VAT issue on iPhone purchase

Johnathan Burger wrote:

There is no VAT in the United States.

Each state, county, city sets their own taxes.

Don't forget about "special districts". I used to live in Denver. Years ago, when I still lived in Denver, I hated it when someone from Denver bought my software over the internet. I had to get out the map and find out exactly where they lived in order to find out how much tax to charge them. Or rather, for a small company on the Internet, it was how much tax I had to pay. 😄

In this case, it sounds like someone who is not a US resident is trying something clever to avoid local VAT. That's not going to work. It is only the billionaires who can effortlessly move money around the world. For everyone else, they know what credit card someone is using and will check to see what country it is from, potentially adding both foreign VAT and local US sales tax. And then you get a letter demanding payment for duties on the import.

We are all other users and have no access to taxation laws in your country. You need to check with Apple and/or the governing tax authorities as to what the correct amount would be.

That’s why it says “estimated”. Tax laws can be very complicated. In your case, it sounds even more so. You are talking in terms of “VAT” but your currency code is in dollars (of some sort).

You need to check with Apple, we do not have access to any records or orders nor possible legal ramifications depending on your country or payment method.

There is no VAT in the United States.

Each state, county, city sets their own taxes.