>You'll even hear about a discount around VAT/2 if you pay with cash sometimes. That's because they do VAT (and Corporate tax) fraud.
I've encountered this issue recently for the first time. Usually, there is a deposit pre-authorized on the card. The additional insurance plans would lower the deposit (to a few hundred for fuel basically). I usually…
Not really. All financial institutions are surveilled and regulated. There's a reason Patio 11 describe the industry as an "arm of the government". But furthermore, his argument is not about surveillance (which he…
It doesn't matter. It's an issue of "this could happen to us".
Not the whole ICC but the sanctioned prosecutor has been disconnected ! >A Microsoft spokesperson said that it had been in contact with the court since February “throughout the process that resulted in the disconnection…
This may be an arrangement set up in some jurisdictions and probably widely used nowadays. The default (as in « the original setup ») is what i’ve described.
https://vatdesk.eu/en/import-export-and-vat/#:~:text=of%20VA... >Yes, imports of goods are subject to VAT, with taxation taking place when the goods clear through customs.
Tariffs on services are much harder to enforce. There's point of entry so it's harder to check. However, some countries have a withholding tax for services provided by foreign companies. The client is responsible for…
> So if you were a farmer you might find you were exempt on fertilizer and tractors but not on a pickup truck. There are items that generate a non-deductible input tax in VAT countries (often entertainment items or…
>either you don't pay it when you purchase and are invoiced by a business As a business you pay VAT when you purchase. And you collect VAT when you sell. Then you pay to the government the difference between collected…
I don't see how it's even possible to negotiate . VAT countries apply VAT on all domestic transactions (and that includes imports). VAT countries do not apply VAT on exports because they _rightly_ assume that the…
I'm not sure it's really a matter of initial investment. Excel allows managers/staff to iterate/change/adapt faster and independently while changing anything about an automated system requires much effort (in…
I guess he did succeed into enrolling more people into his narrow crusade.
It is explained in the article. The concept of Politically Exposed Person has nothing to do with views in US politics. It’s really about foreign officials and their families. And, in spirit, it’s really about officials…
>Finally, if corporations can’t debank people, how do they handle unusual cost/risk? With pricing, of course. If porn and crypto transactions pose extraordinary financial risk, then allow pricing based on actual…
Ouch. If even LaPoste did it…
Seems to me that he has crypto-related goals but involves more people to gain political support. The OP article's last paragraphs make it quite clear IMO.
>Why should I not believe this? Because you don’t believe an EU bank can terminate an account because they’re worried it may trigger an AML/CTF regulation or similar without bothering to really check if it does. *edit :…
The basic account thing ? Does that apply to US citizens (legally residing in the EU) that routinely get denied bank accounts because the bank don’t want to deal with the IRS ? May be he probably could bank with…
The PEP part of the Rogan interview was when I understood Andreessen was most likely bullshitting. Funny how this is not clearly stated, most likely because of who Andreessen is.
patio11 himself has mentioned in many podcasts that the sanctions following the Russian invasion of Ukraine may have affected Ukrainian persons or businesses as they include territory currently occupied by Russia…
I’m pretty sure US refeneries are not setup to refine Saudi oil. I remember it being the case with Venezuelan oil and that fact being a boon for West African oil producers when things were sour between the US and…
Shouldn't Microsoft be somewhere between Google and Apple ? After all, they do rely on you buying their software in a way Google does not.
A struggling artist may not be in a strong position to negotiate. When rent or food are needed now, you take what you can.
The logic is really about helping starving or struggling artists. They sell their work for "cheap" while broke because they're struggling. Later (often too late) their talent is recognized and the same work is re-sold…
>You'll even hear about a discount around VAT/2 if you pay with cash sometimes. That's because they do VAT (and Corporate tax) fraud.
I've encountered this issue recently for the first time. Usually, there is a deposit pre-authorized on the card. The additional insurance plans would lower the deposit (to a few hundred for fuel basically). I usually…
Not really. All financial institutions are surveilled and regulated. There's a reason Patio 11 describe the industry as an "arm of the government". But furthermore, his argument is not about surveillance (which he…
It doesn't matter. It's an issue of "this could happen to us".
Not the whole ICC but the sanctioned prosecutor has been disconnected ! >A Microsoft spokesperson said that it had been in contact with the court since February “throughout the process that resulted in the disconnection…
This may be an arrangement set up in some jurisdictions and probably widely used nowadays. The default (as in « the original setup ») is what i’ve described.
https://vatdesk.eu/en/import-export-and-vat/#:~:text=of%20VA... >Yes, imports of goods are subject to VAT, with taxation taking place when the goods clear through customs.
Tariffs on services are much harder to enforce. There's point of entry so it's harder to check. However, some countries have a withholding tax for services provided by foreign companies. The client is responsible for…
> So if you were a farmer you might find you were exempt on fertilizer and tractors but not on a pickup truck. There are items that generate a non-deductible input tax in VAT countries (often entertainment items or…
>either you don't pay it when you purchase and are invoiced by a business As a business you pay VAT when you purchase. And you collect VAT when you sell. Then you pay to the government the difference between collected…
I don't see how it's even possible to negotiate . VAT countries apply VAT on all domestic transactions (and that includes imports). VAT countries do not apply VAT on exports because they _rightly_ assume that the…
I'm not sure it's really a matter of initial investment. Excel allows managers/staff to iterate/change/adapt faster and independently while changing anything about an automated system requires much effort (in…
I guess he did succeed into enrolling more people into his narrow crusade.
It is explained in the article. The concept of Politically Exposed Person has nothing to do with views in US politics. It’s really about foreign officials and their families. And, in spirit, it’s really about officials…
>Finally, if corporations can’t debank people, how do they handle unusual cost/risk? With pricing, of course. If porn and crypto transactions pose extraordinary financial risk, then allow pricing based on actual…
Ouch. If even LaPoste did it…
Seems to me that he has crypto-related goals but involves more people to gain political support. The OP article's last paragraphs make it quite clear IMO.
>Why should I not believe this? Because you don’t believe an EU bank can terminate an account because they’re worried it may trigger an AML/CTF regulation or similar without bothering to really check if it does. *edit :…
The basic account thing ? Does that apply to US citizens (legally residing in the EU) that routinely get denied bank accounts because the bank don’t want to deal with the IRS ? May be he probably could bank with…
The PEP part of the Rogan interview was when I understood Andreessen was most likely bullshitting. Funny how this is not clearly stated, most likely because of who Andreessen is.
patio11 himself has mentioned in many podcasts that the sanctions following the Russian invasion of Ukraine may have affected Ukrainian persons or businesses as they include territory currently occupied by Russia…
I’m pretty sure US refeneries are not setup to refine Saudi oil. I remember it being the case with Venezuelan oil and that fact being a boon for West African oil producers when things were sour between the US and…
Shouldn't Microsoft be somewhere between Google and Apple ? After all, they do rely on you buying their software in a way Google does not.
A struggling artist may not be in a strong position to negotiate. When rent or food are needed now, you take what you can.
The logic is really about helping starving or struggling artists. They sell their work for "cheap" while broke because they're struggling. Later (often too late) their talent is recognized and the same work is re-sold…