Calculate correctly
With VATRules, you access a database of certified VAT rates on-demand – directly in your system environment! Your product prices thus automatically consider the VAT rates currently applicable in the EU-27 and Northern Ireland.
All standard rates, reductions, and temporary adjustments
eClear’s VATRules database includes not only the standard VAT rates, but also all country-specific reductions, exemptions and temporary adjustments.
VATRules is the basis for the preparation of correct VAT returns. Because by automated updates, your product prices always consider the tax rate required depending on the country of delivery.
Reduce risk, secure margin
Many merchants set the same product price when selling to other EU countries to simplify their processes. However, in addition to the liability risks, they often underestimate the margin losses that can occur if local VAT regulations are not considered or their sources are outdated.
What VATRules offers you
Article-specific allocation of applicable VAT rates
- More than 1.2 million eClear IDs enable the precise combination of product and country-specific applicable tax rate
Always up to date
- The on-demand database is continuously updated
Certified data quality
- Consideration of the applicable EU and national legislation, with currently more than 300,000 exemptions.
Reliable provision in your shop
- Powerful REST API with certified response time under 100 ms
Financial Dashboard SPOT is included!
- VATRules includes the use of SPOT free of charge for the duration of the contract.
Strengthening your VAT compliance
- Compliant application of the VAT rates applicable to the EU-27 and Northern Ireland within your existing business processes; basis for the preparation of correct VAT declarations
Competitive and margin advantages
- By considering the country-specific applicable regulations, you never charge too little or too much VAT
Time and costs savings
- Process optimisation through automation (e.g. fast go to market to expand your business to other countries; avoidance of corrections)
Increasing customer satisfaction
- Correct application of the locally applicable VAT rates when designing your product prices
APIs and plugins
VATRules is available as a plugin for various systems (for example SAP S/4Hana, SAP Commerce, plentymarkets) or can also be integrated into your system environment via API.
Illustration: In SAP S/4Hana, the provision of VAT rates is directly integrated in SAP tax determination (tax key determination).
SPOT, your all-in-one dashboard
VATRules includes access to SPOT, eClear’s financial dashboard, free of charge for the duration of the contract.
SPOT aggregates your turnover, sales, and tax data in one clear dashboard.
With its transaction control, SPOT checks the VAT rates of your invoices and reports errors.
Would you like to find out how you can use eClear products for your e-commerce business? Send us your request!
Certified expertise
We continuously compare the VATRules with applicable EU directives and regulations as well as the national regulations of the member states and thus ensure that the data is always available in your system.
Lea-Luisa Weichselbaum, Teamlead VATRules
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