>> My understanding is that Germany has reciprocal VAT agreements with a >> bunch of countries so if your employer is in one of those countries it may >> be able to reclaim, but since the US isn't one of them I haven't looked in >> detail. > >John > >VAT is a European Union tax that all member states are required to levy >on the supply of goods and services, although there is flexibility about >the rate it is levied at and what it is levied on. ... Yes, but there are also reciprocal agreements separate from the usual credit for VAT paid, with non-EU countries including Israel. The page that Ray pointed to describes this. R's, John