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Small business will pay price for government’s digital tax, says Amazon

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Originally written by Timothy Adler on Small Business
Amazon has said that it could pass the cost of the government’s planned 2 per cent digital tax onto small businesses that sell through it.
The 11 March Budget is expected to introduce the “digital services tax”, a 2 per cent levy on UK revenues of technology businesses, which pay little or no domestic corporation because their European headquarters are based in tax havens such as Ireland or Luxembourg.
The government expects the new tax to bring in almost £500m a year.
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However, Amazon UK country manager Doug Gurr, told the Financial Times that the tax could raise costs for small businesses which use its sales and delivery platform.
When France introduced a 3 per cent levy in July 2019, Amazon hiked its charges for small business sellers by the same amount.
Gurr said: “If you are not careful in the design, these taxes can actually hit all of the small businesses that use our services. The majority of sales on our marketplace are independent businesses. If that tax is passed on to them, that is quite a significant hit.”
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Amazon retailers could find their businesses blocked in a no-deal Brexit

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Originally written by Timothy Adler on Small Business
Thousands of online retailers who use Amazon to sell their products could find their businesses switched off in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
Sole traders who use platforms such as Amazon and Google to sell online could find themselves blocked because the EU would not recognise UK data protection standards in the event of no-deal.
Although the UK has already said it would accept EU data compliance in the event of a no-deal Brexit, the EU has made no such pledge, leaving online retailers stranded.
Both Amazon and Google host huge amounts of data from giant centres based in Europe.
It could take years for the EU to sign off a data compliance agreement with an independent UK.
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“Data flow is so ubiquitous in our day-to-day lives that if it stops, [we don’t know exactly what will happen], Claire Edwards, a partner at law firm Pinsent Masons told the Sunday Times.
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