AOL tax row drags on
pcw.co.uk | at | by Mike
Freeserve today won the first round of its court battle to force rival internet service provider (ISP) AOL to pay UK VAT charges. In London's High Court Mr Justice Moses ruled that Freeserve's case against AOL would now go to a full judicial review hearing, a date for which has yet to be set. The row over AOL's current VAT-free status in the UK for its internet services has been rumbling on for over 18 months. Freeserve argued last July that by not paying VAT, AOL had an unfair advantage over UK-based ISPs, calling it a "distortion of competition".