The VAT Man cometh

[Gill Coker]

I received the notification that as an EU citizen I would henceforth be charged VAT on all purchases from Linden Labs! Well, it seems SL is officially no longer 'black market economy' and the Revenue men are having their share LOL. Has anyone investigated what this means for UK educational projects in SL? I know some educational institutions are VAT exempt, we are not here at Connexions (for some reason, the old DfES changed the rules). I also do not know what implications this has for buying Linden Dollars. I am currently renting land and am building a house on it..(this is temporaily on hold as I have moved and do not have broadband at the mo). Can anyone advise about the VAT implications? The question has been posted to Linden Labs, but no reply as yet. Cheers, Gill

[Leon Cych]

There is a lot of talk on the mailing list about this - personally I could see it coming. I'm not sure what the implications are.