Skype and VAT

[sophie]

Like everyone else I guess, I've had a message from Skype saying that as from January next year, VAT will be based on the EU country that we are registered in. As we're based in Cyprus (Alsancak) I suppose we will have to pay the VAT applicable down south (Unless anyone knows better??)

[mitsybrian]

Change your Skype address to Mersin 10, Turkey. you are now outside the European Union

[waddo]

mitsybrian, It is your billing address that will decide which country you pay the VAT to and if you pay - like me - an annual fee from a UK Debit/Credit Card then the billing address is one in UK! That means that Skype will now charge me VAT based on the UK rate - try to find the VAT rate for communications, go on you have the rest of your life to try to locate it - @ 20% instead of the 15% that is charged at the moment. However, if you pay as you - so to speak - and pay with a Credit Card from lets say Credit West - then you can change your address to one outside the EU, not sure yet how that will affect your Skype account but trying to find out.

[Sportyboy]

I just pay 20GBP when it gets down to about 5GBP but that's with a UK credit or debit card, so I guess there will be no option other than to pay UK VAT. If the Mersin 10 bit worked then I would use it, but I suspect waddo is correct.

[ozankoys]

I use my TRNC address & a credit card to pay my Skype & have never paid VAT.