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VAT numbers verification (VIES)
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`VAT Information Exchange System <https://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/vies/#/vat-validation>`_, or
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**VIES**, is a tool provided by the European Commission that allows you to check the validity of VAT
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numbers for companies registered in the European Union.
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Odoo's VAT Validation feature uses the VIES to verify your contacts' VAT numbers directly from
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Odoo's interface.
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.. note::
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Regardless of whether or not the Verify VAT Numbers feature is enabled, Odoo checks the format of
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a contact's VAT against the `expected format of VAT numbers
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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VAT_identification_number>`_ from that country.
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VIES VAT number verification
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To activate this feature, go to :menuselection:`Accounting --> Configuration --> Settings`. In the
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:guilabel:`Taxes` section, enable the :guilabel:`Verify VAT Numbers` feature, and click on
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:guilabel:`Save`.
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Once the :guilabel:`Verify VAT Numbers` feature is enabled, if the contact's :guilabel:`Tax ID`
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field is populated *and* its country is different from your company's country, Odoo displays an
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:guilabel:`Intra-Community Valid` checkbox. Odoo tests the VAT number through the VIES and
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automatically checks or unchecks the :guilabel:`Intra-Community Valid` checkbox depending on the
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validity of the VAT number.
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.. image:: vat_verification/intra-community-valid.png
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:alt: Intra-community valid checkbox on the contact record
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.. important::
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It is possible to manually override the :guilabel:`Intra-Community Valid` field on a contact in
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case the automatic VIES check is incorrect (for example, if the company was recently created and
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its VAT is not yet in the VIES). This change is logged in the chatter for transparency.
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.. note::
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Odoo can :ref:`automatically apply fiscal positions <fiscal_positions/automatic>`. If the Verify VAT
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Numbers feature is enabled, any fiscal positions with VAT required enabled will require
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Intra-Community valid VAT numbers to apply automatically.
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