Do I need a German address to use Vaytax?

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.

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

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.

How long does VAT registration take?

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.

What exactly is included in the €79/month?

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.

Do I need both German VAT and OSS?

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.

Doesn't Amazon already handle the VAT?

Amazon collects and remits VAT on many of your marketplace sales under §25e, but that does not register you. Amazon needs a valid German VAT number to keep your account active, your monthly USt-Voranmeldung still has to be filed, and marketplace-collected sales are reported separately from your B2B and non-marketplace revenue.

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

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.

Is OSS included in the €79/month?

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.

Can I cancel anytime?

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.

German VAT for foreign sellers · Licensed German Steuerberater

German VAT for Foreign Companies,
handled end to end.

Registration, monthly filings, and every Finanzamt letter, handled by a licensed German tax advisor, in English.

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Umsatzsteuer-Voranmeldung 2026

Bundesministerium der Finanzen

KZ 81Umsätze zu 19 %42.180,00 €

KZ 86Umsätze zu 7 %15.903,40 €

KZ 41Innerg. Lieferungen12.420,00 €

KZ 21Innerg. Erwerbe3.280,00 €

KZ 66Vorsteuer-2.471,59 €

KZ 83Zahllast6.655,85 €

Filed

March 2026

Confirmed by tax office · 08 Apr, 14:22

VAT due € 6,655.85

48h

Application turnaround

from €79

per month, all-inclusive

2,000+

Filings in 2025

✓ No German company needed ✓ No fiscal representative required ✓ No deposit or cash bond ✓ We flag any apostille before you pay

Registered with the Steuerberaterkammer Rheinland-Pfalz

A product of FRADECO GmbH, licensed German tax advisory, serving international sellers since 2021

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The products

Three ways we work with you.

Start with the core registration. Add the Pan-EU layer when you cross the threshold. Or get one-off urgent help, no subscription required.

Most start here

01 · Core

German VAT

€1,199/yr all-in · or €79/mo

Registration, monthly UStVA, the annual return, EU ZM, and every letter from the Finanzamt. You enter the numbers; a licensed advisor reviews, signs, and files.

See what's included →

02 · Pan-EU

EU One-Stop-Shop

€250 setup · then €150/quarter

One quarterly Union OSS return for your B2C sales to consumers across the EU, filed through Germany. Switched on when you cross €10,000 EU-wide.

How OSS through Germany works →

03 · Urgent

Finanzamt letter

From €99 · no subscription

Schätzbescheid, Mahnung, Anhörung, or a registration query. Send the letter and we reply with a fixed-price quote within 4 hours. No commitment until you accept.

Send the letter →

How it works

Two ways in. One compliance engine.

Whether we register you from scratch or you arrive with a VAT number already, everything converges on the same filing rhythm, run by the same advisor.

Stage 1 · Getting set up: pick your path

Path A New to German VAT

Incorporation papers, passport, turnover reports.

We register you with the Finanzamt

We prepare and submit the application, then chase it.

Tax number issued, in about 4 to 8 weeks

Keep selling meanwhile; we back-file the wait.

€1,199/yr Registration included, no separate fee.

Path B Already registered

You already hold a Steuernummer or USt-IdNr.

Connect your turnover data

CSV from Amazon or Shopify, or via API.

We file from the next deadline

No waiting, straight into the filing rhythm.

€79/mo No registration fee, move straight to monthly.

Stage 2 · Ongoing: the same for everyone

04We file your UStVA

Every month or quarter, the Finanzamt sets your cadence. Always by the 10th.

05EU sales list (ZM)

Recapitulative statement filed alongside, whenever you sell B2B cross-border.

06Annual return

The Jahreserklärung prepared, reviewed, and filed at year end.

+ Add-on

EU One-Stop-Shop, layered on top

Sell B2C to consumers across the EU from German stock? We switch on one quarterly OSS return, filed through Germany, when your EU-wide sales cross €10,000. It rides on your existing registration, nothing extra to set up.

€250 setup · €150/qtr

The product

Everything you need to stay compliant in Germany.

One English dashboard for your German VAT: register, file, upload, and stay on top of every Finanzamt letter.

Tour the product →

01
Registration
Guided 7-step flow with document upload and auto-generated mandates.
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02
Filing
Eleven plain-English questions. Auto-fill from last month. Done in four minutes.
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03
Documents
Every signed mandate and tax-office letter, searchable, in one vault.
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04
Notifications
Official German letters translated. Deadlines surfaced. Nothing missed.
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05
Reports
Year-to-date VAT paid, filing log, and bookkeeper-ready exports.
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Step 4 of 7

Authorised representatives

First name

Michael

Last name

Stiller

michael@example.com

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Filing · March 2026

Did you sell to German customers?

VAT due so far

6,655.85 €

Yes No

Standard rate (19%)42,180.00 €

Reduced rate (7%)15,903.40 €

Section 3 of 11·Auto-filled from February

Documents · 14 files

One vault. Searchable.

Search documents…

Mandate · signed12 Mar 2026

March 2026 filing08 Apr 2026

Tax office · confirmation10 Apr 2026

SEPA mandate12 Mar 2026

February 2026 filing08 Mar 2026

Inbox · 1 unread

Translated. Summarised. Sorted.

Tax office2h ago

Confirmation: March 2026 filing accepted

Original German letter translated below. No action needed.

Deadline1d ago

April filing due in 6 days

We have everything we need. Just upload your turnover when ready.

Tax office3 weeks ago

German tax number assigned: 27/123/45678

Your German tax number is active. We can now file on your behalf.

2026 · Year-to-date

Total VAT paid

15,706.35 €

3,210.40

5,840.10

6,655.85

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

3 filings filed·Next due: 7 May 2026 Export ↓

Urgent · Finanzamt letter

Got a letter from the Finanzamt? We quote a fixed price within 4 hours.

From €99, no subscription, nothing to pay until you accept. Schätzbescheid, Mahnung, Anhörung.

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Why Vaytax

The tax advisor you can actually reach.

Traditional advisors know German tax law but hide behind German-only portals and phone lines. Software platforms give you English UX but subcontract the filing to strangers. Vaytax is both.

The firm behind Vaytax

Trusted by international businesses in Germany

Filings prepared, reviewed, and signed by a licensed German tax advisor registered with the Steuerberaterkammer Rheinland-Pfalz. Franco-German tax expertise, cross-border practice, serving international clients since 2021. Learn more about the firm →