Source: BUS Sachsen-Anhalt (Linie6PLus)

Have VAT identification numbers confirmed

Description

The Federal Central Tax Office can confirm the validity of foreign VAT identification numbers (VAT ID Number) if you are an entrepreneur based in Germany and you have a valid VAT ID number. ==References==

If you are a warehouse keeper within the meaning of the Value Added Tax Act, the validity of the German VAT ID No. of the outsourcer or its fiscal representative.

The Federal Central Tax Office confirms on request:

the validity of a VAT ID number. as well as the name, legal form and address of the entrepreneur to whom the VAT ID No. has been issued by another Member State;
the warehousekeeper: the validity of the German VAT ID No. as well as the name, legal form and address of the outsourcer or its fiscal representative.

Simple and qualified confirmation

With a simple confirmation, you will receive information about whether a foreign VAT ID No. is valid at the time of the query in the EU country that issued it.

In the case of a qualified confirmation, you can also query whether the company name information you provide, including legal form, company location, postal code and street, matches the company data registered in the respective EU country. Only the result of your information in the form "matches" or "does not match" will be displayed. You cannot view the company data.

Before a qualified confirmation, you must perform a simple confirmation.

Requirements

The following are entitled to query:

Holder with a valid German VAT ID No. or
Warehousekeeper within the meaning of the Value Added Tax Act

Forms: yes (online form)
Online procedure possible: yes
Written form required: no
Personal appearance required: no

Process flow

You can carry out the simple and qualified query on the website of the Federal Central Tax Office, by e-mail, by telephone, by post, by fax, electronically by interface (XML-RPC standard).

Online:

Go to the electronic form on the website of the Federal Central Tax Office and follow the instructions.
The result will be displayed directly.
If you want a written notification (official confirmation notice), you must click on the appropriate field.
You can back up the result of your simple and qualified query via screenshot to your computer.

By post, telephone or fax:

The simple and qualified queries can be made by post, telephone, fax or e-mail.
You will receive the answer in writing.

By interface:

Via the so-called XML-RPC interface, companies are given the opportunity to check foreign VAT ID no. integrate into your own software systems and VAT ID No. automatically query.
The integration of the XML-RPC interface must be carried out by the company itself and requires appropriate programming knowledge.
The Federal Central Tax Office cannot provide any support or assistance in this regard.