It can prove operation of a digital store that supports 44 currencies via store facades 175 apple. However, a zigzag in the maze of tax laws in every country where you distribute applications can be a truly challenge even for Apple.
in Apple Post Developer has been published this week, as Apple admits that from time to time, you need to set prices due to changes in tax regulations for foreign exchange rates. Apparently, this is the time of the year when Apple operates the application store tax and price changes in half dozens of countries.
Several years ago, these changes rarely occurred, but the global economy has fallen in the past two years, and with A new tariff Trump waves the threat of the left and the right, and we may have to get used to seeing these taxes and changes in prices often.
The developers were struck in five European countries through tax adjustments and prices Credit image: Phonearena
However, if you live in the United States, you should be safe at the present time, as Apple mentions only five European countries in this announcement. Starting February 6, developers’ revenues from selling qualified applications and purchases within the application were modified in the following countries:
- Azerbaijan: Value -added tax (value -added tax) provided by 18 %
- PeruValue -added tax by 18 %
- Slovakia: Increasing the standard value -added tax rate from 20 % to 23 %
- Slovakia: The low value -added tax rate is provided by 5 % for e -books
- EstoniaDecreased value -added tax rate from 5 % to 9 % for news lectures, magazines and other periodicals
- Finland: Increasing the value -added tax rate from 10 % to 14 % for e -books
Japan offers a new 10 % tax for non -local iOS developers
Another country where the application store runs price adjustments due to the change in tax regulations: Japan. According to the company, which is based in Cubino, Apple has now been appointed as a “specific operator” by the Japanese Tax Authority, which means that all paid applications and purchases within the application are sold by non -neglected developers in the country application store subject to a new tax system . If you are a non -Japanese developer, Apple will collect and transfer Japanese consumption tax by 10 percent (JCT) on the above transactions, which means that the returns will need to be modified accordingly.
The good news is that these changes will become valid on April 1, so no paid payment products (i.e. metal currencies) will not be subjected before this date for the statute tax.
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