this post was submitted on 15 May 2025
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A Boring Dystopia

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Which country doesn't charge VAT on services?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago

Some US states don't have sales taxes

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

These states in the US have zero sales tax: NH, OR, AK, DE, MT

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

If you hire a nanny do you pay VAT?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 21 hours ago

Not sure over here in Germany. Plenty of services are exempted from VAT.

The EU has standardized what is tax exempt though. You can read everything which falls under VAT here. The word "service" appears 472 times by the way.