Offshore Companies & EU VAT
Selling digital services to EU consumers triggers VAT obligations regardless of where your company is incorporated — the OSS/IOSS regimes apply to offshore entities too.
The offshore world has professionalised dramatically over the last decade. Substance rules, beneficial-ownership registers and bank compliance have raised the bar — and raised the value of getting the structure right.
The Longer Answer
Selling digital services to EU consumers triggers VAT obligations regardless of where your company is incorporated — the OSS/IOSS regimes apply to offshore entities too. In practice, the right answer for your situation depends on three variables: where you are personally tax-resident, what the company will actually do, and where it needs to bank. Change any one of the three and the recommendation can change with it.
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Offshore Companies & EU VAT
Selling digital services to EU consumers triggers VAT obligations regardless of where your company is incorporated — the OSS/IOSS regimes apply to offshore entities too.
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