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VAT Registration

If your company conducts business within Europe, Australia or Japan, VAT registration may be necessary. VAT registration should be done prior to the business event. However, in some cases it can be done retroactively.

Examples of business activities that may require VAT registration are:

• Purchase and sales of goods within the European Union (“drop-shipping”).
• Imports of goods to Europe.
• Installation and Maintenance Contracts.
• Global contracts where services in Europe is included, such as telecom and network services.
• Organizing of Conferences and Tradeshows.
• Electronic submitted services, “On-line Sales” to private customers.

VAT registration means:

• Register for VAT in the European country where the business activity takes place.
• Assess (charge) VAT on all or some of the invoices issued to the customers.
• Reclaim most of the VAT incurred from the European vendors.
• Declare the VAT to the tax authorities through a VAT filing, and pay the difference of the collected and paid VAT.

Ultimately the VAT will not be a cost to you or your business customers and your company will comply with the local tax rules.

When the European business activities end, your company should then de-register for VAT.

EuroVAT will assist with all aspects of this process.