You may need to check that someone’s VAT registration is valid for various reasons, e.g. if a customer is EC resident but outside of the UK you should not charge them VAT or if a supplier charges you VAT you may want to make sure it is genuine.
You can check the validity of a VAT number by visiting this website or phoning Direct Gov on 0845 010 9000.
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You have validated the vat number I am checking but you do not tell me the name of the company. How do I know that the company have given me THEIR vat number?
All the website does it confirm that the VAT number is valid. It is not possible for the website to confirm the identity of the business.
this leaves it open to abuse.recently someone charged 15%VAT on a invoice to my friend Vat No supplied. Then on the next invoice said he was dropping the 15% tax to 5%. If you can’t check if someone is entitled to charge VAT anyone can rip you off for 15% on top of the price and you have know way of checking.
There are a lot of dodgy people out there be careful !!!!
vat no-19331965074
pls inform us that vat no is valid or not.
Hi, I know a new format of VAT number has been introduced in Britain starting with GB1…. My colleague is trying to test a validation software but we cannot find a sample VAT number to test. can anyone help?
IN REPLY TO D.JACKSON DATED 10/28/09
OBVIOSLY THIS PERSON DOESNT UNDER A REGISTERD BUSINESS CHARGING V.A.T YOU CAN CHARGE 0 PERCENT HOWEVER THE BUSINESS STANDS THE WHOLE AMOUNT THEMSELFS OR YOU CHARGE WHATEVER YOU LIKE AGAIN THE BUSINESS STANDS THE DIFFRENCE. BASICALLY THIS IS AN IDIOT AND DOESNT KNOW. PEOPLE IN A PROPER BUSINESS ARE NOT DODGY.
I found a website ( http://vatnumber.info/ ) where you can verify several VAT numbers at once.
direct link: http://vatnumber.info/en/vies_mass_vat_numbers_validation.html
List of VAT numbers you can copy from a text file, ods or xls and paste into the VIES form. For many it can be very helpful.
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