Please could you confirm whether or not you work for Dropbox for me?
Just for clarity: I am in the UK (England, in fact - the address Dropbox has on file says that, too). Dropbox invoices come from an Irish-based company (Dropbox International Unlimited Company) at a Dublin address, charge VAT, and have an Irish VAT number on them (and not a British one). You have charged in GBP.
Do you generally charge Irish VAT to British customers, and provide invoices to British customers with Irish VAT numbers on them? If you can answer that particular question for me, I can decide how to take the matter further with you. To me, it looks like Dropbox is not correctly operating VAT (per UK VAT regulations, and based primarily on an invoice Dropbox raised in the last few days), but I am happy to be proved wrong.
Mark
Super User II
Super User IIPart of this is a large VAT issue that the whole EU put in (the UK did it before the EU). Part of this legislation was to start charging VAT dependent upon where you buy - so things like Alibaba now do the same when you buy.
See https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/money_and_tax/tax/duties_and_vat/value_added_tax.html. for some more info.
Dropbox is providing digital services. The rules are simple both in the EU and in the UK. If you supply from outside the country to another country, and you are within the rules for VAT registration (threshold limits apply), then you should be charging the VAT rate and account for it within the country receiving the digital services. Irish VAT should not be charged. British VAT should (providing that Dropbox have hit the registration threshold and have therefore registered for British VAT).
Dropbox don't seem to be doing this. Why?
Was there ever an answer to this question - did it ever get resolved?
I notice they are still charging VAT on exported services to the UK
Or is it because the service is deemed to take place in Ireland ?
