Taxamo shutting down Assure, IOSS and EU Digital Sales Services

Taxamo IOSS and Assure services shutting down

Taxamo Assure, including Taxamo IOSS services is shutting down by the 30th of December 2024 at 13.00 GMT due to a strategic shift within its parent company, Vertex Inc.

Taxamo was an early innovator in IOSS solutions, quickly capturing attention by offering an effective service from the start. Despite challenges integrating with the service—particularly for platforms like Shopify, which were unsupported—Taxamo gained a strong customer base. WooCommerce merchants and those with significant technical resources could use the solution to navigate EU tax compliance for digital and physical goods. By the end of 2024 Taxamo Assure and IOSS services are no longer available.

EAS: The Best Alternative to Taxamo Assure and Taxamo IOSS

As Taxamo Assure shuts down, EAS offers a seamless solution for handling cross-border VAT compliance and IOSS registration, designed to support your business as it grows. With EAS’s fully automated system, even complex operations can be up and running in days, giving you easy, compliant access to the European market.

EAS not only simplifies tax compliance but also enhances your customers’ buying experience, reduces error rates, minimizes audit risks, and lowers operational costs.

Customers using Taxamo API Connection

Merchants who have relied on Taxamo’s full API connection will now need a new provider to maintain access to EU VAT schemes, such as IOSS for physical goods and non-Union OSS for digital sales. Fortunately, EAS, the market leader in EU and UK tax compliance automation, is ready to support you. We serve thousands of merchants through no-code, app-based integrations with Shopify, WooCommerce, Shopware, and Wix, along with hundreds of merchants using our API connections. This means that proven, reliable solutions are available for all European VAT schemes and both digital and physical goods.

API switch Timeline and Tips

While we’re here to support a smooth transition, establishing an API integration takes time. We’ve seen capable API clients integrate within days, though most merchants will need a few weeks to fully complete the setup. To avoid disruptions, we recommend starting now if you need an operational system by December 2024.

EAS API Options

There are two integration options for API users:

1. Post-Sale Data Retrieval: A lighter integration for merchants with existing VAT calculations, inclusive tax pricing models and stores with ready EU VAT Rates.
2. Full Landed Cost Calculation: Supports both inclusive and exclusive tax pricing models, handling the complete landed cost for each sale.

WooCommerce Plugin for Digital Goods

The shutdown of Taxamo Assure also means that Taxamo’s popular WooCommerce plugin, in service since 2015, will stop functioning at the end of December. Compliance is crucial, especially with CESOP regulations, which compel payment providers to report all sales to tax authorities, and EU authorities actively pursue any unpaid taxes with penalties.

Here’s the good news: EAS has a WooCommerce plugin that supports both digital and physical goods, already helping hundreds of merchants. This plugin provides a simpler, faster onboarding than the API setup, though we recommend allowing about a week for migration to account for potential plugin conflicts and testing.

Summary

Despite Taxamo’s closure, you can transition smoothly to a trusted, cost-effective solution with EAS, complete with full automation.

To get started, register at www.easproject.com/reg, where you’ll be assigned a dedicated support manager to guide you through onboarding for any solution you choose.

For EAS pricing details, visit www.easproject.com/pricing.