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International Sales Tax

US Sales tax and EU VAT

Clear numbers.
Better decisions.
More profit.

International taxes stop UK ecommerce businesses expanding overseas

The US and the EU are the world’s biggest markets for ecommerce but too many sellers shy away from expansion because of the dense bureaucratic red tape

  1. It can be overwhelming when trying to understand what taxes you need to register for to enter the US and EU markets
  2. It can feel frustrating wanting to grow but feel like your stuck in paperwork and compliance barriers
  3. The rules are complex, its confusing to figure out which taxes to register and then how to deal with the admin of filing these

Your Ecommerce business growth shouldn’t be stifled by red tape

  1. We know the key drivers of ecommerce businesses so create accurate annual accounts and corporation tax
  2. We have a tax efficiency checklist which we take all our clients through. 
  3. We make sure our clients get a return on investment from their accountant and track your tax savings as a firm KPI
  4.  If you are on a monthly plan with us, your accounts won’t be a surprise. We will build up your profit and loss every months so you understand your numbers.

What We Offer

We have worked with 100s of sellers who want to expand overseas.

  1. Monitoring thresholds in the US and EU
  2. US State Sales tax
  3. EU VAT Registration and Return submissions
  4. IOSS and OSS returns 
  5. Prices start from £125 pls VAT

Our Process

1

We review your current overseas selling 

2

We discuss with you which markets you want to enter

3

We advise on the best scheme to register for so you can start selling

4

We register for the US or EU sales taxes

5

We manage the ongoing submissions of your US sales tax or EU VAT

Frequently Asked Questions

The nexus is what we would called in the UK as a threshold. When you have a Nexus it means you fulfil the criteria in that state to register for the state sales tax. This is different across all states so you need to know the rules to make sure you are compliant.

See our article on this

In the US, Amazon deals with the sales tax on behalf of the seller and buyer, therefore you do not need to register for state sales taxes in the US. This makes it one of the easiest markets to enter.

You will need to monitor the nexus in each state to determine if you meet the volume of transactions or total sales amount to register for state sale tax.

If you send goods from the UK to the EU then you DON’T have to register for EU VAT. However, your customer will be charged VAT when they receive the item. So you have a couple of options. Register for IOSS, which is a simplified return for those importing into the EU.

The other option is paying the duty upfront when you send the item.

You need to register for EU taxes as soon as you store your goods in Europe. For example, if you sell in Germany you will most likely need to register for German VAT, Polish VAT and Czech VAT. This is because Amazon have fulfilment centres in those countries serving the German market. 

That’s why we recommend choosing one country at a time to make sure that you are able to generate sales which cover the admin costs of VAT registration.

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