European companies pay VAT in Europe.
American companies pay VAT in Europe.
European companies do not pay VAT in US.
American companies do not pay VAT in US.
You made me remember how I was ridiculed by my teacher by asking if there was a possibility that life could be based on other thing than carbon. Granted, as I grew older and learnt a little bit more about the chemistry of carbon I realized that it had almost magic properties for life, but I wondered for long time why he reacted that way.