Verification of VAT identification numbers in mass proceedings
Businesses that sell products and services across borders in EU countries must use valid VAT identification numbers of their customers in their invoices. The problem is that business owners themselves are responsible for the accuracy of the information. If the VAT identification number is incorrect, your company may have to pay 19% VAT on what is actually a tax-free supply or non-taxable other service. It is therefore crucial that the VAT identification numbers used are correct. Regular and systematic checks of the VAT identification numbers of all customers (and suppliers) are essential for companies.
Benefits
Whether 1 or 10,000
VAT IDs
With our scalable solution you can easily check all VAT IDs.
Just a few minutes
to get a result
Get the result in a short period of time when checking the VAT identification numbers.
3
official interfaces
Reliable verification is carried out via up to three official interfaces: BZSt, FinanzOnline and VIES.
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Pricing
SaaS-Package 1
For companies with rather few master data records
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up to 100,000 queries per year
€ 2,500
Duration: 12 months
Plus VAT.
These services are not directed at consumers within the meaning of Section 13 of the German Civil Code (BGB).
SaaS-Package 2
For companies with a large number of master data records
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up to 150,000 queries per year
€ 3,000
Duration: 12 months
Plus VAT.
These services are not directed at consumers within the meaning of Section 13 of the German Civil Code (BGB).
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For which ERP systems is VAT ID LookUp usable?
VAT ID LookUp was designed to work independently of the ERP in use. It is a web-based solution where you can upload and verify the master data of your customers and suppliers in the VAT ID LookUp. If you require any adjustments, please feel free to contact us.
Does each group company need to purchase its own license to use the solution?
Each subsidiary must acquire its own license to use the solution. VAT ID LookUp cannot be used by companies belonging to the group and cannot be registered as "co-using group companies" at the time of contract conclusion.
Why is the number of annual queries limited to 100,000 or 150,000 queries?
The limit on queries is designed to prevent the functionality and performance of the hardware provided by PwC for hosting the solution from being affected by unnecessary and excessive queries. If you see the need to perform more than the contractually agreed number of queries per year due to the number of VAT IDs currently in your company, we will find a solution together with you.
Is the examination result in line with the requirements of the financial administration?
VAT ID LookUp provides you with the opportunity to check the validity of VAT IDs via up to three interfaces. The qualified query via the Federal Central Tax Office (Bundeszentralamt für Steuern) interface is the procedure provided by the German legislator to obtain the protection of trust according to § 6a Abs. 4 UStG. For the qualified examination carried out via the XML-RPC interface of the Federal Central Tax Office (Bundeszentralamt für Steuern), you will receive the corresponding XML data record with our solution. You can archive this locally in accordance with section 18e Abs. 2 sentence 5 UStAE as proof of the qualified examination carried out via VAT ID LookUp. Please note that the archiving of your data is done under your own responsibility.
