Why does VAT (The Irish equivalent of Sales Tax) look so complicated and how does it work?
What you need to do… If you are a member of cpdwise.com, when in the shopping cart only fill in a VAT number if you have one and are from an EU country other than Ireland. The system will work out the VAT for you. You will see the final total before you are prompted for your credit card details. For your information… All EU countries operate similar rules for charging VAT for services delivered over the Internet. In practice it is quite simple, but just takes a little getting used to. Here is how it works. The rate of VAT for all purchases of online courses on this web site is generally 21%. Depending on your place of residence and on whether or not you are in business we may or may not have to charge you VAT. Once you provide your address and VAT number (if applicable) when ordering our system will automatically know whether or not the transaction is liable for VAT. Below is a summary of when we are obliged to charge VAT. Country VAT % Consumers (non VAT Registered) Individuals VAT Re
