Paddle
Merchant of record for software companies — billing, sales tax, and compliance handled.
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Overview
Paddle is a merchant of record for software companies, meaning Paddle is the legal seller and is responsible for global sales tax and VAT registration, collection, and remittance.
It covers checkout, subscription billing with proration and trials, dunning, and B2B invoicing and reseller orders. Because Paddle is the seller of record, the end-customer payment relationship sits with Paddle rather than with the software vendor.
Common use cases
- Sell software internationally without registering for VAT
- Run subscription billing with trials and proration
- Recover failed payments through automated dunning
- Issue B2B invoices and handle reseller orders
Key Features
- Merchant of record — Paddle is the seller of record
- Global sales tax and VAT registration and remittance
- Subscription billing with proration and trials
- Checkout with localised pricing and payment methods
- Dunning and involuntary-churn recovery
- Reseller and invoicing support for B2B SaaS
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