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No more tax breaks for offshoring?
Comment This has enabled call centre operations to be provided by suppliers belonging outside the EU free of VAT. From 1 January 2010, for the first time business customers will have to account for the reverse charge to... [11 Nov 2009]
Ubuntu-using small businesses get a helping hand with helpdesk support
News All versions are cheaper on an annual basis through a three-year package, and all prices are exclusive of VAT. Canonical has launched support services for individual and small-business users of the popular Ubuntu Linux... [04 Aug 2009]
Acer does first biz netbook
News The Aspire One Pro 531 is available now at two prices: £349 plus VAT for the version with a three-cell battery and 1GB of RAM, and £399 plus VAT for the version with a six-cell battery and 2GB of RAM. [03 Jun 2009]
Epicor Software Case Study: Metastorm
White Paper Metastorm sought a solution that could accurately manage Value-Added Tax (VAT) rules for its European projects, which account for about 40% of the company's business. As the first breakaway Business Process Management... [30 May 2009]
'Yes' vote for roaming text message price cap
News From the start of July, users will pay no more than €0.11, excluding VAT, per text message. The cost of sending text messages and downloading data will fall for people roaming between European Union countries, after the... [23 Apr 2009]
Europe gives nod to €1 price cap for data roaming
News From July 2009, the wholesale per-megabyte rate for roaming mobile-data use across Europe will be capped at €1 plus VAT. If they have not opted into this limit by 1 July, 2010, the compromise agreement states, they will... [26 Mar 2009]
Cheaper texts abroad? European Parliament says 'yes'
News The Commission wants to see consumers pay no more than 11 cents, excluding VAT, per SMS when roaming in the EU outside their home country. A proposal for a European Union cap on roaming charges for text messages and data... [12 Mar 2009]
Do we really need more women in IT?
Comment She needs to get it fixed but dreads the trip to the garage where the all-male cast of car mechanics will leer at her before telling her the work will cost at least £450 plus VAT… So what does she do? [01 Dec 2008]
Free laptop for life pledge from Fujitsu Siemens
News Using the LifeBook S6420 as an example, this will mean a £33, plus VAT, surcharge over the original cost of the machine, which is roughly £1,000, depending on the dealer used. Fujitsu Siemens is offering buyers of its... [27 Nov 2008]
Darling's VAT change a headache for retailers
News The Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling's decision to cut Value Added Tax (VAT) from 17.5 per cent to 15 per cent is likely to be an IT headache for retailers according to industry commentators.silicon.com... [25 Nov 2008]
How financial turmoil will shape outsourcing
Comment The extra hurdle of a supplier margin or potential VAT can then be offset by gaining benefits earlier and not having the upfront costs of setting up a captive. Peter Fawcett outlines the options they need to consider. [14 Oct 2008]
EC calls for more cuts on the cost to roam
News It proposed a retail cap of €0.11 excluding VAT on roaming text messages, combined with a €0.04 cap at wholesale level, to be introduced by 1 July 2009.silicon.com Classics The European Commission is pushing for further... [24 Sep 2008]
Samsung's 'hygienic' offering squeezes into netbook market
News The Samsung NC10 will go on sale in October, and will cost up to £329, excluding VAT and depending on the chosen configuration. Samsung is to enter the increasingly crowded netbook market with the NC10, its own low-cost... [22 Sep 2008]
Mobile roaming in Europe gets cheaper
News As set out in the regulation, the Eurotariff will drop from €0.49 to €0.46 per minute (excluding VAT) for making a call and from €0.24 to €0.22 per minute (excluding VAT) for... [29 Aug 2008]
£2.5bn gov't telecommunications contract up for grabs
News The cost of delivering the network and services will be between £575m and £2.5bn, excluding VAT, with each of the contracts within the four framework agreements to provide the Ocean Programme lasting up to seven years. [05 Aug 2008]
