[matheweis]

Depending on the kind of service, a good solution is to use a third party provider that handles VAT payments for you; FastSpring, for example: http://www.fastspring.com/vat

(disclaimer, I am a happy FastSpring customer in the US, but have no other relationship with them)

[matheweis]

I should also add a point relevant to this article; that outsourcing to a provider like FastSpring can also give you the benefit of real-time fraud detection/risk analysis. https://support.fastspring.com/entries/64433830-Understandin...

I've had maybe one or two chargebacks that made it past their filter in the ~three years I've been with them, and I don't remember having to pay any extra fees for it.

It sounds like a part of OPs issue was not the "cost" so much as trying to do to much himself, which ended up being costly.

[SyneRyder]

Another +1 for FastSpring (happy customer from Australia here). This is exactly why you would use such a service, even though it takes a higher percentage cut. It's worth it for reduced tax hassle & improved fraud screening. If they detect fraud on one customer's site, they can block the card for all their customers.

I love Fastspring but they're not the only game in town. I used to use Kagi, and Avangate & Cleverbridge are two other companies I've heard of. There's lots of them out there.

[emilburzo]

Does this work if I am in the EU?