Comments on: The Rise of Microtransactions http://khbusinesssolutions.com/2009/08/the-rise-of-microtransactions/ MMO Games industry, E-Commerce and Virtual Currencies, Software Development Outsourcing Mon, 10 Aug 2009 16:37:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Brian Keller-Heikkila http://khbusinesssolutions.com/2009/08/the-rise-of-microtransactions/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Brian Keller-Heikkila Mon, 10 Aug 2009 16:37:42 +0000 http://khbusinesssolutions.com/?p=11#comment-6 Thanks for sharing that. I wonder how such taxes will be enforced. When it is only a couple countries on different continents, it is not so bad. But what will happen if France, Finland, Germany, England, Spain, Italy, United States, Brazil, etc. all enact their own taxes? Who will be responsible for collecting the tax for each government? This is a problem that has been encountered in the United States, where many different states wanted to pass state taxes on internet real-money sales. Because of the huge level of complexity and the difficulty in enforcement, internet sales between states are still tax-free for the most part. I hope governments wake up to this complexity and realize this is a global internet where many different tax jurisdictions are crossed sometimes on a single transaction. Thanks for sharing that. I wonder how such taxes will be enforced. When it is only a couple countries on different continents, it is not so bad. But what will happen if France, Finland, Germany, England, Spain, Italy, United States, Brazil, etc. all enact their own taxes? Who will be responsible for collecting the tax for each government?

This is a problem that has been encountered in the United States, where many different states wanted to pass state taxes on internet real-money sales. Because of the huge level of complexity and the difficulty in enforcement, internet sales between states are still tax-free for the most part.

I hope governments wake up to this complexity and realize this is a global internet where many different tax jurisdictions are crossed sometimes on a single transaction.

]]> By: Dan Taylor http://khbusinesssolutions.com/2009/08/the-rise-of-microtransactions/comment-page-1/#comment-3 Dan Taylor Wed, 05 Aug 2009 06:01:18 +0000 http://khbusinesssolutions.com/?p=11#comment-3 Such legislation is already underway in Sweden. Having noticed a tax dollar or two missing from the coffers, the Swedish Government is now proposing taxation of MMO item and avatar sales. And it's not just Swedish citizens they're after - if you buy from a Swedish player, the Swedish government wants to tax you too! http://www.fatfoogoo.com/2009/07/sweden-wants-to-tax-mmo-items-and-avatar-sales/ Such legislation is already underway in Sweden. Having noticed a tax dollar or two missing from the coffers, the Swedish Government is now proposing taxation of MMO item and avatar sales. And it’s not just Swedish citizens they’re after – if you buy from a Swedish player, the Swedish government wants to tax you too!

http://www.fatfoogoo.com/2009/07/sweden-wants-to-tax-mmo-items-and-avatar-sales/

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