Take the number from the invoice
Copy the VAT or tax ID carefully and select the supplier’s legal registration country.
INVOICE REVIEW
Check the VAT number on an invoice.
See the company behind it.
Match the VAT or tax ID printed on an invoice to a company record and compare the legal entity before the document moves through review.
START WITHInvoice tax ID + supplier countryREVIEWMatched company + invoice comparison points
WHEN TO USE IT
Identify obvious entity discrepancies without treating a company-data result as a tax decision.
Use the lookup as an entity-identification step. Keep the input, returned company details, source, and retrieval time in context.
- The invoice supplier name differs from the vendor-master name.
- A new or changed VAT number appears on an invoice.
- An accounts-payable reviewer needs to identify the legal company behind the number.
THE WORKFLOW
Four steps. One clear result boundary.
Run the company-record check
VATFind searches for a Global Database company record linked to the submitted identifier.
Compare the invoice party
Review the legal name, registration number, and address beside the invoice and your vendor record.
Use the right authority for tax status
If VAT treatment depends on current registration, complete the separate official validation required for that jurisdiction.
WHAT YOU CAN REVIEW
The record, not just the number.
Fields vary by country and company. VATFind labels absent information instead of inventing a result.
- 01Submitted tax ID
- The number used for the search, normalised for matching.
- 02Matched legal company
- The entity linked to the number in the returned company record.
- 03Company registration number
- A separate identifier to compare with the vendor master.
- 04Address and company status
- Additional context when returned by the source.
- 05Source and retrieval time
- The evidence context of the VATFind result.
READ THE RESULT CORRECTLY
Do not use a company match as a VAT-treatment decision.
Reverse-charge, input-tax, invoicing, and evidence requirements depend on the relevant rules and authority response. VATFind helps identify the company behind the number; it does not determine the tax treatment of an invoice.
EU: VAT invoicing requirements Review data and limitationsCOMMON QUESTIONS
Before you use the result.
These answers separate company discovery, number matching, and official registration checks.