How the €10,000 EU VAT threshold actually works (and what most creators get wrong)
The €10,000 EU VAT threshold is EU-wide, not per country. How it works for creators and SaaS founders — plus the 5 mistakes that trigger back-VAT.
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EU VAT, OSS & CESOP — for creators.
Plain-English guides on cross-border sales tax, thresholds, and staying audit-ready without a full accounting team.
Date of supply vs payout date: which one sets the VAT you owe?
The VAT you owe is set by when the sale happened, not your payout date. The tax-point rule, the advance-payment exception, and why platforms and OSS never line up.
Read post →EU VAT location evidence: how to prove where your customer was
The customer's country decides the VAT rate — so you must keep evidence of where each buyer was. The two-item rule, the €100k single-item simplification, and retention.
Read post →What is CESOP, and why does it quietly matter for small EU sellers?
Since 2024 your payment processors report your cross-border EU sales to tax authorities. Here's what CESOP is, the 25-payment threshold, and why reconciliation is what matters.
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