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Name: Easy Digital Downloads – EU VAT 1.7.2
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Adds EU VAT support to Easy Digital Downloads. Version: 1.5.2 Adds EU VAT support to Easy Digital Downloads.

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Description

Easy Digital Downloads – EU VAT 1.5.2

The Easy Digital Downloads – EU VAT plugin is your trusted partner for meeting EU VAT law requirements, specifically designed to help you collect and report UK and EU VAT with ease. With this plugin, you can compile all the necessary customer location evidence and generate VAT reports and invoices effortlessly. Here’s what our customers have to say about it:

Packed with features to simplify VAT compliance
Brings together all the required data in one location
Easy to view and export data as needed
Billed annually with the option for a lifetime license
No-risk 30-day money-back guarantee
Friendly support team always ready to assist
Simple step-by-step setup guide included
Automatic activation of features without further configuration
Customizable settings for handling EU VAT and generating reports
Convert Easy Digital Downloads emails into tax invoices with merge tags
Smooth migration of data from previous VAT plugins (Pronamic, WPRoute, Easy Digital Downloads tax settings)
Ensures accurate VAT collection, invoicing, and evidence access
Built-in standard VATIVA rates for all 28 EU countries
Ability to override VAT rates for specific EU countries
VAT number field integration for EU businesses
EffectIO alternative for cost-saving plugin updates
Items available with pre-activated licenses and updates via EffectIO Dashboard
GPL code with premium support from EffectIO

Your Easy Digital Downloads – EU VAT Solution

The Easy Digital Downloads – EU VAT plugin takes the hassle out of EU VAT compliance. It simplifies the process by providing all the necessary tools, from collecting customer data to generating reports and invoices. With easy setup and comprehensive features, you can focus on your business while ensuring compliance with EU VAT requirements.

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Adds EU VAT support to Easy Digital Downloads.

1.7.2

Tweak: Updated Romania VAT rate.
Fix: i18n notice when the EDD Invoices plugin is active.
Dev: Updated internal libraries.
Dev: Tested up to WP 6.8.3 and EDD 3.5.2

1.7.1

Dev: Updated internal libraries.
Dev: Tested up to WP 6.8.2 and EDD 3.5.1

1.7.0

New: Replaced HMRC VAT API integration with VATSense API integration.
Tweak: Updated internal libraries.

1.6.1

Tweak: Trigger VAT validation on checkout on "blur" event.
Tweak: Renamed the label of the VAT "Check" button to "Validate".
Tweak: Added hooks to the SoapClient used to validate VAT numbers from the VIES API.
Fix: Upgrades and/or renewals sometimes have tax added even when a valid VAT number was provided in the first payment.
Fix: WP 6.8.1 i18n compatibility.
Dev: Updated internal libraries.
Dev: Tested up to WP 6.8.1 and EDD 3.3.8

1.6.0

New: Updated HMRC VAT validation to use the new HMRC API.
Tweak: Updated Slovakia VAT rate.
Fix: Recurring payments being setup with a VAT charge.
Dev: Tested up to WP 6.7.2 and EDD 3.3.6

1.5.27

Fix: Translation compatibility issues with WordPress 6.7
Dev: Updated internal libraries.
Dev: Tested up to WP 6.7.1 and EDD 3.3.5

1.5.26

Fix: Removed the "Requires Plugins" section from the plugin header.

1.5.25

Tweak: VAT rate for Finland has been increased to 25.5%
Tweak: No longer set session data when not reverse charged or no VAT number is present.
Tweak: Added a new filter for the `insert_subscription_payment` method.
Dev: Minor internal changes.
Dev: Tested up to WP 6.6.1 and EDD 3.3.3

1.5.24

Fix: fatal error when activating the plugin while EDD is not active.
Fix: VAT "Billed To" section not visible due to payment key not longer available via global variable.
Dev: Updated internal libraries.

1.5.23

Tweak: Updated VAT rate for Estonia.
Tweak: Hide "Additional Information" header when you don't have notes.
Tweak: Display appropriate list of countries under the "Country of VAT registration" input inside the setup wizard.
Tweak: Minor changes to the settings panel and steps of the setup wizard.
Fix: Display missing countries under the "Country" input inside the setup wizard.
Dev: Minor internal changes.
Dev: Updated internal libraries.
Dev: Tested up to WP 6.4.2

1.5.22

Tweak: clear the tax rate cache prior to displaying the cart when the checkout block is used.
Tweak: VAT field description hidden when using checkout blocks for consistency.
Tweak: Added payment object and payment ID as extra arguments to the "edd_vat_export_vat_ec_sales_vat_number" filter.
Fix: spacing between the state/province/zip fields and the VAT field.
Dev: Updated internal libraries.
Dev: Tested up to WP 6.3.2

1.5.21

Tweak: Display both EU and UK VAT numbers in invoices template.

1.5.20

Dev: Updated internal libraries.
Dev: Tested up to WP 6.3.

1.5.19

Fix: Checkout displaying "Invalid Requester member state" when the "Country of VAT registration" is set to "United Kingdom" due to change in VIES api.

1.5.18

Tweak: Display all countries into the "Country" field.
Tweak: Added filters for the selectors used when updating the checkout template.

1.5.17

Tweak: Renamed the current "Country" setting to “Country of VAT registration”
Tweak: Added a new “Country” field used for invoices.
Tweak: Added partial German translation.

1.5.16

Fix: Increased number of returned custom tax rates.
Tweak: Updated internal libraries.
Tweak: Added new `edd_vat_recurring_insert_subscription_payment_id` filter.

1.5.15

Fix: Incorrect tax rate applied at checkout when custom and disabled tax rates are being used in EDD 3.0.0+

1.5.14

Tweak: set new temporary VAT rate for Luxembourg.

1.5.13

Tweak: disabled clearing of VAT details on login.
Tweak: added 2 new filters that can be used to fire custom validation requests for VAT numbers.
Tweak: updated internal libraries.

1.5.12

Tweak: added internal debugging utilities.

1.5.11

Tweak: updated list of countries available for the "Country" setting.
Fix: content of the "Additional Text" setting from the EDD Invoices plugin not displaying.
Fix: unable to reverse charge UK VAT for valid UK/GB VAT Numbers.

1.5.10

Tweak: updated EDD Invoices integration to conditionally replace templates based on the country of origin of an order.
Tweak: backwards compatible filters for "VAT number" inside Payments exports.
Fix: PHP warning when name or address are not defined in the VIES API response.

1.5.9

Tweak: updated design of export tools to match EDD 3.0+
Tweak: update "data-total" attribute on tax recalculation on checkout page.
Tweak: toggle "disabled" attribute on billing country dropdown and purchase button while recalculating taxes.
Tweak: added friendly message for the MS_MAX_CONCURRENT_REQ VIES API error.
Fix: VAT number not included in the payments export.
Fix: clear VAT session on login.
Dev: removed plugin promos section in the settings panel.
Dev: updated internal libraries.

1.5.8

Fix: infinite loop if no orders or results to export.
Fix: incomplete exports of EU VAT Report & Export EC Sales List Report in EDD 3.0+
Fix: wrong VAT percentage rate displayed in the invoice generated by EDD Invoices in EDD 3.0+
Tweak: adjusted positioning of the "Settings" link on the plugins screen.
Tweak: plugin promo positioning in EDD 3.0+
Dev: updated Barn2 libraries.
Dev: tested to EDD 3.0.1

1.5.7

Fix: fixed an issue where UK VAT being reverse charged when it shouldn't be.
Dev: updated Barn2 libraries.

1.5.6

Tweak: added tooltip to the country selection field in the plugin's settings panel.
Tweak: updated barn2 libraries.
Tweak: updated language files.
Dev: tested up to WordPress 6.0.

1.5.5

Tweak: added "EU MOSS Number" (EU code) as selectable country under the EU Vat settings panel.
Tweak: added "Northern Ireland" (XI code) as selectable country under the EU Vat settings panel.
Tweak: use the EDD Store country name in invoices and receipts when the "EU Moss Number" country is selected.
Fix: make sure that the trader address property exists when checking consultation number.
Dev: added edd_vat_invoice_address_country_code filter.

1.5.4

Fix: WordPress crashes when EDD is disabled without disabling EDD EU VAT first

1.5.3

New: improved handling of ajax validation errors at checkout.
New: improved handling of expired nonces at checkout.
New: store VIES consultation number if available.
Tweak: swapped the hooks used to copy data for recurring payments.
Dev: updated setup wizard library
Dev: updated barn2 library
Dev: tested up to WordPress 5.9.2 and Easy Digital Downloads 2.11.6.

1.5.2

New: Compatibility with the EDD Invoices plugin version 1.3.2
Tweak: EDD Invoices custom templates only load when the EDD Invoices plugin version is lower than 1.3.2.
Fix: Customer VAT details not displaying within the EDD Invoices plugin.
Tested up to WordPress 5.8.3 and Easy Digital Downloads 2.11.4.1.

1.5.1

Fix: Compatibility issue with the EDD Invoices plugin version 1.3.1
Fix: Frontend javascript ignoring SCRIPT_DEBUG constant.

1.5.0

New: Added support for the Easy Digital Downloads - Invoices plugin.
New: Added ability to display website address and email address inside the invoice.
Tweak: Switched VIES api url from http to https.
Tweak: Updated language files.
Tested up to WordPress 5.8.2 and Easy Digital Downloads 2.11.3.1.

1.4.2

Tweak: Clear EDD Recurring license cancel and renew checkout notice if a VAT number is successfully applied.
Dev: Add a filter to allow showing the hidden incorrectly priced EDD Recurring notices.
Tested up to WordPress 5.8.1 and Easy Digital Downloads 2.11.2.

1.4.1

Tweak: Clear EDD Recurring license upgrade checkout notice if a VAT number is successfully applied.
Fix: VAT details were not displayed on the Purchase Receipt or EDD PDF Invoice for certain renewal payments.
Fix: When using the 'Blue Stripe' template with EDD PDF Invoices, special characters would not display correctly.
Tested up to WordPress 5.8 and Easy Digital Downloads 2.10.6

1.4

New: Added UK VAT number validation.
New: Added Company UK VAT number field in settings, which is displayed in purchase receipts and emails.
New: EDD 3.0 compatibility.
Tweak: Added an admin warning if the PHP Soap extension is not installed on the server.

1.3.5

Fix: Fixed an issue introduced in EDD 2.10.1 which made the VAT number a required field on checkout when a discount code was applied.

1.3.4

Tweak: Switched the purchase receipt details to use a CSS flexbox layout for the columns.
Dev: Added new filters to allow VAT number formatting and for handling payment rounding in the EC Sales List export.

1.3.3

UK VAT: Remove VAT number field from checkout for United Kingdom following Brexit.
Tweak: Add expiry for Ireland temporary VAT rate cut.
Fix: Cart totals on checkout when prices are inclusive of tax.
Dev: Filter added to allow users to optionally display VAT number field for United Kingdom on checkout.
Dev: Add Composer project type and remove deprecated file include.

1.3.2

New: Applied the temporary VAT cut for Ireland from 23% to 21%.
Fix: Minor error which prevented the VAT field description filter working.

1.3.1

New: Added temporary VAT rate cut for Germany. The VAT rate applied on checkout will be reduced to 16% automatically for customers from 1 July 2020 to 31 December 2020 inclusive.
Tested with latest versions of WordPress and EDD.

1.3

New: Added full VAT company information to purchase receipt and PDF invoice (if using EDD PDF Invoices).
Fix: Added VAT details to subscription renewal payments for EDD Recurring.
Fix: Prevent double submission of VAT number validation on checkout.
Fix: Hide VAT field when checkout first loaded if billing country not in EU.
Fix: The address state on the purchase receipt was displaying the code rather than the full name.
Fix: Improve compatibility with EDD Stripe.
Tweak: Always show the VAT tax rate on purchase receipt, regardless of plugin setting to show/hide invoice details.
Dev: Added new plugin license system and refactored code.
Dev: Added more filters for easier developer customisation.
Dev: Added Composer support.

1.2

Added new EC Sales List report for VAT-registered businesses in the EU.
Added hooks to VAT Payments report to allow adjustment of total and tax amounts (e.g. for currency conversion).
Prevent VAT field being hidden by EDD Stripe when using the saved billing address feature.
Move VAT check result inside main VAT field on checkout.

1.1

Hide VAT field on checkout if billing country is not in the EU.

1.0

Initial release.

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