Validate VAT for Stripe Subscriptions

Where VAT Validation Fits in Stripe Billing If you charge EU customers through Stripe, you need to validate their VAT number before creating a subscription. A valid VAT number from another EU country means you apply reverse charge (0% VAT) instead of your local rate. Get it wrong, and you either overcharge the customer or owe the tax authority the difference. EuroValidate checks the VAT against VIES in real time and returns the company name, address, and a confidence score. You call it once before stripe.subscriptions.create , store the result in subscription metadata, and your invoicing is audit-ready. The Flow Customer enters VAT → Your server validates via EuroValidate → Valid B2B? → Create subscription with reverse charge (0% tax) Invalid? → Create subscription with standard VAT rate VIES down? → Check confidence score, decide fallback Node.js Implementation npm install @eurovalidate/sdk stripe import { EuroValidate } from ' @eurovalidate/sdk ' ; import Stripe from ' stripe ' ; con