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by hermitcrab 1288 days ago
I use a 'full-service' payment provider. I send the customer to their shopping cart page. The customer buys the software license from them. And they buy the license from me. They are the 'merchant of note' and collect and remit the VAT/sales tax. They pay me once a month, minus fees.

So how does Stripe tax work? Can Stripe function as the 'merchant of note'? If I am based in the UK and selling to someone in the UK, Germany or the US, will it collect and remit the taxes for me? Or just tell me how much I owe?