If you own an e-commerce store, then you should know about European rules about digital goods. According to the origin of the customer, you need to charge VAT on his purchase. This plugin will automatically take care of all the taxes and calculations depending on the location of the customer.
From January 1, 2015, the European Union has put into effect the new rules about the taxation on the purchase of digital goods (software, electronic, e-book, telecommunications and broadcast services) for European citizens.
In the business to consumer sale, the shop must apply the VAT of the country of the purchaser; while in the business to business, it all depends whether the company owns valid VAT number recognized by the European Union. 28 countries mean 28 different calculations; do you think it could be confusing? Well, because with YITH WooCommerce EU VAT everything will be automatic.