Category: Ecommerce Tips

Shopify VAT: A Guide to Compliantly Selling Cross-Border Shopify today is one of the most popular ecommerce platforms. Back in 2004, the site was created by three Canadians inspired by the poor online experience they had while shopping for snowboarding equipment. In 2021, Shopify has…

VAT For Events: Digital Or In-person Now that the world is finally starting to get back to normal after more than a year of Covid-19-induced change, many firms are beginning to organise in-person events, fairs, trade shows, and other gatherings….

The federal government of Canada is introducing new tax rules for ecommerce, which are proposed to come into effect as of 1 July 2021. These will aim to create a fair environment for taxation where all online businesses can compete on equal footing.   Currently, foreign ecommerce traders generally don’t have to collect GST/HST on the supplies they…

5 Ways To Prepare Your Business For EU VAT Reforms The new 2021 EU VAT reforms are set to simplify the way ecommerce businesses trade cross-border and we know that these changes can sometimes be anything but simple to understand. Here we want to explore some of the important areas of…

EU VAT Changes 2021: Frequently Asked Questions  As the EU VAT reforms approach, we’ve been running our webinar Unpacking the EU VAT Changes to explain how international ecommerce businesses can prepare to comply from July. Having opened the floor for attendees to ask the questions they needed answered,…

The SME Brexit Support Fund has been created by HMRC to help businesses who import or export goods between the UK and the EU. You can use this to apply for and access practical support, including training and professional advice.   Businesses can receive up to £2,000 to help them adapt to the…

UK adopting the new EU VAT rules in respect of Northern Ireland  After months of unclarity over the UK position on the new VAT One Stop Shop, HMRC has finally confirmed that the UK will be implementing a VAT OSS scheme in relation to B2C distance sales of…

New ecommerce rules for imported goods  After being postponed once due to the global pandemic, the new EU VAT rules for ecommerce are coming in July. Not only will these affect the VAT treatment of goods already in free circulation in the EU, but the new set of VAT…

With the 2021 EU VAT changes fast approaching, we’re here to clear up the VAT responsibilities of sellers using Amazon’s Pan-EU FBA programme.   Barely has the dust settled on all of the Brexit changes and the EU is signing a Directive to shake up…

The rules for ecommerce taxation in the EU are drastically changing from 01 July 2021. As always when it comes to taxation, planning and understanding your obligations is key. Forget what you have learned so far regarding EU distance sales and VAT rules for e-commerce as everything…