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Sean, thanks for the reply. I think we might be in the same boat here, if I am understanding you right. To clarify: Are you saying that you are in the EU, or yo

by 0des 5y ago

Sean, thanks for the reply. I think we might be in the same boat here, if I am understanding you right. To clarify: Are you saying that you are in the EU, or your service is based in EU, or are you saying that your customers are in the EU? EDIT: Currently browsing Paddle.com where I clicked the "Explore Paddle" link, which 404's for me here https://paddle.com/demo/explore-paddle/ https://paddle.com/demo/explore-paddle/ (fails with the error 'We can’t connect to the server at fast.wistia.com.') https://paddle.com/resources/revenue-delivery-explained/ https://paddle.com/resources/revenue-delivery-explained/ (also down for the same reason, wistia) I also clicked the "Sales Questions" button, in an attempt to notify, but it appears that button doesn't lead me anywhere. Can anybody verify if those two items function for them?

seanwilson 5y ago
I'm based in the UK, selling worldwide (with some exceptions https://paddle.com/support/countries-supported/ https://paddle.com/support/countries-supported/). Even before Brexit, if you wanted to sell digital goods to EU countries, you had to charge each country different VAT rates, register for VAT collection etc. Other countries have their own tax rules and other obligations too. Paddle lets me ignore all the admin for this which is awesome. Does anyone know what you would do if you sold a product worldwide for a year while ignoring all this? Would you be in a real mess?
- CallMeMarc 5y ago
  We have a saying in Germany for this called „Wo kein Kläger, da kein Richter“ roughly translated „no plaintiff, no judge“. I think it highly depends on how much you’re actually selling, if you’re only within the free limits or just marginal above I’d say nobody cares (for the EU at least). I’d not recommend it because the tax office knows no mercy, better to go with a merchant of record.

by 0des 5y ago

seanwilson 5y ago

I'm based in the UK, selling worldwide (with some exceptions https://paddle.com/support/countries-supported/ https://paddle.com/support/countries-supported/). Even before Brexit, if you wanted to sell digital goods to EU countries, you had to charge each country different VAT rates, register for VAT collection etc. Other countries have their own tax rules and other obligations too. Paddle lets me ignore all the admin for this which is awesome. Does anyone know what you would do if you sold a product worldwide for a year while ignoring all this? Would you be in a real mess?

CallMeMarc 5y ago
We have a saying in Germany for this called „Wo kein Kläger, da kein Richter“ roughly translated „no plaintiff, no judge“. I think it highly depends on how much you’re actually selling, if you’re only within the free limits or just marginal above I’d say nobody cares (for the EU at least). I’d not recommend it because the tax office knows no mercy, better to go with a merchant of record.