Ecommerce VAT Compliance
VAT is the first step to ensure your business is legally registered to sell in the EU.
Expanding to the EU and becoming VAT registered comes with some legal requirements, that we wanted to touch on in order for you to understand the importance of this step. Staying compliant with tax regulations in every market that you serve in Europe is a big, but essential task.
Just like the Internal Revenue Service in the U.S., tax authorities in Europe do not look kindly upon businesses that don’t follow the rules. Your company may end up liable for severe penalties if you fail to accurately record and submit VAT information.
We also understand that it’s not in everyone’s power to ensure this compliance on their own. Filing from which is where we come in.
To register for VAT, please fill in our VAT Registry Form. Here you will be able to use the check list to determine what EU country/countries you’d like to register for VAT in and can also fill out our short form, with key information needed to get you compliant. If you’re unsure which country or countries you’re required to be registered in, please call UK +44 (0) 2039 151 930 or U.S. +001 (646) 500-8643 or email support@globalecommexperts.com to speak to a member of the GEE e-commerce Accounting Team.
VAT Services GEE can offer
For the UK:
- VAT compliance on a monthly, quarterly or annual basis depending on the filing frequency for that given country
- Data processing for VAT returns
- Evaluation of EU data
- VAT return submissions on a monthly, quarterly or annual basis depending on the filing frequency for that given country
- Unlimited consultation by phone and e-mail
- Liaison with the tax authorities on your behalf
- Use of our UK address as a fiscal address for VAT purposes in the UK
- Provide assistance should HMRC investigate your UK VAT account Plus fiscal representation in France, Italy, Spain
Please note that while our services are optional and you can complete the UK VAT returns yourself no problem, we understand that for overseas sellers, trying to understand UK and EU regulations can be extremely challenging which is why we aim to take away this confusion with our resident Tax and VAT experts.
If you would like to discuss this further before proceeding, please get in touch, and we will be happy to help!
Need more help?
If you would like more information about how GEE can help you with VAT Registry, or VAT Services, please
get in touch and a member of the Team will be in touch to discuss.
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