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VAT / tax

Reverse charge VAT check

Review whether a cross-border B2B invoice may need reverse-charge VAT treatment.

What this check does

This check combines supplier country, customer VAT and optional VIES evidence for practical invoice guidance.

What is reverse charge VAT?

Reverse charge moves VAT accounting from the seller to the buyer for certain B2B transactions, especially cross-border EU supplies.

What the result means

It indicates whether reverse-charge treatment appears likely based on the supplied facts.

What the result does not prove

It is not tax advice and cannot cover every product, place-of-supply or exemption rule.

When businesses should use it

  • EU B2B invoicing
  • Invoice approval controls
  • Finance-team VAT review

Example workflow

  1. Check customer VAT.
  2. Review reverse-charge recommendation.
  3. Add required invoice wording and retain evidence.

Data sources

Business profile data, submitted transaction fields and VAT validation evidence.

Limitations

Complex VAT rules may require adviser review.

Related checks

VIES VAT checkVAT validation

VAT evidence flow

VAT validation is useful when it records both the identifier checked and the source used. Format checks, VIES evidence and invoice notes answer different questions.

How to use this page in practice

Start with the public check when you need a quick answer, then move to signed-in evidence, batch processing or the API when the same control becomes part of a repeatable finance, tax or operations workflow.

FAQ

Does this replace tax advice?

No. It is operational decision support for common B2B workflows.