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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

4.7

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Considering 49 reviews, reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company. Many customers praise the service as excellent, professional, and efficient, making complex VAT compliance simple and providing peace of mind. Reviewers frequently highlight the staff and customer service for their helpfulness, responsiveness, and proactive approach, often mentioning dedicated account managers who provide clear communication and personalized support. People appreciate the quick response times and the team's willingness to assist with various queries, ensuring deadlines are met and issues are resolved properly. However, some customers also noted a difficult start or a complete collapse of service after onboarding, with issues like changing agents, unanswered emails, and a lack of clear ownership. These reviewers felt unsupported and found the service impersonal, stating that promises of guidance and dedicated account managers were not fulfilled, leading to them having to resolve problems independently.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

SimplyVAT is the best service I have come across in EU VAT segment as I also deal with other service providers which lack the expertise or professionalism that SimplyVAT offers. The VAT specialists ar... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Working with Ewa has been a real pleasure so far. She responds to emails very quickly and is always helpful. After a difficult start a couple of years ago with SimplyVAT, when we unfortunately had a p... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I have been using SimplyVAT for just under a year to fulfil my EU tax requirements as I expand my Amazon business. Very happy with the service I have received. It is always reassuring to know I have s... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

We have been working with SimplyVAT for some time now. I must say they have been not only very efficient and compliant but also very flexible when the situation changes. We have had a few moments whe... See more

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Company details

  1. Tax Preparation Service
  2. Business to Business Service
  3. e-Commerce Solution Provider
  4. Tax Consultant
  5. Tax Preparation Software

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We’re SimplyVAT. We handle international VAT Registration and returns for ecommerce businesses. We specialise in VAT in Europe and Canadian GST. Whatever your business looks like, we can make VAT simple. We speak over 15 languages and our clients range from one-person startups to multi-national corporations. Tax is complicated, so we’re here to make it simple. Whether you’re selling through a marketplace like Amazon FBA or have built an audience for your own website, we’ll take the administrative burden out of VAT. We handle the One Stop Shop VAT schemes as well as individual VAT registrations. Our Consultancy services are available to answer complex VAT questions. We developed our platform, Tribexa, to make VAT compliance as simple as possible. Everyone on our team is focused on making sure you have the best possible VAT experience. We’re proud to say that as a result, ecommerce businesses all over the world have ranked us the best VAT service in the industry.


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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very good company for EU VAT returns

Very good company. They have processed out EU VAT returns for IOSS for the last year now and we haven't had any problems. Ulla our client manager is always really fast to respond to any queries and is great to work with. I would definitely recommend Simply VAT.

February 9, 2023
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Thank you so much for your review Ben!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

smart and kind team

The whole team is very smart and kind. They always help us with every single question we have and they give us solutions. We are more than happy to work with them.

December 16, 2022
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Reply from SimplyVAT

Thank you so much for your review Miguel!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great service!

Sonja Quinn is our client manager and I cannot fault her at all. She is extremely helpful, polite and always contactable. Everything runs very smoothly with Sonja in charge and any queries we have are always answered clearly and promptly. Would highly recommend.

November 12, 2022
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Hi Francesca, thank you for your lovely review :)

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Flawless service

Flawless service, by SimplyVAT have had excellent service first by Liza and then Sonja. Both have been amazing!

December 8, 2022
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Hi Ajay, thank you so much for your review!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Been with SimplyVAT for 18 Months

We use SimplyVAT for our EU VAT obligations and have been with for them around 18 months. Unfortunately we have been left with no choice but to submit a detailed review as a result of the terrible we have received recently.

In the last 6 months we've had 3 different AMs, one of which couldn't file a quarterly return correctly, this left us scrambling to ensure it was submitted on time.
Our original AM was brilliant but since she left, our account has been passed around various reps that have little care for our business. Most of the time our emails go unanswered for weeks, leaving us in the dark and having to chase.

Either the AMs have too many clients to give us enough time or they are simply not qualified enough to handle our obligations.

We have since decided exit the EU market and notified SimplyVAT of our 2 month notice. Since then, they are trying to charge over £500 for various de-registration fees. As well as the ongoing charges for OSS and quarterly returns.

Since giving our notice, our emails have been ignored and we missed another deadline for a return. Our AM failed to share the relevant a reference number so that we could make payment to the relevant EU authority.

Companies like SimplyVAT are supposed to take the headaches away from business owners but this has turned into a nightmare.

This company has gone down hill, you should avoid at all costs. Find a company that actually takes care of their clients.

December 1, 2022
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Reply from SimplyVAT

Hi George, I'm very sorry to hear about your experience of working with us and thank you for giving us your feedback. I understand that my colleagues have been working with you to ensure that everything is resolved to your satisfaction and I hope we can reach the desired solutions as quickly as possible. Please continue speaking with Alex if anything else comes up.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

It was a promising start

It was a promising start, and everything was acceptable as long as we needed the service. But try to close your account with them... Oh my!!!

We have asked to be deregistered as we reviewed the company structure and do not need their services anymore.

They are dragging this along for half a year, keep sending invoices for a service we are not using and came up with some lame excuses (when they actually reply).

Already been over 3 months of hell trying to deregister from this lame service!

Stay away from them if you plan any structural changes or if you don't plan to stay with them for a lifetime!

November 15, 2022
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Reply from SimplyVAT

Hi Joris, thank you for your feedback. I am very sorry to hear that you have not been satisfied with our service. Having reviewed your account, it appears there has been difficulty deregistering due to the tax authorities having outstanding issues with the VAT account, which we have been working to resolve on your behalf. As we’ve communicated, these issues are likely the result of errors from within the tax authority and are out of our control, however, we have been trying to solve this for you as quickly as possible. I understand how frustrating this can be, but unfortunately until the deregistration can be finalised by the TA, there is an ongoing requirement to remain compliant.

We appreciate your continued collaboration and would be very grateful if you could respond to our latest correspondence so we may continue to work towards a solution as quickly as possible. If you would like to discuss this further, please feel free to contact me at holly.hawes@simplyvat.com. Thank you.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Amazing experience

Amazing experience! This is a game changer for those in the E-commerce space etc. They quickly understand your needs and finds the best approach.

Would highly recommend!

October 13, 2022
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Reply from SimplyVAT

Thanks for your review Christoffer!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Pretty Smooth

I have been in contact with one of SimplyVAT's onboarding administrator since the start of October and throughout the duration of our correspondence, he has shown me his utmost best.

The onboarding process was very smooth thanks to his wealth of knowledge — and the level of professionalism and courtesy I received was equally as impressive. He would always reply to me in a timely manner and notify me if any steps of the process (i.e. OSS registration) would take more time than usual. I would be provided an estimated time of completion each step of the way as well, which was more-or-less accurate each time.

Thank you for your assistance and for making my work a lot more stress-free.

October 5, 2022
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Reply from SimplyVAT

Hi Kevin, thank you so much for your review!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Out VAT filings have run smoothly since…

Out VAT filings have run smoothly since we started with Simply VAT. It is especially beneficial to have your own client manager who takes care of all your filings - personal and efficient service!

October 4, 2022
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Reply from SimplyVAT

Thank you for your review Minna!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great experience

Great experience. They will help you if you’re having issues understanding anything.

September 8, 2022
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Reply from SimplyVAT

Thank you for your review!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Miriam is excellent

Miriam is always on top of what needs to be done! Thank you!

September 7, 2022
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Thanks so much for your review

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Got more than 5 penalties / fines by…

Got more than 5 penalties / fines by the HMRS due to late Vat return filling by this company, and i have been promised that they will pay all those penalties as it clearly was their fault, but they have never done it!

Furthermore, until today, I have yet received our statement of account document from the HMRC, with some excuses that they requested our balance from the HMRC and yet received any reply from them.
I have been waiting for it more than two years now!

I'm sure that our account have depth outstanding for a long time now do to their unprofessional service!

Furthermore, I have yet received the update of our company address confirmation with the required accounts statement, and i have been waiting for it more than two years as well, and just keep getting excuses as always!

I have also asked few times to provide all the necessary details and confirmations needed in order to transfer our account to our new Tax agent, but they simply stopped replying to emails, and even at this stage do not cooperating to help solving all of our account issues!

At this point, we explained that we will let our lawyer handle it directly, and make sure that SimplyVat will bear any of the penalties applied to our account due to the late submissions to the HMRC,
And any other negative consequences that will arise due to the unprofessional way treated by SimplyVat so far!

August 12, 2022
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Reply from SimplyVAT

Hi Doron, please refer to our latest correspondence in response to your original feedback:

Hi Doron, I hope you're well? I'm so sorry and surprised to hear that this is your understanding of your experience with SimplyVAT.com. I know Hannah has worked tirelessly to try and resolve the outstanding issues and challenges that we've had with your VAT account. Hannah will reach out to you again now to finalise our outstanding actions. We would be grateful if you can respond by return to Hannah so both parties can move forward. I wish you all the best. Kind regards, Claire

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Laura was super knowledgeable and able…

Laura was super knowledgeable and able to answer all of my questions relating to VAT in the UK and EU in a very short period of time! There was no ambiguity. Looking forward to working with the rest of the team.

July 25, 2022
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Reply from SimplyVAT

Thank you for your review Simone!

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