* Posts by JWW

2 publicly visible posts • joined 17 Dec 2014

We need copyright reform so Belgians can watch cricket, says MEP

JWW

Choice not control and enforcement

The rights of independent creatives to have choice over which territories work can be distributed in, should be heard. If I have choice over where I publish & distribute a written book or CD, I should have the same choice if I sell the same material as a digital product. This must be made clear in any reform

EU VAT law could kill thousands of online businesses

JWW

Re: SIx years ...

EU laws are introduced into the UK all the time. Often those affected don't know about a new law until they read an article online, see a TV report, read something in the news. The EU had meetings and decided to set this up in 2008 but its only now that this has come to light. The first news on this broke to small business via social media about three weeks ago.Certainly a big percentage of corporate business will have heard in time to restructure. I'm sure corporate lawyers, accountants, specialists in EU taxation will have whole departments watching out for changes and redesigning systems. 6 years to set up what you refer to as 'tricks' .

Over the past three years my accountant wasn't mentioned that this was coming, nothing came out as a publication from HMRC. There has been nothing in the news or social media till 3 weeks ago.