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Tax and VAT

Which taxes reach you, where the VAT lines sit, and how long to keep records.

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Guides5

VAT, income tax, corporation tax: which ones apply to youFour different taxes get talked about as if they were one. What each is charged on, which depends on how you registered, and why part of your balance was never yours.Read

VAT thresholds across Europe: when do you have to register?From EUR 10,000 in Greece to GBP 90,000 in the UK, and no line at all in Spain. The current numbers, and the warning nobody gives you.Read

Do EU freelancers charge VAT on cross-border invoices?The reverse charge mechanism in plain language: when you invoice without VAT, and when you still have to charge it.Read

How much should a freelancer set aside for taxes?The fixed-percentage habit that keeps the tax bill from arriving as a surprise, and why your bank balance lies.Read

How long to keep invoices and records, and in what formFour to ten years across Europe, two laws setting two different answers for the same document, and a clock that starts later than you think.Read

Questions2

I'm not VAT registered. Can I still send invoices?Answer

Will Billingz warn me before I have to register for VAT?Answer