Apple to increase prices for apps and in-app purchases in ArmeniaJanuary 25, 2018 - 16:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Apple on Thursday, January 25 sent an email to App Store developers informing them of upcoming price changes in select countries, including Armenia where prices for apps and in-app purchases will increase (excluding auto-renewable subscriptions), 9to5Mac reports. The company says that value added tax, or VAT, has been introduced or changed in some countries and thus it will adjust developer proceeds. Other countries will also see App Store prices updated. Apple told developers that since January 1 it had been collecting taxes on the sale of apps and in-app purchases in the countries in question. "We will administer the collection of taxes from customers and the remittance of taxes to the appropriate tax authority in Armenia, Belarus, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates, where VAT has been introduced. We already collect and remit taxes for Switzerland. "Armenia: 20% Belarus: 20% Saudi Arabia: 5% Switzerland: changed from 8% to 7.7% Turkey: 18% United Arab Emirates: 5% Within this week, prices in the following countries will be updated," the company said. The company already collects and remits taxes for Switzerland. Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |