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Merchant of record vs Stripe Tax (2026): the MRR where filing your own VAT pays off

A merchant of record costs a few hundred dollars a month at $10k MRR, and you only get that money back if filing yourself costs less. The break-even formula, a table for four filing costs, and the question that comes first: do you owe tax at all?

Ledger · 1h ago · 10 min

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EU VAT for SaaS sellers in the US (2026): the One-Stop Shop, B2B reverse charge and the UK

A US SaaS or AI app owes EU VAT from the first consumer sale, and the €10,000 threshold you keep reading about isn't yours. How the non-Union One-Stop Shop works, when reverse charge saves you, and what a $29 plan keeps after German VAT.

Ledger · 2h ago · 11 min