GOpus® TIN Check

Legal requirement:
According to the legal requirement The movement of goods within the EU is only exempt from VAT if a valid VAT ID is provided. In 2020, this regulation was tightened so that the VAT ID number now mandatory in order to obtain tax exemption.

Our solution:
Our solution is based on the SAP system of a company based in the EU and enables the online request (individual or collective check) for the validation of the VAT ID to the European VAT Information Exchange System (VIES). Depending on the data protection regulations of the requested country, the GOpus® TIN Check either a qualified or a simple validation of the VAT ID.

The qualified check provides additional company-relevant data such as the company name and address for comparison with the master data in the SAP system. If the check result is invalid, it is possible to set optional locks in master data and transactions (customer master data, supplier master data, central business partners, sales documents and orders). Furthermore, the check results for transaction data can be stored in an audit-proof manner via SAP ArchiveLink.

Communication takes place via a secure HTTPS connection, whereby the setup of an RFC connection in SAP is not necessary. Instead, a direct connection is used via a consumer SOAP web service interface, whereby only data is transferred in XML format.