Buyer VAT Status Errors in Tax Invoices: Causes, Risks, and Correction Steps

• The seller must issue a tax invoice with the buyer’s correct tax status/ITN, even if the buyer failed to notify them on time.
• If not corrected, the seller risks complaints, audits, and fines; if the buyer complains, the tax authority must audit the seller.
• Correcting the mistake also has downsides, including penalties for late registration and possible blocking of the adjustment for a non-payer.
• Best practice is to require the buyer in the contract to promptly notify the seller of VAT status changes and compensate for losses from late notice.
• Correction steps: file a correction calculation with code “103” to cancel the wrong invoice, then issue a new tax invoice to the correct VAT payer with the original tax liability date; exclude both the wrong invoice and its correction from VAT reporting.

Source: news.dtkt.ua

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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