I have a letter in front of me from HMRC - "Rejected EC Customer VAT Registratin Number".
It basically tells me a VAT registration number I included on an EC Sales List (from September last) has been rejected by the customer's tax authority.
A bit of investigation and I soon discover the problem is the country code: the one on the letter differs from what I have on record for the customer - so I immediately think I must have screwed up when I submitted it.
Logging onto the HMRC site and looking at the submitted return, I see I've entered it correctly.
HMRC have screwed up when going from that - they've taken the wrong country code, and so submitted it to the wrong place. And without checking their own records, they've written to me to waste my time to correct a mistake I didn't make in the first place!
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Vince M Hudd - Soft Rock Software
(I only came here looking for fellow apiarists...)
Hmm. I've just rang HMRC, ready to express my annoyance at having my time wasted - but they reckon the mistake (yes, they have made a mistake) is only on the letter, and the number is still coming up as de-registered even with the right code, so I need to chase the customer.
I wouldn't mind so much if they'd put the right information on the letter - it's still a case of my time having been wasted, because the HMRC mistake stood out like a sore thumb and made it appear that's where the problem was.
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Vince M Hudd - Soft Rock Software
(I only came here looking for fellow apiarists...)
I remember trying that link years (?) ago it was extremely slow and I'm sure it only told you if the number was valid. Now it gives you the name and address of the company. I suppose it's more useful - anyone could use a genuine VAT number on a false invoice. It's only when the number and name match you know it's real.
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