From your nick, I gather that you’re a school bus driver
Given that in church holy cards with prayers are given away (voluntary free offering) and that it’s not possible to sell them on eBay for less than 1 euro, considering the cost of 0.35 euro, I’m not sure how worth it it is to get reported to the tax agency, but you do make a lot of monthly sales even if for small amounts, and for that reason you are not an occasional seller.
The first answer that comes to mind is that with 9,500 items sold on a platform (even if they’re of modest value) you can’t be considered a private individual. For the professional buying and selling of used items, there is specifically the margin scheme tax regime.
The German authorities are probably not as accommodating as the Italian ones.
In fact, they’ve treated you as a professional seller in every respect.....
Under German regulations, as of 1 July 2021 the b2c seller (professional selling to the public) must:
Obtain a German VAT number or register for the OSS VAT scheme in order to comply with VAT payment at destination (payment due once the single European threshold of €10,000 is exceeded);
Communicate to the marketplace the German VAT number or the VAT number of an EU country together with proof of registration in the OSS scheme.
As you can see, an Italian VAT number with OSS registration can work too, since you’ve already been reported to the tax agency by eBay and you should open the Italian VAT number anyway.
daxsisko
·2 years agoin addition to what was said by the person before me.......if the problem is selling in Germany, why sell in Germany?
anyway, from what I see in the items you sell, you don't have a shortage of saints to pray to.......😁
heavenwelkin
·2 years agoFrom your nick, I gather that you’re a school bus driver
Given that in church holy cards with prayers are given away (voluntary free offering) and that it’s not possible to sell them on eBay for less than 1 euro, considering the cost of 0.35 euro, I’m not sure how worth it it is to get reported to the tax agency, but you do make a lot of monthly sales even if for small amounts, and for that reason you are not an occasional seller.
Kind regards.
marioelegio
·2 years agoThe first answer that comes to mind is that with 9,500 items sold on a platform (even if they’re of modest value) you can’t be considered a private individual. For the professional buying and selling of used items, there is specifically the margin scheme tax regime.
The German authorities are probably not as accommodating as the Italian ones.
In fact, they’ve treated you as a professional seller in every respect.....
Under German regulations, as of 1 July 2021 the b2c seller (professional selling to the public) must:
(from: https://tecnovat.it/come-ottenere-il-certificato-fiscale-e-vendere-on-line-in-germania-senza-rischiare-sanzioni/)
As you can see, an Italian VAT number with OSS registration can work too, since you’ve already been reported to the tax agency by eBay and you should open the Italian VAT number anyway.
ciao
mario