...
Click on the [
] button in the ESL form, to change to the [VAT ID Overview] page.
In the check dialogue, all VAT IDs including the corresponding master data of a selected import are displayed and checked.
It is possible to select one of the two interfaces: VIES or BZSt. BZSt: interface to the Federal Central Tax Office.
...
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.
...
| Tip | ||
|---|---|---|
| ||
An invalid VAT ID is not necessarily an error. It might have been valid in the reporting month, but not at the time of the query. This can be checked directly at the Federal Central Tax Office. |
If the check was successful, the following window is displayed automatically. The findings of the check are listed under [Result].
...
Click on the [
] to go to the [
] or on [Back to ESL] to go back to the [ESL].
...