+1, a lot of hi-tech development in Russia stopped once due to political reasons.
Video on this subj:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOPuvTMndIs
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Best, Sergey
Tue, 30 Dec 2014 11:47:46 +0300 от Nikolay Shopik <shopik@inblock.ru>:
Come to communist Russia, we have even more absurd laws, but most of
them can be ignored as long you don't make millions and not involve in
politics.
On 30/12/14 03:14, Adam Armstrong wrote:
> We don't have to charge companies VAT, but we have to collect data to
> prove that they are companies, so the same restrictions apply.
>
> Basically the same burden of paperwork exists whether you're selling b2c
> or b2b. We also have a significant number of users who either pay with
> personal credit cards or are not VAT-registered companies, which further
> complicated matters. We simply can't deal with the regulatory requirements.
>
> Because they are fucking stupid.
>
> adam.
>
> ------ Original Message ------
> From: "Tylla" <tylla_at_memetic.org@tylla.hu>
> To: observium@observium.org
> Sent: 12/29/2014 5:59:55 AM
> Subject: Re: [Observium] Subscriptions in the EU
>
>> Hi Adam!
>>
>> Is this valid also for companies in the EU?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Tylla
>>
>>
>> On 12/29/2014 08:54 AM, Adam Armstrong wrote:
>>> Hi Guys,
>>>
>>> If you're in the EU and you've had (or have in the future) your PayPal
>>> payment profile canceled, it's because of the EU VAT issues I posted
>>> about last week.
>>>
>>> After the 31st of December we will no longer be able to sell to
>>> customers in the EU (except the UK) and any payments from within the
>>> EU after that date will be refused.
>>>
>>> It's not clear when or if the EU will rectify these regulations, and
>>> the workarounds I've investigated so far won't work for us.
>>>
>>> If you're due for renewal in Jan/Feb/Mar or so and want to retain your
>>> sub, I recommend you do it before the 31st.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> adam.
>>>
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