Reply to post: Re: the laws of unintended consequences

European Union divided over tax on digital tech giants as some member states refuse free money

jmch Silver badge

Re: the laws of unintended consequences

"Using a country's IP address blocks to levy taxes means increased VPN usage"

Internet purchases are typically made by credit card which are registered to a country. Physical goods delivered need a shipping address. Using IP address to determine tax location is not only unnecessary, it's nonsensical.

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