In accordance with the sales tax regulations of European Union countries in which our Residents live, we must collect and remit Value Added Tax, or VAT, from Residents.
Residents in other countries may also be charged a tax rate in accordance with their country's laws.
Currently, only Residents who live in the European Union are charged VAT. The EU allows people and companies to register for VAT exemption, which we abide by. See the table below for rates by country:
Country
VAT/GST Rate
Australia
10%
Austria
20%
Belgium
21%
Bulgaria
20%
Cyprus
19%
Czech Republic
21%
Denmark
25%
Estonia
22%
Finland
24%
France
20%
Germany
19%
Greece
24%
Hungary
27%
Ireland
23%
Italy
22%
Latvia
21%
Lithuania
21%
Luxembourg
17%
Malta
18%
Netherlands
21%
Norway
25%
Poland
23%
Portugal
23%
Romania
19%
Slovakia
20%
Slovenia
22%
Spain
21%
Sweden
25%
United Kingdom
20%
When you registered your account, you told us what country you live in. If that country is in the EU, then VAT is applied.
If you say that you come from a different country that doesn't charge VAT, it's very likely that discrepancies between your IP address and your declared country would get caught in our risk detection system and may cause your account to be flagged for review or even suspended.
Anything that you pay Linden Lab for will have VAT applied. This includes:
For more details see our Pricing List
Transactions in L$ between individual Residents are not subject to VAT/GST. Linden Lab does not charge VAT for Premium Membership subscriptions (read more here).
Your account history page will display the transactions you made and the VAT/GST charged on each one, if applicable.
I have a VAT registration ID that makes me exempt from VAT. How do I enter it?
If you're registering for a new account, there's a step where you can enter your VAT registration ID.
If you have an existing account for which you want to enter your VAT registration ID, click here to enter it.