EB37 – Thomas Spaas & Siân Jones: Is Bitcoin subject to VAT? (European consumer goods tax)

Summary: Support the show, consider donating: 37sftUQezH1QTWdjVESWSQYrmG9kuMmBVD (http://bit.ly/1vwUJ5V) Thomas Spaas, director of the Belgian Bitcoin Association and an international tax lawyer in Antwerp, and our regulatory affairs correspondent Siân Jones, join us to discuss a Swedish court case on VAT, the European Value Added Tax. The case has made it all the way to the Court of Justice of the European Union and may set the precedent for how the sale of Bitcoin will be taxed. For 10% off Inside Bitcoins London on September 15 and 16, use the discount code EPICIBC14 http://insidebitcoins.co.uk/register/ Show notes: http://epicenterbitcoin.com/037 Running time: 59:50 Epicenter Bitcoin is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain & Sébastien Couture and is available on iTunes, SoundCloud, Mixcloud, Stitcher and other podcast aggregators. Website: http://epicenterbitcoin.com Subscribe: http://feed.epicenterbitcoin.com Subscribe to our Friday newsletter: http://epicenterbitcoin.com/newsletter Twitter: http://twitter.com/epicenterbtc Tip the show: http://epicenterbitcoin.com/tips