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Register German VAT

VAT registration in other countries/regions can be a difficult task, especially when new regulations are introduced. At MXK8, we help you process all VAT declarations in Germany by registering your VAT and completing your monthly VAT return (including the 13th annual declaration) for a simple fee. We will register the VAT for you so that you can sell it from your location to Germany, for example on amazon. DE, ebay. DE and various other e-commerce sites.

Germany introduced VAT in 1968. These eu-based rules have been included in Germany's VAT code, which is administered by the finance ministry. Foreign companies or "non-resident" merchants that provide goods or services to local businesses or consumers in Germany may have to register German VAT for their business. They will then have to comply with German VAT compliance rules, including invoicing and VAT rate, and pay all German VAT tax due.

German VAT rate

The 19% standard applies to all other taxable goods and services.

Reduced some foods by 7%; Water supply (excluding bottled water); Medical equipment for the disabled; Some domestic passenger traffic; Certain roads, railways and inland waterways carry internal and international passengers; Books (excluding e-books and books whose contents are harmful to minors); Audiobooks; Newspapers and periodicals (except those containing material harmful to minors and/or more than 50% of advertisements); Participating in cultural activities; Writers and composers; Some agricultural inputs; Hotel accommodation; Must participate in sports events; Social services; Medical and dental care; Wood; Some industrial wood; Take away food; Cut flowers for decoration and food production; Some taxes on gold COINS and jewelry.

Zero intra-community and international transport (excluding road and rail and some inland river transport).

Should I register for German VAT?

New eu regulations and new regulations that are more widely understood and enforced on amazon mean that if you want to sell on amazon in Europe, you will probably have to register VAT in Germany and other member states (if you sell in Europe).

There are many transactions that normally require foreign traders to register with the German tax authorities, such as:

Imports into Germany from within or outside the eu from another country/region

Transfer goods between Germany and other eu member states for sale (dispatch) or purchase (purchase)

Buy and sell goods in Germany

Selling goods to German consumers via the Internet is subject to Germany's minimum VAT registration limit for long-distance sales

Consignment stock goods

Hold a live exhibition, event or training in Germany

If the company is a non-vat trader, but receives the service in Germany according to the reverse charging rules

Bring your own goods

When should you register for German VAT?

For foreign companies dealing in Germany that have registered VAT/GST/Tax in their own country, the VAT registration threshold is zero. This means that if you want to sell to German consumers before the first sale in Germany, you must register VAT in Germany.

For eu VAT registration companies that sell goods to German consumers via the Internet, the VAT registration threshold is 100,000 euros per year. After reaching this turnover, you will need to register VAT separately in Germany.

Selling goods on markets such as Amazon or Ebay DE may require you to register a VAT in Germany, even if you don't meet the VAT threshold of €100,000 per year.

Germany VAT return

When a company first registers a VAT, it is assigned to one of the country's many German tax authorities. Distribution is based on the country of residence of the trader. Such as:

French company - offenburg

British company - Hanover

American company - Bonn

Far east company - Berlin

Since 2013, VAT returns in Germany have been electronically archived and certified via the Internet.

Germany VAT fine

Foreign companies can be penalised if German VAT returns are misstated or reissued. Late applications are subject to 10% of the VAT payable, up to a limit of 25,000 euros. In case of late payment, 1% of overdue VAT shall be paid every month. In addition to fraud, Germany's VAT has a four-year time limit, which can be extended to 10 years.

How to recover the VAT credit amount in Germany?

If the VAT input exceeds the output (producing more VAT than the fee), the German VAT credit will be generated. Theoretically, this is due to the VAT registration business. In the German VAT return, a box is ticked to apply for a refund, which should be returned within three months. However, this could trigger a VAT review by the tax authority. Otherwise, the credit will be carried forward to the next filing.

Germany VAT return (continued)

Any company registered with the German tax authority as a non-resident VAT trader must report taxable transactions through periodic returns.

As in all eu countries, VAT returns are compulsory and must be reported annually, although the time of application may vary.

In addition to the annual return, quarterly VAT returns are required if annual sales are between €1,000 and €7,500. If the turnover is higher than this amount, it needs to be reported monthly.

The exception to this rule is a newly registered company that must file a German VAT return every month for two years.

Which German VAT can be deducted?

As well as stating the sale or export of VAT in a German tax return, companies can offset this by importing input tax or VAT purchases. There are some exceptions, including:

Non-business related employee calls.

Gift.

What is the deadline for VAT return in Germany?

Any German monthly or quarterly VAT should be submitted on the 10th of the month following the end of the term. You can apply for a one-month delay, but this requires a cash advance. Germany's annual VAT return, which aggregates all transactions for the year, is due by May 31 of the following year. Any German VAT payable must also be paid.

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