I can't seem to select "Individual" when I sign up, it permanently selects "Business" and asks for a VAT number. I don't want to lie and get in trouble with the tax authorities or whatever.
I only plan to use it for tinkering at home!
AWS doesn't do this, why Google?
It seems that if they offer accounts to non-business users, they have to pay VAT themselves in every country in the EU. If they only offer accounts to businesses, they can have the business pay the VAT instead, saving themselves some accounting.
Today I got an email saying that my free trial was extended to 12 months.
This is what worries me the most, plus Google stipulate that your usage of the cloud platform must be for economic benefit, not for personal use.
AWS don't seem to have this restriction and they will collect and pay VAT on your behalf. Why doesn't Google? Is it some sort of tax dodge?
I've been meaning to try GCP for a while. I've only ever used AWS, so want to try another cloud.
But it seems like I can't legally use GCP?