# Collect tax in a country in the European Union

Learn how to use Stripe Tax to calculate, collect, and report tax in a country in the European Union.

Each of these countries is part of the European Union (EU), and applies the [EU VAT rules](https://docs.stripe.com/tax/supported-countries/european-union.md). The requirements for tax registration, as well as which types of transactions are included, vary from country to country.

For each country, you can find information about:

- The kind of sales and products Stripe supports.

- The types of tax Stripe can help you collect.

- Resources about how to register with local tax authorities.

To learn more, see [Navigating the VAT registration process in Europe](https://stripe.com/guides/tax-registration-process-europe).

- **Supported product type**

  [All PTCs](https://docs.stripe.com/tax/tax-codes.md)

- **Your business location**
✓ Supported
- **Your customer location**
✓ Supported
- **Tax type**

  VAT

- **Official resources**

  [Government website](https://www.bzst.de/DE/Unternehmen/Identifikationsnummern/Umsatzsteuer-Identifikationsnummer/Vergabe_USt_IdNr/vergabe_ust_idnr_node.html)

  [Information on OSS](https://www.bzst.de/DE/Unternehmen/Umsatzsteuer/umsatzsteuer_node.html)

- **Status**

  - None No transactions

- **Transactions included in [obligations monitoring](https://docs.stripe.com/tax/monitoring.md)**

  Any taxable transaction

- **Registration threshold**

  1 transaction

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## Supported calculations for Germany 

In Germany, although certain territories fall outside the standard tax system and might have different tax rules, Stripe Tax calculates German VAT. This applies to:

- Island of Helgoland
- Territory of Büsingen

## See also

- [Set up Stripe Tax](https://docs.stripe.com/tax/set-up.md)
- [Register for sales tax, VAT, and GST](https://docs.stripe.com/tax/registering.md)
- [Use Stripe to register](https://docs.stripe.com/tax/use-stripe-to-register.md)