http://www.fustianfuture.com/2009/09/01/dev-diary-51-doing-business-in-germany/ Witty tagline coming. Wed, 03 Feb 2010 11:24:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 http://www.fustianfuture.com/2009/09/01/dev-diary-51-doing-business-in-germany/comment-page-1/#comment-330 Peter Mon, 18 Jan 2010 17:50:07 +0000 http://www.fustianfuture.com/?p=427#comment-330 Hello Yac Thanks for your post. I am the marketing manager for a small business here in the U.S. and we are trying to sell our products (photography & video equipment) on Amazon Germany. While it is very easy to set up an account with Amazon and use their fulfillment program, it it harder to get information on taxation in Germany. I wrote to Amazon Germany and they told me that we would not need to be registered in Germany, we just need a bank account in Germany or the U.K., and as of January 1, 2010, we also don't need a "deutsche Umsatzsteuer ID" (German revenue tax I.D.). It is hard to believe that in a country like Germany registration is not required. Do you have any knowledge about doing online business in Germany from the U.S.? Are there tax agreements between the U.S. and Germany? Thanks for your help. Best regards, Peter Hello Yac
Thanks for your post. I am the marketing manager for a small business here in the U.S. and we are trying to sell our products (photography & video equipment) on Amazon Germany. While it is very easy to set up an account with Amazon and use their fulfillment program, it it harder to get information on taxation in Germany. I wrote to Amazon Germany and they told me that we would not need to be registered in Germany, we just need a bank account in Germany or the U.K., and as of January 1, 2010, we also don’t need a “deutsche Umsatzsteuer ID” (German revenue tax I.D.).
It is hard to believe that in a country like Germany registration is not required.
Do you have any knowledge about doing online business in Germany from the U.S.? Are there tax agreements between the U.S. and Germany?
Thanks for your help.
Best regards,
Peter

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