We’re pleased to say that it looks like we’re going to meet the January 1st deadline to be ready for the EU’s new VAT law, for selling digital goods to EU buyers.
This is thanks to our sister company’s “WooCommerce EU VAT Compliance” plugin, which we believe is currently the only plugin that can provide compliance with all of this onerous new law’s requirements.
From 1st January, EU buyers will be charged VAT at the rate of their country of residence, and be issued with compliant invoices. Non-EU buyers will not face any additional taxes. If you’re in the EU and thinking of buying, then we recommend going ahead before then, and avoiding the tax before it comes in. (UpdraftPlus is currently legally VAT exempt, for 45 more hours only).
And, if you sell digital goods to the EU – then we recommend you take a look at the WooCommerce extension. There’s a free version too, with fewer (but most) features – so you can take a look at what you’d be getting, and how it works.
David Anderson (founder, lead developer, UpdraftPlus).
