No products in the cart.
BGH for advertising with ECO-test seal
In three appeal proceedings, the Federal Court of Justice considered the use of test seal marks as a violation of...
Read moreDetailsAttention to misuse of VAT ID
Traders on Ebay should be careful that non-German traders misuse their own VAT ID.
The reason for this behavior are probably changes in the law, which I have described here. Asian retailers on Ebay and Amazon in particular are forced to apply for a SALES tax ID in order to continue operating on the platforms. The aim is to curb rampant VAT fraud and to oblige trading platforms.
However, many platforms, especially Ebay, are not yet able to verify whether the data you enter is correct, but check, if at all, only whether the VAT ID is correct and assigned.
Ebay will of course block the corresponding traders after a notification. And you should, so as not to be confronted with surprise at some point. Auditors who also know how to use Internet searches may come up with the idea that certain accounts on the platforms belong to the real holder of a sales tax ID and that they are trying to hide sales transactions.
Therefore, it is advisable to search regularly for your own VAT ID or to set up a Google alert.
Author: Marian Härtel
Marian Härtel ist Rechtsanwalt und Fachanwalt für IT-Recht mit einer über 25-jährigen Erfahrung als Unternehmer und Berater in den Bereichen Games, E-Sport, Blockchain, SaaS und Künstliche Intelligenz. Seine Beratungsschwerpunkte umfassen neben dem IT-Recht insbesondere das Urheberrecht, Medienrecht sowie Wettbewerbsrecht. Er betreut schwerpunktmäßig Start-ups, Agenturen und Influencer, die er in strategischen Fragen, komplexen Vertragsangelegenheiten sowie bei Investitionsprojekten begleitet. Dabei zeichnet sich seine Beratung durch einen interdisziplinären Ansatz aus, der juristische Expertise und langjährige unternehmerische Erfahrung miteinander verbindet. Ziel seiner Tätigkeit ist stets, Mandanten praxisorientierte Lösungen anzubieten und rechtlich fundierte Unterstützung bei der Umsetzung innovativer Geschäftsmodelle zu gewährleisten.
Weitere spannende Blogposts
Soundboard for famous YouTuber? Mostly illegal!
Great YouTubers often have a large following. Accordingly, third markets often form around them. These include apps called "Soundboard." However,...
Read moreDetailsCorona/Covid-19: Social Distancing on the Internet and in Esports
The federal government today announced a new tightening of the Corona measures, which will apply to many operators of websites,...
Read moreDetailsUnity Media and WLAN hotspot: customers do not have to agree
The First Civil Senate of the Federal Court of Justice, which is responsible among other things for claims under the...
Read moreDetailsTelecommunications providers and revocation
I regularly deal with clients who have issues with their telecom provider, and frankly it's hard to determine which provider...
Read moreDetailsECJ: Advocate General assesses sampling as copyright infringement
The Advocate General of the ECJ has today commented on the issue of music sampling and is of the opinion...
Read moreDetailsBFH and the taxation of gains from the sale of cryptocurrencies?
What has been decided so far? Gains realized from the sale of cryptocurrencies are subject to income tax as part...
Read moreDetailsData protection because of Facebook scraping? Finally at the BGH!
The VI. Civil Senate, which is responsible for legal disputes regarding claims arising from the General Data Protection Regulation, will...
Read moreDetailsPackG: Affiliates, Merchshops, Dropshipping affected?
Does the PackG apply to streamers, esport teams, etc.? In line with my post from yesterday, I would like to...
Read moreDetails
Non-solicitation clause
A non-solicitation clause is a contractual agreement that prohibits one party from poaching or hiring employees from the other party....
Read moreDetails
Podcast Folgen
Leben als IT-Anwalt, Work-Life Balance, Familie und meine Karriere
In dieser fesselnden Episode meines IT-Medialaw Podcasts teile ich, Marian Härtel, meine persönliche Reise als leidenschaftlicher IT-Rechtsanwalt. Ich erzähle von...
Auf der dunklen Seite? Ein Rechtsanwalt im Spannungsfeld innovativer Startups
In dieser persönlichen und fesselnden Episode taucht der erfahrene IT- und Medienrechtsanwalt tief in die Grauzone seiner beruflichen Tätigkeit ein....
Blick in die Zukunft: Wie Technologie das Recht verändert
In der letzten Folge der ersten Staffel des ITmedialaw.com Podcasts werfen wir einen Blick in die Zukunft des Rechts im...
Rechtliche Herausforderungen innovativer Geschäftsmodelle
In dieser fesselnden Podcast-Episode tauche ich als IT- und Medienrechtsanwalt tief in die Welt der rechtlichen Herausforderungen ein, die mit...