Do US Subscription Sites Need to Collect VAT from European Audiences?

For most of history, periodical publishers on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean have been able to provide their services without worrying about the nitty-gritty of sales tax. And that’s been an operational and revenue boon for print subscription sales. But while the US has extended the same courtesy to almost all digital content, the UK and EU have not. In fact, in the UK, digital subscriptions comes with a whopping 20% value-added tax (VAT). Different UK…

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