reverse charge

Recipient pays call

Reverse charge describes a telephone call billed to the recipient rather than the caller—what Americans call a collect call.

In business contexts, particularly regarding taxes, a reverse charge mechanism shifts the obligation to pay from the seller to the buyer: Under the reverse charge rule, the customer accounts for the VAT.

Related
  • VATIncremental consumption tax
  • tax lawRules governing government levies
  • indirect taxLevy passed to consumers
  • invoiceItemized billing statement
  • GSTBritish baseline hour

payment terms · withholding tax · customs duty · credit note · tax compliance · legal liability · export duty · cross border · import tariff · sales tax · reconciliation · self-assessment · remittance · audit trail · trade agreement · customs clearance · procurement · purchase order

Opposites
payment responsibility

reverse chargetoll call

Billed telephone connection

prepaid · pay-as-you-go · direct dial · local rate

billing arrangement

reverse chargeprepaid

Settled in advance

pay-as-you-go · freephone · toll-free · flat rate

Family

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