Amazon and eBay profiting from foreign traders avoiding UK VAT

Anjana Haines

October 18, 2017

The UK is losing billions of pounds in revenues each year from online VAT fraud committed by foreign traders. But with Amazon and eBay profiting from the fraudsters, and HMRC not doing enough to tackle the problem, is collaboration or conviction the better solution?

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Amazon and eBay profiting from foreign traders avoiding UK VAT

The UK is losing billions of pounds in revenues each year from online VAT fraud committed by foreign traders. But with Amazon and eBay profiting from the fraudsters, and HMRC not doing enough to tackle the problem, is collaboration or conviction the better solution?

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