Taxation Of Precious Metals
Precious metals are subject to taxation in most countries, because of their high economic value. In most countries capital gains tax applies when precious metals are sold at a profit. Some countries also apply value added tax to precious metals.
In the European Union, the trading of recognised gold coins and bullion products is VAT exempt, but no such allowance is given to silver. Elsewhere in Europe though, Norway has exempted both gold and silver bullion coins with face value from VAT; Norway is part of the wider EEA (European Economic Area) and thus applies the same "intra-community transaction" rules to all of Europe on a bilateral basis resulting in legally tax-free silver coin availability throughout all of Europe.
| Country | VAT for silver |
|---|---|
| Finland | 23% |
| Germany | 19% (bullions) 7% (coins) |
| Netherlands | 21% |
| Slovenia | 20% |
| Poland | 23% |
| Russia | 18% |
| Sweden | 25% |
| Switzerland | 7.6% |
| United Kingdom | 20% |
| Austria | 20% |
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