The second point, VAT refund, is moot. In Europe you pay VAT, and as a company, you get to as a refund on the VAT. But if, as a European company, you buy a se

The second point, VAT refund, is moot. In Europe you pay VAT, and as a company, you get to as a refund on the VAT. But if, as a European company, you buy a service in the USA, you don't pay VAT. So no refunds to ask.