reverie on 04 September 2007
Just_Ben,
I live and work in Germany--Hi from Berlin. 
So my question was if you think that this practice of including the VAT in retail price quotes is peculiar to video games or toys in Germany. Because generally it is not done like that. Retail prices are quoted without VAT.
You can deduct VAT so you don't have to pay it twice, but don't get the VAT back. You have to pay VAT for your margin, which is calculated by "VAT you charge your customers" minus "VAT your suppliers charge you". VAT is a run-through tax, that's why companies don't calculate with it. Everything inside a company's financials is calculated without VAT. Trust me.
Hardcore gaming is a bubble economy blown up by Microsoft's $7 $6 billion losses.
