Use the VAT Validator to validate VAT registration numbers
To use the VAT Validator to validate the VAT registration numbers of your suppliers and customers:
- Go toTools,Tax Tools, and thenVAT Registration Number Validation.
- If a VAT registration file hasn't been uploaded, a message shows indicating that no registration validation tasks have been created.
- If at least 1 VAT registration file was uploaded, you'll see files that were previously uploaded.
- SelectUpload VAT Registration File.
- Browse to the file and then selectUpload.
- As the data in the VAT registration file gets validated, the status changes:
- Open- Status after all the VAT registration numbers get uploaded to the database.
- Process- Status after the VAT registration numbers get validated against the government entity data.
- Failed- Status if an error occurs at any point during the upload or validation process.
- Complete- Status after the validation process successfully completes.