The system of record for how work actually happens.
VAT IDs auto-validate by country format. Multi-rate lines (standard, reduced, zero) roll into their own subtotals. Cross-border B2B in the EU drops the tax and prints the reverse-charge note. OSS, IOSS, export-zero-rating — all in a tab, all on your device.
VAT Invoice
Tax point · 02-May-2026 · GBP
Supplier 🇬🇧
North & Co. Ltd.
London, UK
GB123456789
Customer 🇩🇪
Berliner Foods GmbH
Berlin, Germany
DE987654321
Article 196 — buyer self-accounts in their own return
EU/UK · multi-rate · reverse-charge note.
Two scenarios, side by side: a UK-to-UK B2B sale vs a UK-to-Germany B2B sale. Same retainer, same net price — but the cross-border invoice drops the VAT entirely, prints the Article 196 note, and lets the buyer self-account on their own return.
Both parties registered in the same country. The supplier charges VAT at the domestic standard rate, collects it from the buyer, and remits it to the tax authority on the next return.
What the invoice shows
Where the tax goes
Supplier and buyer in different EU/UK jurisdictions, both VAT-registered. The supplier charges 0%, the invoice carries a reverse-charge note, and the buyer self-accounts for VAT on their own return — input and output cancel out, so no cash flows for tax.
What the invoice shows
Reverse charge — Article 196 VAT Directive 2006/112/EC
Where the tax goes
The supply is the same. The contract is the same. The reverse charge is a fact about where the buyer is registered — and the studio fires the note when both VAT IDs carry different EU/UK country prefixes.
See it labelled on a real invoice →Sequential number, tax point, supplier VAT ID, customer VAT ID + place of supply, per-line rate, VAT analysis block, and the directive citation. Every field on the audit checklist is one click in the studio — and lives in its own labelled spot on the PDF.
VAT Invoice
Issued 02-May-2026 · Tax point 30-Apr-2026
Supplier 🇬🇧
North & Co. Ltd.
22 Old Street, London EC1V 9HL
Customer 🇩🇪
Berliner Foods GmbH
Schönhauser Allee 12, Berlin 10119
DE987654321Place of supply
Germany
Buyer location · B2B
VAT analysis · per rate
Mandatory note
Reverse charge — Article 196 VAT Directive 2006/112/EC. Recipient accounts for VAT in their own jurisdiction.
Multi-country VAT IDs, standard / reduced / zero rate bands, reverse charge auto-fire, export zero-rating, sequential numbering, separate tax-point date. Free Forever ships every field; OSS / IOSS arrives with Cloud Pro, MTD with Business.
GB, DE, FR, IT, ES, NL formats validated on entry. Country prefix decides downstream formatting and reverse-charge eligibility.
Per-line VAT rate from the country's published bands. Each rate rolls into its own subtotal and a separate row on the totals stack.
When supplier and buyer carry different EU/UK VAT prefixes, the studio drops the VAT and prints the Article 196 note automatically.
Sales outside the EU/UK zero-rate by default for goods. The PDF prints the exemption code; you keep the proof of export with your books.
VAT requires a continuous, unique series. The studio enforces sequence within your chosen prefix and remembers the last number.
Date of supply (the tax point) and invoice date are separate fields — VAT requires both for cross-border and continuous services.
One-Stop Shop schemes for B2C digital services and low-value imports. Per-country VAT collection and reporting arrive with Cloud Pro.
HMRC's MTD-compliant submission and digital record-keeping. Ships with the Business plan when you cross the £85k UK threshold.
UK SaaS billing EU B2B, cross-EU SMBs juggling six rate bands, OSS-registered B2C digital sellers, IOSS importers under €150, non-EU exporters zero-rating outbound goods, margin-scheme dealers in second-hand goods.
Sell software services from a UK company to a German B2B customer; the studio drops the VAT, prints the Article 196 note, and your buyer self-accounts on their return.
Bill clients across DE, FR, IT, ES, NL with their domestic VAT applied. The country prefix on the buyer's VAT ID tells the studio which rate band to surface.
Sell digital services to consumers in different EU countries; OSS lets you charge each country's VAT, file once, and skip 27 separate VAT registrations.
Import One-Stop Shop. The studio captures VAT at point of sale on imports under €150 to EU consumers — buyer pays no surprise VAT on delivery, customs flows clean.
Sell goods from the EU/UK to a US, AU, or AE customer; the studio zero-rates the supply and prints the export exemption code on the PDF.
Antiques, art, second-hand cars. VAT applies only to the dealer's margin, not the full price. The studio runs the margin maths and prints the special-scheme note.
VAT ID formats, when reverse charge fires, multi-rate analysis, export zero-rating, OSS vs IOSS, tax-point vs invoice-date, margin scheme. Read end-to-end or skip to the entry that matters.
GB (9 digits), DE (9), FR (2 + 9), IT (11), ES (X + 8 + check), and NL (9 + B + 2). The studio validates structure on entry; the two-letter prefix is what drives downstream behaviour — reverse-charge eligibility, country VAT rate, and where the place of supply lands.
Open the studio. Type the work. Send the PDF. Come back next month — your draft is still here.
Settling
$7,632.23
INV-2026-014 · Atlas Foods Ltd.
Method
UPI / Stripe link
Status
Sent · awaiting payment