RobinB wrote:
Just as a matter of record, there is one exception to the "no-VAT rule". If your business is in a third (non-EU) country and you sell goods or services to customers in the EU who DON'T have a VAT number (mostly retail clients, but also some government agencies), you will have to register your business for VAT with the national tax authority of one (i.e. any) EU member state (I chose Ireland because registering and paying VAT is exceptionally easy). One of my clients is a government authority in an EU member state, and I have to charge them VAT at the national rate. They pay it to me, and I remit it to the Irish tax authority (Revenue) once a quarter. I can even pay by credit card (that's how easy it is).
As the UK is also now a "third country", translators who sell translations to these clients in the EU must also register for VAT (as a "one-stop shop"). It doesn't actually cost anything, just takes about 20 minutes a quarter to file and pay.
Robin
Hi Robin, could you elaborate further? Are you referring to the EU OSS? I thought this only applies to e-commerce related business activities, but really did not look into it as I left the UK before they became a third country.
As a general comment, Vat-exempt only applies to B2B with both the service provider and the client having a valid EU VAT number.
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