Question 1

Do I need a German address to use Vaytax?

Accepted Answer

No. You can be based anywhere in the world. For non-EU sellers (e.g. UK post-Brexit, US, China) we act as your German tax correspondent so all tax-office mail is handled by us, in Germany.

Question 2

I have a Finanzamt letter. Do I need to sign up for the monthly subscription to get help?

Accepted Answer

No. The Finanzamt letter intake at /finanzamt-letter is a separate one-shot service. Send us the letter, a licensed German tax advisor reviews it, and you get a fixed-price quote within 4 hours (weekdays 9-18 CET). No subscription, no ongoing commitment. If you decide afterwards that you'd like ongoing monthly filing, we'll credit your letter-case payment toward your first subscription month.

Question 3

How long does VAT registration take?

Accepted Answer

We submit your application to the Finanzamt within 48 hours of receiving your registration. The Finanzamt typically takes 4–8 weeks to issue your Steuernummer and USt-IdNr. You can start selling immediately; we backfile the period once your Tax IDs arrive.

Question 4

What exactly is included in the €79/month?

Accepted Answer

Monthly VAT return filings with the Finanzamt, the annual VAT return, EU ZM (Zusammenfassende Meldung), all routine tax-office correspondence, and a dashboard in English. Not included: incoming-invoice review, tax advisory, and legal advice, those are tax advisory on request and billed at €200/hr. The EU One-Stop-Shop (OSS) is a separate add-on, not part of the €79/month.

Question 5

Do I need both German VAT and OSS?

Accepted Answer

It depends on your sales. Storing stock in Germany requires a German VAT registration from the first euro. OSS is the second layer: it covers your B2C sales to consumers in other EU countries, once your EU-wide B2C passes €10,000 a year. A seller with German stock selling EU-wide usually needs both, and we file both.

Question 6

I'm a non-EU company. Can I even use OSS?

Accepted Answer

Yes, in a way many sellers don't realise. The Union scheme is usually described as EU-established only, but if your goods ship from a German warehouse, Germany becomes your OSS member state of identification, so you file Union OSS through Germany. No EU subsidiary required.

Question 7

Is OSS included in the €79/month?

Accepted Answer

No, OSS is a separate add-on: €250 one-time setup plus €150 per quarter, on top of your German VAT plan, charged when you add it. We switch it on when your EU-wide B2C crosses €10,000. The German plan (€1,199/year all-in or €79/month) covers your German registration and filings.

Question 8

Can I cancel anytime?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Notice runs to the end of the following month. We file any return whose period falls within your active subscription, then close your account and deregister you with the tax office if requested.

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