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Originally Posted by PornDiscounts-R
It surely depends on the country but that would not be true in Denmark. We are required to collect business info and actually check that a VAT number is valid. (EU) outside of eu, it would be something like EIN that can also be verified. So there is a responsibility on the affliate side too. Again, probably depending on country.
For our EU sales, we have to enter that in our IRS system and it is simply not possible without a valid VAT number. They check that on the fly as you enter your data.
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This is correct.
There are some complications in some cases, for example with companies that are part of a VAT group: you can check the VAT number of the group itself but you don't see if the company you are dealing with is actually in the group. You need to ask them a certificate.
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Originally Posted by Klen
I get your point, but it's not your responsibility to provide valid legal details, it's their. If they fail to do that, then they will answer to the law.
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Actually in the EU if you make business with a company that is later found fraudulent and even if you genuinely didn't know, you are going down. This is why they make a strong statement on the importance of due diligence.
This is also why it is important for affiliates to ask their EU sponsor to supply a valid self-billing invoice and to have it sent by email.