How to Check VAT Registrations - Revision history

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Where you have the name and address of the business

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Where you have the name and address of the business

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 A VAT invoice must show a company's VAT registration number.<ref>[http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/vat/managing/charging/vat-invoices.htm#2 What a VAT invoice must show], HMRC</ref> Companies are required to provide a VAT invoice when supplying goods or services to another VAT registered customer<ref>"If you are registered for VAT you must give any VAT-registered customers a VAT invoice for any standard-rated or reduced-rated goods or services you sell them." [http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/vat/managing/charging/vat-invoices.htm#3 When a VAT invoice must not be issued]</ref> Unfortunately, an ordinary member of the public cannot insist on a VAT invoice when making a purchase.
-Writing to the business in question and asking for the VAT registration number is always an option.
+Writing to the business in question and asking for the VAT registration number is always an option.  In many cases business will publish the VAT numbers on their own websites.
 ==References==

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	A VAT invoice must show a company's VAT registration number.<ref>[http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/vat/managing/charging/vat-invoices.htm#2 What a VAT invoice must show], HMRC</ref> Companies are required to provide a VAT invoice when supplying goods or services to another VAT registered customer<ref>"If you are registered for VAT you must give any VAT-registered customers a VAT invoice for any standard-rated or reduced-rated goods or services you sell them." [http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/vat/managing/charging/vat-invoices.htm#3 When a VAT invoice must not be issued]</ref> Unfortunately, an ordinary member of the public cannot insist on a VAT invoice when making a purchase.		A VAT invoice must show a company's VAT registration number.<ref>[http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/vat/managing/charging/vat-invoices.htm#2 What a VAT invoice must show], HMRC</ref> Companies are required to provide a VAT invoice when supplying goods or services to another VAT registered customer<ref>"If you are registered for VAT you must give any VAT-registered customers a VAT invoice for any standard-rated or reduced-rated goods or services you sell them." [http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/vat/managing/charging/vat-invoices.htm#3 When a VAT invoice must not be issued]</ref> Unfortunately, an ordinary member of the public cannot insist on a VAT invoice when making a purchase.

		+	Writing to the business in question and asking for the VAT registration number is always an option.

	==References==		==References==

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 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] (covers all EU countries)
+*[http://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/vies/ VIES VAT number validation] (covers UK and all other EU countries)
 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.  If you ring up HMRC it will not give out a VAT registration number or even confirm that a company is VAT registered if you do not quote the VAT registratiom number.<ref name="ind" >[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], Independent</ref> You can make a complaint to HMRC if you suspect a company is not registered for VAT when you believe it ought to be but you will not be told what the outcome of the compliant is.<ref name="ind" ></ref> HMRC is not required to supply VAT registration information about individual companies under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.<ref>''"When HMRC was created in April 2005, Parliament decided that any information held for an HMRC function that identifies a 'person', (including legal entities such as limited companies), or which would enable their identity to be deduced, is exempt from disclosure under the FOI regime"'', [http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/freedom/info-disclose.htm Information we will not disclose under FOI] </ref>
-A VAT invoice must show a company's VAT registration number.<ref>[http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/vat/managing/charging/vat-invoices.htm#2 What a VAT invoice must show], HMRC</ref> Companies are required to provide a VAT invoice when supplying goods or services to another VAT registered customer<ref>"If you are registered for VAT you must give any VAT-registered customers a VAT invoice for any standard-rated or reduced-rated goods or services you sell them." [http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/vat/managing/charging/vat-invoices.htm#3 When a VAT invoice must not be issued]</ref>
+A VAT invoice must show a company's VAT registration number.<ref>[http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/vat/managing/charging/vat-invoices.htm#2 What a VAT invoice must show], HMRC</ref> Companies are required to provide a VAT invoice when supplying goods or services to another VAT registered customer<ref>"If you are registered for VAT you must give any VAT-registered customers a VAT invoice for any standard-rated or reduced-rated goods or services you sell them." [http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/vat/managing/charging/vat-invoices.htm#3 When a VAT invoice must not be issued]</ref> Unfortunately, an ordinary member of the public cannot insist on a VAT invoice when making a purchase.

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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. If you ring up HMRC it will not give out a VAT registration number or even confirm that a company is VAT registered if you do not quote the VAT registratiom number.<ref name="ind" >[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], Independent</ref> You can make a complaint to HMRC if you suspect a company is not registered for VAT when you believe it ought to be but you will not be told what the outcome of the compliant is.<ref name="ind" ></ref> HMRC is not required to supply VAT registration information about individual companies under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.<ref>''"When HMRC was created in April 2005, Parliament decided that any information held for an HMRC function that identifies a 'person', (including legal entities such as limited companies), or which would enable their identity to be deduced, is exempt from disclosure under the FOI regime"'', [http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/freedom/info-disclose.htm Information we will not disclose under FOI] </ref>		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. If you ring up HMRC it will not give out a VAT registration number or even confirm that a company is VAT registered if you do not quote the VAT registratiom number.<ref name="ind" >[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], Independent</ref> You can make a complaint to HMRC if you suspect a company is not registered for VAT when you believe it ought to be but you will not be told what the outcome of the compliant is.<ref name="ind" ></ref> HMRC is not required to supply VAT registration information about individual companies under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.<ref>''"When HMRC was created in April 2005, Parliament decided that any information held for an HMRC function that identifies a 'person', (including legal entities such as limited companies), or which would enable their identity to be deduced, is exempt from disclosure under the FOI regime"'', [http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/freedom/info-disclose.htm Information we will not disclose under FOI] </ref>

−	A VAT invoice must show a company's VAT registration number.<ref>[http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/vat/managing/charging/vat-invoices.htm#2 What a VAT invoice must show], HMRC</ref>	+	A VAT invoice must show a company's VAT registration number.<ref>[http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/vat/managing/charging/vat-invoices.htm#2 What a VAT invoice must show], HMRC</ref> Companies are required to provide a VAT invoice when supplying goods or services to another VAT registered customer<ref>"If you are registered for VAT you must give any VAT-registered customers a VAT invoice for any standard-rated or reduced-rated goods or services you sell them." [http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/vat/managing/charging/vat-invoices.htm#3 When a VAT invoice must not be issued]</ref>

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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/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.  If you ring up HMRC it will not give out a VAT registration number or even confirm that a company is VAT registered if you do not quote the VAT registratiom number.<ref name="ind" >[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], Independent</ref> You can make a complaint to HMRC if you suspect a company is not registered for VAT when you believe it ought to be but you will not be told what the outcome of the compliant is.<ref name="ind" ></ref> HMRC is not required to supply VAT registration information about individual companies under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.<ref>''"When HMRC was created in April 2005, Parliament decided that any information held for an HMRC function that identifies a 'person', (including legal entities such as limited companies), or which would enable their identity to be deduced, is exempt from disclosure under the FOI regime"'',[http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/freedom/info-disclose.htm Information we will not disclose under FOI] </ref>
+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.  If you ring up HMRC it will not give out a VAT registration number or even confirm that a company is VAT registered if you do not quote the VAT registratiom number.<ref name="ind" >[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], Independent</ref> You can make a complaint to HMRC if you suspect a company is not registered for VAT when you believe it ought to be but you will not be told what the outcome of the compliant is.<ref name="ind" ></ref> HMRC is not required to supply VAT registration information about individual companies under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.<ref>''"When HMRC was created in April 2005, Parliament decided that any information held for an HMRC function that identifies a 'person', (including legal entities such as limited companies), or which would enable their identity to be deduced, is exempt from disclosure under the FOI regime"'', [http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/freedom/info-disclose.htm Information we will not disclose under FOI] </ref>
 A VAT invoice must show a company's VAT registration number.<ref>[http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/vat/managing/charging/vat-invoices.htm#2 What a VAT invoice must show], HMRC</ref>

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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. If you ring up HMRC it will not give out a VAT registration number or even confirm that a company is VAT registered if you do not quote the VAT registratiom number.<ref name="ind" >[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], Independent</ref> You can make a complaint to HMRC if you suspect a company is not registered for VAT when you believe it ought to be but you will not be told what the outcome of the compliant is.<ref name="ind" ></ref> HMRC is not required to supply VAT registration information about individual companies under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.<ref>''"When HMRC was created in April 2005, Parliament decided that any information held for an HMRC function that identifies a 'person', (including legal entities such as limited companies), or which would enable their identity to be deduced, is exempt from disclosure under the FOI regime"'',[http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/freedom/info-disclose.htm Information we will not disclose under FOI] </ref>		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. If you ring up HMRC it will not give out a VAT registration number or even confirm that a company is VAT registered if you do not quote the VAT registratiom number.<ref name="ind" >[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], Independent</ref> You can make a complaint to HMRC if you suspect a company is not registered for VAT when you believe it ought to be but you will not be told what the outcome of the compliant is.<ref name="ind" ></ref> HMRC is not required to supply VAT registration information about individual companies under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.<ref>''"When HMRC was created in April 2005, Parliament decided that any information held for an HMRC function that identifies a 'person', (including legal entities such as limited companies), or which would enable their identity to be deduced, is exempt from disclosure under the FOI regime"'',[http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/freedom/info-disclose.htm Information we will not disclose under FOI] </ref>
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		+	A VAT invoice must show a company's VAT registration number.<ref>[http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/vat/managing/charging/vat-invoices.htm#2 What a VAT invoice must show], HMRC</ref>

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	*[http://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/vies/ VIES VAT number validation] (covers all EU countries)		*[http://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/vies/ VIES VAT number validation] (covers all EU countries)

−	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. If you ring up HMRC it will not give out a VAT registration number or even confirm that a company is VAT registered if you do not quote the VAT registratiom number.<ref name="ind" >[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], Independent</ref> You can make a complaint to HMRC if you suspect a company is not registered for VAT when you believe it ought to be but you will not be told what the outcome of the compliant is.<ref name="ind" ></ref> HMRC is not required to supply VAT registration information about individual companies under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.<ref>"When HMRC was created in April 2005, Parliament decided that any information held for an HMRC function that identifies a 'person', (including legal entities such as limited companies), or which would enable their identity to be deduced, is exempt from disclosure under the FOI regime",[http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/freedom/info-disclose.htm Information we will not disclose under FOI] </ref>	+	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. If you ring up HMRC it will not give out a VAT registration number or even confirm that a company is VAT registered if you do not quote the VAT registratiom number.<ref name="ind" >[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], Independent</ref> You can make a complaint to HMRC if you suspect a company is not registered for VAT when you believe it ought to be but you will not be told what the outcome of the compliant is.<ref name="ind" ></ref> HMRC is not required to supply VAT registration information about individual companies under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.<ref>''"When HMRC was created in April 2005, Parliament decided that any information held for an HMRC function that identifies a 'person', (including legal entities such as limited companies), or which would enable their identity to be deduced, is exempt from disclosure under the FOI regime"'',[http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/freedom/info-disclose.htm Information we will not disclose under FOI] </ref>

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	*[http://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/vies/ VIES VAT number validation] (covers all EU countries)		*[http://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/vies/ VIES VAT number validation] (covers all EU countries)

−	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. If you ring up HMRC it will not give out a VAT registration number or even confirm that a company is VAT registered if you do not quote the VAT registratiom number.<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], Independent</ref>	+	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. If you ring up HMRC it will not give out a VAT registration number or even confirm that a company is VAT registered if you do not quote the VAT registratiom number.<ref name="ind" >[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], Independent</ref> You can make a complaint to HMRC if you suspect a company is not registered for VAT when you believe it ought to be but you will not be told what the outcome of the compliant is.<ref name="ind" ></ref>

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	*[http://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/vies/ VIES VAT number validation] (covers all EU countries)		*[http://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/vies/ VIES VAT number validation] (covers all EU countries)

−	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], Independent</ref>	+	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. If you ring up HMRC it will not give out a VAT registration number or even confirm that a company is VAT registered if you do not quote the VAT registratiom number.<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], Independent</ref>