Learn about your obligations when selling through your own website and how we can help.
VAT compliance means ensuring that businesses follow the rules set by the government when it comes to the Value Added Tax (VAT). In the European Union (EU), in addition to local government laws, there are unified EU rules that outline how VAT works in intra-community trade.
VAT is a consumption tax, and it is levied on the value added to goods and services at each stage of production and distribution. Let’s illustrate this with a simplified example:
SimpleVAT offers a suite of VAT e-commerce services specifically designed for merchants who sell in the European Union. We act as your international e-commerce tax accountant, providing you with all the tools you need to successfully expand your business in the EU. Find out how our EU VAT software integrates with your e-commerce business and how our experts complement your existing accountancy.
Navigating EU VAT regulations can be a daunting task, but with SimpleVAT, it’s a breeze. We handle your EU VAT registrations efficiently, ensuring your business is set up for compliance from the start.
Your ecommerce business needs a VAT registration in each EU country where you keep stock - either in a 3PL or Amazon FBA warehouse.
Stay ahead of the curve with our OSS/IOSS registration services. We assist you in leveraging these schemes to simplify cross-border sales within the EU, making your transactions smoother and operations more cost-effective.
Find out how SimpleVAT can help you with OSS registration, data collection, and filing.
Leave the intricate task of VAT filing to us. Whether it is an international VAT declaration in foreign countries where you are registered, or filing your intra-community VAT returns (declare and pay in OSS), our experts ensure accurate and timely submissions, minimizing the risk of penalties and allowing you to focus on growing your business.
Experience efficiency with our automated invoicing software, which integrates with all the platforms you sell on - your website and any marketplaces. It simplifies the invoicing process and provides accurate data for cross-border VAT filings, saving you time and reducing the likelihood of errors.
We liaise with the different EU tax agencies on your behalf so you can focus on taking care of business.
Our team consists of VAT specialists with in-depth knowledge of e-commerce taxation, ensuring your compliance needs are met with precision. During onboarding you can rely on us for professional consultancy to understand what your business situation requires and what the easiest way to achieve VAT compliance is.
We believe in making VAT compliance simple for you. Our proprietary software integrates with all of your sales channels and streamlines EU VAT filing with a user-friendly approach to take the complexity out of tax management. We provide automated invoicing and automated OSS data collection across all sales channels.
From registrations to filings and everything in between, SimpleVAT provides end-to-end support, giving you peace of mind and confidence in your compliance. Partner with SimpleVAT, and let us handle the intricacies of e-commerce VAT compliance, allowing you to focus on growing your online business.
Yes, you can grant access to your account to one or more team members.
Absolutely. SimpleVAT's tax engine is fully in line with the latest U.K. and E.U. regulations on VAT. As such, it has a robust implementation of all the relevant tax rules, including the marketplace facilitator mechanism encompassing the 135 GBP (U.K.) and 150 EUR (E.U.) consignment thresholds, the ability to differentiate whether the marketplace facilitator mechanism applies or not on a per-order basis (knowing if the order is placed via a marketplace or the seller's own website(s)), and many more factors.
Yes. The ship-from country is an essential piece of information which SimpleVAT requires in order to yield an accurate result. In case your e-commerce shop software does not make this information available out of the box, your technical department can integrate with SimpleVAT via our API to deliver this data.
Absolutely. We welcome your decision to do so. When making the switch, please make sure to time things in a manner which allows enough technological time to get yourself set up with SimpleVAT (configure marketplaces, input your VAT numbers, etc.) before your next VAT return becomes due. For example, if your company is filing monthly returns in France, the best time for making the switch to SimpleVAT is shortly after the 19th of the month which is when your previous tax provider would have filed your monthly VAT return in France at the latest. This would ensure we have ample time to have your SimpleVAT account set up and your VAT return collated before it is due on the 19th the following month. If in doubt regarding the best time to make the switch, please contact us.
Yes. SimpleVAT has a large number of integrations, including with Amazon, eBay, ManoMano, Cdiscount, Shopify, Magento, Kaufland, and many more. In all likelihood, we already have the necessary technological means to accommodate all of your selling channels. On the off chance that you sell through a less well-known channel which we currently do not support, you have our commitment to have our tech staff implement the necessary integration steps during your onboarding, such that API integration is made available for all of your selling channels before your next VAT/OSS return is due.
It is our responsibility to file your VAT/OSS returns on time. Unless we provide fiscal representation services to your company, the actual payment of any amount stated on the return shall remain your responsibility.
No.
At the very least, SimpleVAT can automate your invoicing. Manually issuing invoices can be time consuming and error prone. SimpleVAT solves these problems by connecting to your website(s) over API and generating invoices for your orders.
If you sell internationally throughout Europe, it is very likely that your company is required to file monthly or quarterly One Stop Shop (OSS) returns. SimpleVAT can be of great help here. Our tax advisors can file your OSS returns for you, or we can provide you with a monthly/quarterly report containing all the data needed by your accountant to submit the filings themselves.
It depends on your VAT obligations and current VAT/OSS status. If your VAT obligations do not change over time, then no matter how many new marketplaces you start selling on, your SimpleVAT subscription will likely not need changing. For example, you currently sell on Amazon (non-FBA), you have one warehouse, and you are already OSS registered. Later on you start selling on ManoMano and Cdiscount, whilst the aforementioned circumstances of your business remain the same. In this case there is no need to change anything about your SimpleVAT subscription and you can freely connect as many new marketplaces to your SimpleVAT account is necessary at no extra cost.
Absolutely. Sign up for SimpleVAT and make the relevant settings in your account to specify which services you wish to have us provide. For example, let's say your company is incorporated and VAT registered in France, and is also VAT registered in Germany and Italy. If you wish to have your accountant take care of matters in France only, go to 'VAT Numbers' in your SimpleVAT account, find your French VAT number and check the checkbox labelled 'I will make arrangements to file VAT returns on my own', while also making sure to uncheck this checkbox for your German and Italian VAT numbers. The relevant setting for who files your OSS return is also available in the same section of your account.
Yes, this kind of setup is possible. There will be the need to coordinate VAT/OSS filing between us and your accountant to ensure both parties are on the same page with regard to your taxes so you don't pay VAT twice.
Partner with SimpleVAT, and let us handle the intricacies of e-commerce VAT compliance, allowing you to focus on growing your online business.
