Amanda Hyde-Pierce

I teach an online programme b2c to customers in the UK and EU. My customers in the EU - France, Italy, Spain, Germany etc... do I charge them UK VAT? Other tax? I'm confused as to whether I need to register for VAT/tax numbers in all these different european countries. As perhaps I dont charge them UK VAT but I need to have a German VAT number for German customers, a France VAT number for French customers etc. Where do these EU sales get entered on my UK VAT return? Any help on this would be massively appreciated.

I teach an online course. Business Management Certification, but it is quite niche. It's a US created online programme that I purchased a license to use and I teach, support and train people here in the UK and in the EU I meet my students each week via Zoom for one hour, plus throughout the week answer their questions by email and message. Students must complete projects for which they are provided feedback by me. And then students must complete 'Certification Week' a week of project tests to be provided with a designation of 'Certified'. If they do not pass Certification Week they do not received their 'Certified' designation. While it IS business management training, it is quite niche and not taught in schools or universities. Questions. 1. Should I be exempt from VAT - it's education. it's ongoing support and teaching? According to POSS13250 I come under 'Consultant' "educational services where the supplier and the customer are in different countries from each other at the time when the supply is made. See also educational services that are supplied where performed: Notice 741a 12.1 Says your services are supplied >>>>> where your customer belongs<<<<<< and so are outside the scope of UK VAT. It’s the nature of the service that you should consider, rather than your professional qualification or status And 'consultant' is referenced in 12.2 So then... 2. If I am not exempt from VAT - and I should be charging UK based B2C students UK VAT... What should I be charging EU based B2C students? This is really really tough to figure all this out. You read something and think, ahaaaa got it. And then read something else and thing, DOH, nope, start over.