eBay英国负责人吁线上增值税改革勿伤小企业 应聚焦堵海外卖家避税漏洞
据英国媒体10月19日报道，拍卖与购物平台eBay英国区总裁Eve Williams表示，英国政府拟议的线上销售增值税（VAT）改革，方向应是打击利用制度漏洞避税的卖家，而非增加守法小企业的负担。英国财政部正就改革进行咨询，选项包括由线上平台在销售时点直接代收进口货品的增值税，以堵塞现时部分海外卖家透过低报货值、分拆包裹等方式避缴税款的漏洞——英国本土零售商长期投诉，此举令他们在价格上处于不公平劣势。Williams表示，eBay支持公平竞争环境，但提醒任何改革须避免让在平台经营的数以万计英国小商户面对繁琐的新申报要求。她指出，平台已与税务海关总署合作多年，分享卖家数据以协助执法。财政部未有为改革定下实施时间表，最终方案预计将配合10月28日发表的秋季预算案政策方向再作公布。
eBay UK Chief Urges Online VAT Reform That Targets Loopholes Without Hurting Small Businesses
The head of eBay in the United Kingdom has urged that planned reforms to online sales VAT should target sellers exploiting loopholes rather than add burdens for law-abiding small businesses, UK media reported on Oct. 19. Eve Williams, eBay's UK president, spoke as the Treasury consults on changes that could make online marketplaces collect VAT at the point of sale on imported goods, closing routes by which some overseas sellers under-declare values or split consignments to dodge tax — an arrangement British retailers have long complained gives them an unfair disadvantage. Williams said eBay supports a level playing field but cautioned against subjecting the tens of thousands of small UK businesses trading on platforms to cumbersome new filing demands, noting eBay has shared seller data with HM Revenue and Customs for years to aid enforcement. The Treasury has set no implementation timetable; final decisions are expected alongside the policy direction of the autumn Budget due on Oct. 28.
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