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Show

 Displays all checked VAT IDs within the selected check. In addition, it can be checked, where the error origins from: for example, if the VAT ID is invalid, or if the company name or address information is wrong. 

Delete

Archives the selected check. 

Result

means that all checked VAT IDs are valid. 

means that at least one checked VAT ID is invalid or the address/ company name is wrong.

Number of Errors


 Provides information on the number of errors that occurred during the check.

Check Type 


Provides information on the type of check: whether a simple or a qualified check has been performed.

Webservice


Provides information about the interface used. VIES:

‘VAT [VAT Information Exchange System’ of System] of European Commission BZSt:

XML-RPC interface to the Federal Central Office for Taxes 

Appendant Group 


Individual ID of the related import.

Origin 


Provides information on whether the checked VAT IDs are taken from ESL or have been imported as CSV.

VAT ID


VAT ID of the submitter.

Amount VAT IDs 


The number of checked VAT IDs and the total number of imported VAT Ids. 

Runtime


Provides information on the duration of the check.

Date


Displays the date and time of the check. 

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There are two ways to perform the check. On the one hand, the simple check is available in the [ESL] dialogue59dialogue. On the other hand, a qualified check can be carried out after the import of a CSV document60document. During the simple check, it is checked whether the VAT ID under consideration is valid. 

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VIES [VAT Information Exchange System] is the interface of the European Commission. Using the VIES interface it is also possible to check German VAT IDs. Having selected the VAT IDs to be checked, start the simple check by clicking on the corresponding button. 

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If required you can assign an individual name to every import. Otherwise, the system uses a standard name: VAT ID-Import-Date.

 

Find the data path to the selected CSV file. The user has to select the file and confirm by clicking on the ‘Open’ button [Open] button or by double-clicking the file. 

Having selected the file path, start the import process by clicking the ‘Import’ [Import] button. If the import is successful, data sets will appear in the table below. Data sets are saved automatically.

The link appears as soon as the data sets are saved. By clicking this button, the user changes to the VAT ID check.

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The [VAT ID Overview] dialogue offers an overview of all performed imports.



Qualified check

During the qualified check, it is checked whether the VAT ID under consideration is valid and whether the master data available in the system match the registered contractor data.

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