Difference between revisions of "How to Check VAT Registrations"

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If a company has quoted a VAT registration number you can check that it is valid here:
 
If a company has quoted a VAT registration number you can check that it is valid here:
  
[http://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/vies/ VIES VAT number validation]
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*[http://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/vies/ VIES VAT number validation] (covers all EU countries)
  
Unfortunately, there is no online register to find the VAT number when you know the name and address of the company and want to check if it is VAT registered.
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Unfortunately, there is no online register/directory to find the VAT number when you know the name and address of the company and want to check if it is VAT registered. HMRC will not provide a VAT registration number even if you ring up.<ref>[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/secret-life-of-the-vat-number-finding-out-whether-a-company-is-registered-to-collect-excise-tax-proves-to-be-far-from-simple-writes-mary-wilson-1489936.html Secret life of the VAT number: Finding out whether a company is registered to collect excise tax proves to be far from simple]</ref>
  
*[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/secret-life-of-the-vat-number-finding-out-whether-a-company-is-registered-to-collect-excise-tax-proves-to-be-far-from-simple-writes-mary-wilson-1489936.html Secret life of the VAT number: Finding out whether a company is registered to collect excise tax proves to be far from simple]
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==References==
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Revision as of 17:25, 16 February 2013

If a company has quoted a VAT registration number you can check that it is valid here:

Unfortunately, there is no online register/directory to find the VAT number when you know the name and address of the company and want to check if it is VAT registered. HMRC will not provide a VAT registration number even if you ring up.[1]


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