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Major Live v4.0.0 April 22, 2026

Qualified VAT ID Confirmation (eVATR) Directly in Autaxo

For intra-Community supplies, qualified confirmation under Section 18e UStG provides more robust documentation. Autaxo now integrates the German Federal Central Tax Office's eVATR procedure directly, including company-data matching and a timestamp on the transaction.

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Who it is for

  • • Dealers making intra-community supplies to EU business customers
  • • Tax advisors and accountants who must document §6a and §18e UStG requirements

The problem it solves

  • • A VIES check alone may not provide sufficient evidence if the VAT exemption is challenged
  • • The qualified BZSt confirmation request currently runs outside the DMS, leaving the transaction record incomplete
  • • VAT ID verification records can be incomplete during external tax audits

What changes in practice

  • • An eVATR request runs automatically when an intra-community invoice is created
  • • The result is stored with a timestamp and matching details for name, legal form, city, and postal code
  • • A qualified request is available as evidence during an external tax audit

The Highlight

Qualified VAT ID Confirmation (eVATR) Is Here

A basic VIES query primarily confirms whether a foreign VAT ID is valid. For more robust documentation of an intra-Community supply, known in German as an innergemeinschaftliche Lieferung (igL), qualified confirmation under Section 18e of the German VAT Act (UStG) is relevant because additional company data submitted for the query, including company name, legal form, city, and postal code, can be matched and documented.

Autaxo now integrates the eVATR procedure of the German Federal Central Tax Office (BZSt) directly. Specifically:

  • When an intra-Community supply invoice is created, Autaxo retrieves the qualified confirmation automatically
  • The result, including the company-data match, is documented with a traceable timestamp on the transaction
  • During an external tax audit, a documented, timestamped qualified query is available instead of only a VIES check mark

VIES continues to run in parallel as usual for basic EU plausibility checks.

Under the Hood

  • Dedicated service for VAT ID validation: fast responses and automatic retries during outages of the external BZSt or EU systems
  • Faster creation of contracts with EU business customers: validation runs in the background

Note: Qualified confirmation under Section 18e UStG supports careful documentation for the good-faith protection provided by Section 6a(4) UStG, but it does not replace the other requirements and evidence needed for a VAT-exempt intra-Community supply.

Features in this release

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