Legal
VAT and tax info
Where you live decides what tax shows up on your invoice. Here's the breakdown so there are no surprises at checkout.
Summary by jurisdiction
| Where you are | What's added | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| EU business with valid VAT ID | 0% VAT (reverse charge) | VAT ID validated against VIES at checkout. |
| EU consumer (no VAT ID) | Local VAT (e.g. 21% ES, 19% DE, 20% FR) | Charged via Dodo's EU-VAT MOSS-equivalent flow. |
| UK business with valid VAT number | 0% VAT (reverse charge) | Validated against HMRC. |
| UK consumer / non-VAT-registered | 20% UK VAT | Standard rate. |
| USA | Sales tax where required | Dodo handles state-by-state nexus. |
| Rest of world | No VAT/sales tax added | Local taxes are your responsibility. |
Who collects it
Dodo Payments is the merchant of record for every ads4founders subscription. Dodo collects the indirect tax shown on your invoice, remits it to the relevant tax authority, and files the returns. Ads4Founders never sees raw tax filings — only the line-item breakdown on each invoice.
Adding or updating your VAT ID
Add it on the billing page in your dashboard. EU IDs are validated against VIES; UK numbers against HMRC. If valid, the next invoice renders as $299 with 0% reverse-charge instead of $299 + local VAT.
Past invoices are not retroactively corrected. If verification fails on a known-good ID (VIES outage, edge case), message Jorge and he'll override the customer record manually so the next renewal is reverse-charged.
Invoices
A PDF invoice is generated and emailed automatically for every successful charge. It includes:
- Dodo Payments as merchant of record (its registered address).
- Your billing address and your VAT ID, if provided.
- The line item: $299/mo per slot, plus any multi-spot discount (10% off the second spot, 20% off the third and beyond).
- Indirect tax (VAT / sales tax) per the jurisdiction table.
- The grandfather rate clause where applicable.
Past invoices are downloadable from the billing dashboard at any time, including after cancellation.
If your tax residency changes
Update your billing address and VAT ID immediately on the billing page. The next renewal will be billed against the updated jurisdiction. Past invoices are not retroactively corrected — if you need a corrected historical invoice for accounting, message Jorge and he'll see what Dodo can issue as a correction memo.
Record retention
Invoices and tax records are retained for 7 years to match the longest tax-compliance retention period across the jurisdictions where Ads4Founders has nexus via Dodo. This aligns with the data-retention rule in the Privacy policy §data-retention.
Not tax advice
This page is operational documentation, not legal or tax advice. If your situation is non-standard — charity, holding company, multi-country VAT registration, US nonprofit exemption — talk to your accountant. The line items on your Dodo invoice are the source of truth.
Contact
Billing or tax questions: /contact. Jorge replies directly.