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10 years, 5 months ago - Vasco de Sousa

Hello fellow shooters.

So, We've heard there are changes to the VAT regime starting January.

Well, this is where it kind of sucks. Companies like Vimeo don't charge VAT for you. Most online delivery companies are based outside of the EU, so they don't seem to give a flying monkeys. You just have to find out where your customers came from.

Does anyone know of any UK video on demand company that's easy to use which allows you to automatically charge the correct VAT (like Vimeo on Demand with different prices)? If not, at least some EU company that speaks English, French, Dutch, or maybe even Portuguese?

Has anyone else filed VAT returns for films sold online?

It's annoying that they charge VAT for electronic items, I mean, some customers don't even want to give their location (lets say you sell paypal downloads of a script, Paypal won't tell you the customer's location unless you say you'll send a physical copy.)

Right now the numbers aren't terribly huge, so I don't know if its worth hiring an accountant. But, I want to simplify things, to minimize the risk of making errors on my returns. Maybe you know an accountant who deals with this quickly that doesn't cost too much?

If you dealt with charging vat on electronic films/videos, screenplays, or other works of art, supplied to the UK and EU, please let me know what you did.