VAT Compliance Services
Every VAT registration.
Every return. On time.
Commenda handles VAT end to end: registration in the EU, UK, and other VAT jurisdictions, OSS and IOSS where they apply, fiscal representation where the law requires it, and every return prepared, filed, and paid on the local cadence.
Trusted by global businesses
VAT obligations multiply
faster than teams expect.
VAT looks like one tax. In practice it's a set of country-specific regimes, each with its own registration rules, filing formats, and deadlines. Companies usually discover an obligation after it started, not before.
Registrations you didn't plan for
Selling digital services into the EU means VAT obligations in every member state with a customer, unless you're using OSS. Holding inventory in a country adds a local registration on top. Most companies find out after the obligation began.
A different advisor in every country
One firm in Germany, another in the UK, a third in the Netherlands. Each with its own retainer, its own format, its own deadlines. Nobody sees the whole picture, and consolidating their invoices is a job in itself.
OSS solves less than it promises
OSS simplifies EU consumer sales, but it doesn't cover Norway, Switzerland, or Iceland, and it doesn't remove local registrations created by warehousing or B2B activity. The scheme helps; it doesn't replace a compliance program.
What you get
What the service includes.
VAT registration where you owe
Registration across all EU member states, the UK, and other VAT jurisdictions. We prepare the applications, handle the correspondence with the tax authority, and deliver the VAT number.
OSS and IOSS handled
One-Stop-Shop and IOSS registration where they fit, quarterly OSS returns filed, and separate registrations for the countries OSS doesn't cover, like Norway, Switzerland, and Iceland.
Fiscal representation where required
Some jurisdictions require non-resident businesses to appoint a fiscal representative. We confirm the requirement and arrange the representative as part of registration, not as a separate vendor for you to find.
Returns prepared from your data
Transaction data flows in from your ERP and billing stack. Returns are prepared per jurisdiction, you review and approve, we file. Monthly, quarterly, or annually, depending on local rules.
Payment and remittance
Every return comes with the amount due. Remittance is handled and tracked per jurisdiction, including currency handling, with a confirmation for every filing period.
Thresholds monitored, notices handled
Distance selling and registration thresholds are monitored against your live sales data, so new obligations surface before you cross them. When a tax authority writes, we respond.
How it works
From exposure review
to filed returns.
The same workflow whether you're registering for the first time or consolidating existing registrations from a set of local advisors.
Step 01
Exposure review
We connect your billing and ERP data and map where you already owe VAT, where you're approaching a threshold, and which scheme fits: OSS, IOSS, or country registrations.
Step 02
Registration
We prepare and file the VAT applications, set up OSS or IOSS where relevant, and arrange fiscal representation where the jurisdiction requires it.
Step 03
First return
The first return is prepared from your transaction data. You review and approve it, we file and remit, and you get the confirmation.
Step 04
Every cadence after
Every VAT deadline in every jurisdiction sits on one calendar. Returns are filed on the local cadence, payments confirmed, and authority notices handled as they arrive.
A patchwork,
or a system.
Most companies run VAT as a collection of local engagements. Commenda runs it as one system: same data, same calendar, same team, every country.
Country-by-country advisors
One tax, managed as five separate projects.
- A different firm in every country
- Period-end data exports, re-entered by hand
- No single view of deadlines or exposure
- OSS eligibility guessed, not mapped
- Notices forwarded to you to figure out
- Advisory rates for routine returns
Commenda VAT compliance
One platform, every jurisdiction.
- Registration handled in every jurisdiction
- Returns prepared from live transaction data
- One calendar of every filing and payment
- OSS, IOSS, and local registrations mapped upfront
- Authority notices answered for you
- Transparent platform pricing, no hourly rates
Where it fits
VAT is one leg of
indirect tax.
If you also sell into GST jurisdictions or US states, the same platform monitors, registers, and files there too. VAT, GST, and sales tax on one calendar, fed by the same transaction data, across 70+ countries.
Common questions
All EU member states, the UK, and the other VAT jurisdictions inside Commenda's 70+ country coverage. Most major markets are handled directly; where a jurisdiction requires local credentials, we work through vetted local partners. Either way you get one portal, one calendar, and one team handling filings.
It depends on what you sell and where. For non-EU sellers, OSS via the Netherlands or Ireland is usually the cleanest path for EU consumer sales. OSS doesn't cover Norway, Switzerland, or Iceland, which need separate registrations, and holding inventory in a country generally creates a local registration obligation regardless of OSS. We map the exact combination during the exposure review, before you commit to anything.
Some VAT jurisdictions require non-resident businesses to appoint a local fiscal representative who shares responsibility for the company's VAT obligations. Whether you need one depends on the country and where your business is established. We confirm the requirement for each jurisdiction when we scope, and where it applies, we arrange the representative as part of registration rather than leaving you to find one.
Transaction data from your billing and accounting systems. Commenda integrates natively with NetSuite, Xero, QuickBooks, and Sage Intacct on the ERP side and Stripe, Chargebee, Recurly, and Zuora on the billing side, with CSV for anything not native. Once connected, returns are prepared from that data automatically. No period-end exports, no manual re-entry.
We do the operational work. Every return comes with the amount due, you approve it, and remittance is handled and tracked per jurisdiction, including the currency handling. You see the confirmation for every filing period instead of chasing proof of payment across countries.
We quantify the historical exposure first, then handle it jurisdiction by jurisdiction: registering with an effective date that reflects when the obligation began, filing the outstanding periods, and dealing with the tax authority directly. The cost of late registration grows with time, so the answer is always the same: quantify it now, resolve it now.
Stop managing VAT
country by country.
Book a 30-minute call. We'll review where you sell, map your VAT obligations, and show you exactly what registration, filing, and remittance look like on Commenda.
