Registering for VAT in Europe - Biggest Amazon Regret
For my sins, I registered many years ago with Amazon and Avalara for VAT in Europe. I think I was one of the first to do it.
It is my biggest regret so far and the amount of support from Avalara and VAT services has been truly awful, with many surprises leading to penalties and alsorts of costs implemented not just by the revenues but also Amazon themselves using VAT services as a mechnaism to draw reveunue and hold your funds and compliance to ransom.
I am now going through de-registration and trust me this does not get much better and they are just doubling down by stopping services and then penalising me on top to perform these services outside of their own scope.
I'm sorry if this is not making much sense but nor is this whole sorry process that Amazon and Avalara and if anyone is thinking of getting involved and wish to talk to someone that has walked the walk, then by all means do so.
Apply to join the sellers and expand FBA into Europe at your peril. It could sink you.
Registering for VAT in Europe - Biggest Amazon Regret
For my sins, I registered many years ago with Amazon and Avalara for VAT in Europe. I think I was one of the first to do it.
It is my biggest regret so far and the amount of support from Avalara and VAT services has been truly awful, with many surprises leading to penalties and alsorts of costs implemented not just by the revenues but also Amazon themselves using VAT services as a mechnaism to draw reveunue and hold your funds and compliance to ransom.
I am now going through de-registration and trust me this does not get much better and they are just doubling down by stopping services and then penalising me on top to perform these services outside of their own scope.
I'm sorry if this is not making much sense but nor is this whole sorry process that Amazon and Avalara and if anyone is thinking of getting involved and wish to talk to someone that has walked the walk, then by all means do so.
Apply to join the sellers and expand FBA into Europe at your peril. It could sink you.
10 replies
Seller_EYDIvQ9EwmyWT
I have the same issue. Signed up for EU VAT years ago.
Struggling to get help & Avalara no longer doing de-registrations
Seller_EYDIvQ9EwmyWT
I read for DE you can do tax related tasks on Elster. Will keep you updated once I am able to register and see for myself
Seller_i38MVIJDH23AY
I am in the process of moving to Taxually due to Avalara stopping. They have asked for lots of information and sent instructions on how to download it.
The instructions did not work so I told Taxually. They told me I needed to speak to Amazon.
I opened a case and had a call from a helpful Amazon employee (almost impossible to understand but still helpful).
I provided screenshots to her whilst on the call. She said she would investigate where the reports were and reply in the case.
A couple of days later she replied with.....
We are unable to offer tax advice please contact your tax advisor.
