Review the evidence behind WooCommerce VAT

European VAT Compliance Assistant for WooCommerce Premium extends VAT workflows for stores selling to customers in the EU, UK, Norway and Switzerland. The add-on entries customer-location information from a billing or shipping address and an IP-based GeoIP lookup, along with the information used to calculate VAT. Review these details in the WooCommerce order screen.

GeoIP information can also help show location-based VAT from a visitor’s first product page. A country selector widget or shortcode lets users pick their own country.

When location evidence conflicts

Premium can require two non-contradictory pieces of location evidence. If the customer’s address and GeoIP result disagree, the customer is asked to choose between them and self-certify their location. The resulting evidence and VAT calculation details are retained with the order.

VAT-number checks and buyer policies

At checkout, customers can enter a VAT number for validation through VIES, HMRC or VatSense. Qualifying customers can then be exempted from VAT, with their VAT information recorded on the order. The VAT number can be appended to the billing address where it appears, including order summary emails and PDF invoices.

For PDF invoices produced with WooCommerce PDF invoices and packing slips, you can configure an additional footer line for VAT-exempt transactions. Partial VAT exemption lets you limit the exemption to product tax classes you choose.

For B2B-only sales policies, Premium can require EU and/or UK customers to enter a valid VAT number at checkout. Configure policies separately for VAT regions and choose whether to include or exclude customers in your own country.

Tax rules, currencies and reports

In WooCommerce tax options, the add-on can add or update standard and reduced VAT rates for countries. It supports mixed shops by letting you designate tax classes for products taxed according to the customer’s location, while other physical goods can use traditional base-country VAT rules. It can also separate VAT from other taxes when those taxes are payable to various jurisdictions.

For reporting in a currency different from the shop currency, exchange-rate information can be stored with the order. You can configure reporting currencies and exchange-rate providers for different tax regions. Premium can show VAT amounts in multiple currencies on PDF invoices from WooCommerce PDF invoices and packing slips, and on credit notes produced by its Premium counterpart.

The plugin delivers VAT reports that can be sorted by country, VAT rate, VAT type and order status, with CSV export. Premium also provides a detailed CSV download containing order information and VAT data for configured regions. Refund information, including refunded VAT where applicable, is retained for review.

Sales thresholds and subscriptions

Premium can change the tax class for designated products based on year-to-date sales thresholds. It can also remove VAT when an order exceeds a configured value for a specified country. Set multiple rules for different countries and amounts.

Subscription support covers the official WooCommerce Subscriptions extension, Subscriptio and Subscriben.

Configure before processing orders

Review your existing WooCommerce tax configuration, then set the applicable countries and rates, reporting currencies and exchange-rate providers, exemption policies, and invoice settings before processing live orders.