DANIEL VAUGHAN

Apps Sold In The Eu Set To Receive Tax Hike

09 Oct 2014

Tax rates for digital goods in the EU, which includes apps and in-app purchases, are set to rise significantly on 1 January 2015. This will affect the revenue of many indie developers. If you’re an app publisher, you may want to look at adjusting your pricing.

The table below shows the new VAT rates that will come in to effect on January 1st 2015.

EU Country VAT rate 
before 
1/1/2015		 VAT rate 
after 
1/1/2015		   EU Country VAT rate 
before 
1/1/2015		 VAT rate 
after 
1/1/2015
Austria 15% 20%   Italy 15% 22%
Belgium 15% 21%   Latvia 15% 21%
Bulgaria 15% 20%   Lithuania 15% 21%
Croatia 15% 25%   Luxembourg 15% 15%
Cyprus 15% 19%   Malta 15% 18%
Czech Republic 15% 21%   Netherlands 15% 21%
Denmark 15% 25%   Poland 15% 23%
Estonia 15% 20%   Portugal 15% 23%
Finland 15% 24%   Romania 15% 24%
France 15% 20%   Spain 15% 21%
Germany 15% 19%   Slovakia 15% 20%
Greece 15% 23%   Slovenia 15% 22%
Hungary 15% 27%   Sweden 15% 25%
Ireland 15% 23%   UK 15% 20%