How to Verify a Company’s VAT Registration: A Step-by-Step Guide for Businesses

• Checking VAT numbers is important for tax compliance when selling B2B
• VAT fraud is a problem, so it’s important to verify business tax IDs
• VAT numbers have 4-15 digits, starting with a country code
• Most countries provide a VAT number lookup tool on their public tax agency website
• In the EU, the VAT lookup service is provided through the European Commission’s official validation system, VIES
• In the UK, you can check a VAT number on the HMRC’s website
• In South Africa, you can use the SARS eFiling system VAT Vendor Search to check a VAT number

Source: quaderno.io

Note that this post was (partially) written with the help of AI. It is always useful to review the original source material, and where needed to obtain (local) advice from a specialist.

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