The European Commission is considering imposing value added tax (VAT) on reward-based crowdfunding, which could force businesses to charge on the value of any items sent to donors. Proposals to levy a purchase tax on crowdfunding rewards, which means the incentives offered to small backers, were sent to the European Union’s Value Added Tax Committee in April.
The committee is now investigating whether or not crowdfunding on platforms such as Kickstarter and Indiegogo should be […]