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VAT or no VAT? Intracommunitary invoice with non-VIES NGO
Thread poster: fr54ert
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
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If they do not have a valid VAT number Apr 20, 2012

you have to charge it. I made a few translations for a Spanish ONG without charging VAT and some time afterwards I got a letter from the Belgian tax authorities saying that I had to charge VAT...

 
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
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If I understand you correctly... Apr 20, 2012

... your ONG is located in Belgium. If I could be of any help, do not hesitate to email me.

 
Jehanne Henin
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What do the NGO have to say? Apr 20, 2012

They at least should be able to tell you whether they're VAT exempt or not, whether they have to fill VAT declarations or not.
If they say they are subject to VAT but the number they gave you is not valid in VIES, well try again some days later. I had the case several times when a perfectly valid number was unknown in VIES for some time then reappeared...


 
fr54ert
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Clarification Jun 7, 2012

Thanks again everybody for this constructive dialogue - as always!

Turns out the NGO is not VAT exempt, but does not have to do VAT declarations. Therefore, they are legally registered, which is the number I had, but that isn't a VAT number.


 
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