Many Americans are used to doing a little mental math in the grocery or retail store and adding a percentage onto the advertised price because of sales tax. In Germany, a 19% “value-added tax” is ...

The Council formally adopted today new rules aimed at replacing the current paper certificates used to declare exemptions from the EU’s value added tax (VAT) with a new electronic form. Today, we are ...

The cost of a Value Added Tax form in Germany will increase Oct. 1, from $7 to $10 for purchases under $2,500, and from $90 to $100 for purchases over $2,500. “The VAT program is one of the most ...