Comparing Amazon VAT Service Providers Brenda Varela | usagoldmines.com

Comparing Amazon VAT service providers helps EU sellers see real features, public starting prices and risks, so they don’t choose a VAT partner on price alone.

Selling across Europe with Amazon FBA, Pan-EU or multiple marketplaces almost always means dealing with VAT in several countries at once. For most sellers, that’s only manageable with the help of Amazon VAT service providers. The challenge is that prices, service models and risk levels vary a lot – and the cheapest headline fee is not always the safest option.

Below you’ll find a comparison table with public starting prices (where available) for four well-known providers – hellotax, Taxually, AVASK and J&P Accountants – followed by simple guidance on how to interpret the differences.

Overview table: Amazon VAT service providers compared

Pricing below is based on what the different Amazon VAT service providers publicly advertise at the time of writing. In practice, quotes will vary with countries, filing frequency and extras like OSS, IOSS, EPR or audit support.

How to read thistable (beyond the numbers)

The table is deliberately simple: you see roughly who each provider is for, what tools they offer, and where their public starting prices sit.

The key is not to “hunt for the lowest number” but to ask:

• What’s actually included in that price?

• Does the provider cover all countries where Amazon stores my stock?

• How much is automated, and how much is manual and error-prone?

• Who will be there when a tax office sends a letter or Amazon asks for proof of compliance?

For example:

• A self-serve package “from 25 € per country per month” can look very attractive, but once you add several countries, registrations, OSS and help with letters, the real annual cost often jumps.

• A mid-range platform such as hellotax may cost more per month than the absolute cheapest offer, but if it automates data imports, tracks thresholds and puts local VAT experts behind your filings, it can easily save you hundreds or thousands in penalties or clean-up later.

• A global platform like Taxually can be very efficient if you’re active in many regions, but for a small Amazon-only operation it may simply be more machine than you need, at a price you don’t really use to its full potential.

Still not sure which Amazon VAT service providers are right for your business? Book a free call with hellotax and let us review your current setup, highlight your risks, and show you how a specialised VAT partner can simplify your life across the EU.

What Amazon VAT service providers actually do for you

Whichever provider you pick, you are basically paying them to handle four big jobs:

1. VAT registrations

   • Registering in each EU country where you are required to have a VAT number (because of stock, domestic sales or other triggers).

   • Handling OSS or IOSS where it makes sense, so you don’t register twice when you don’t need to.

2. Ongoing VAT returns and reports

   • Preparing and filing monthly or quarterly VAT returns, plus annual summaries where required.

   • Filing OSS, Intrastat and EC Sales Lists when your volumes trigger them.

   • Making sure deadlines are not missed.

3. Data handling and reconciliation

   • Pulling your data from Amazon Seller Central and other channels into one place.

   • Reconciling sales, refunds, fees and stock movements with what is actually reported to tax offices.

   • Tracking the €10,000 EU-wide OSS threshold and other country-specific triggers.

4. Communication with tax offices

   • Receiving and answering letters from authorities.

   • Clarifying issues, filing corrections and helping you in audits.

If you want to know more about our Letter Inbox service, read this article on the topic.

The main difference between Amazon VAT service providers is how well they do each of these points, and how much of it is covered in the price you see on the website.

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Quick profiles of the four providers

hellotax: marketplace-focused, automation + local experts

hellotax focuses 100% on online sellers and marketplaces in Europe. It combines its own VAT software with local tax experts in EU countries to handle registrations, filings, correspondence and fiscal representation where required.

For Amazon sellers, the practical benefits are:

• Automated import of marketplace data,

• Live overview of registrations and next filing dates,

• Alerts when new warehouses or sales patterns trigger extra registrations,

• Local tax teams who understand how EU authorities think.

Check our full pricing list here.

If you want a VAT partner built around the way Amazon and other marketplaces work, book a free call with hellotax and let a specialist walk through your current footprint.

Taxually: global, quote-based VAT automation

Taxually positions itself as a global indirect tax platform rather than a marketplace-only provider. Its CrossTax engine aims to centralise VAT and sales tax compliance in more than 150 jurisdictions for growing and enterprise-level businesses.

You get:

• High levels of automation,

• Coverage well beyond the EU,

• Advanced content and tools around changing VAT rules and ViDA.

There is no public price list: quotes are tailored to the number of countries, transaction volumes and complexity. This can be ideal for larger businesses, but if you are a smaller Amazon-only seller in the EU, the platform may be more than you actually need.

AVASK: strong Amazon presence with tiered offers

AVASK is a familiar name in the Amazon community and offers VAT and EPR services for EU and UK sellers. It has both self-serve and premium managed options.

Publicly advertised:

• Self-serve VAT filing from 25 € per country per month,

• VAT registrations from 150 € per VAT number,

• Premium EU VAT compliance from 1,400 €/year per country (UK from 1,040 €/year), with compliance fees “from 93 €/month” highlighted on marketing pages.

This is attractive if you want to start with low basic prices, but you should check very clearly:

• What happens when you add multiple countries,

• How letters and audits are billed,

• How responsive support is during busy periods.

J&P Accountants: chartered accountants with an e-commerce niche

J&P Accountants are a UK firm of chartered accountants that developed a strong niche in EU/UK VAT for online sellers, including Amazon. They promote global VAT compliance services and broader accounting under one roof.

Their global VAT compliance page mentions “pricing starting from just 40€ per month”, with exact quotes defined per client and country mix.

If you like the idea of having one firm handle VAT, bookkeeping, and corporate tax, this is appealing. Just be aware:

• The model is more “managed service” than “plug-and-play SaaS”,

• Public reviews are very mixed, with some clients praising the team and others reporting serious delays and communication issues – so it’s worth asking for recent references.

Key questions to ask Amazon VAT service providers

When you talk to any provider, ask:

1. Coverage and obligations

   • In which countries will you register me based on my current Amazon logistics?

   • How will you monitor if Amazon starts storing my stock in new warehouses?

2. Data and automation

   • How do you pull data from Amazon Seller Central?

   • How much manual work will I still need to do each month?

3. OSS and thresholds

   • Will you help me decide when to use OSS vs separate registrations?

   • How do you monitor the €10,000 EU-wide distance-selling threshold for my business?

4. Support and letters

   • Who receives tax office letters: you or me?

   • Is answering these letters included in the monthly fee?

5. Pricing structure

   • What exactly is included in the monthly price?

   • In which situations would I pay extra?

You can also check the European Commission’s OSS page for an official overview of how EU VAT rules and thresholds work, so you can sanity-check what any provider tells you.

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Final takeaway: don’t choose on price alone

When comparing Amazon VAT service providers, the main message is simple:

Price is important, but it should never be the only filter when choosing Amazon VAT service providers.

For Amazon sellers, the real cost is:

• Missed registrations in countries where Amazon quietly stores your stock,

• Late or incorrect filings that generate penalties and interest,

• Time and stress spent chasing a provider that doesn’t answer when a tax office letter lands.

A provider that charges a little more but actually keeps you compliant, answers letters and understands Amazon logistics is usually far cheaper than the “cheapest” offer that leaves you exposed.

If you want to see how your current setup compares, you can invite readers to book a free consultation with hellotax. During that call, a VAT specialist can:

• Map where they should already be registered,

• Check whether OSS is being used correctly,

• Show how automation and local VAT experts can reduce both risk and admin across the EU.

Before you choose the cheapest option from all the Amazon VAT service providers, talk to us. hellotax combines automation, local VAT experts and transparent pricing, so you know exactly what is covered and where you are protected.

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