Uk vat

mbe84 · #1 05-17-2022

Does anyone know if ETSY can track UK VAT numbers when you create a new account?

JamesNorth101 · #2 05-17-2022

What do you mean by track? Do you mean I’d you use the same vat number over and over?

mbe84 · #3 05-17-2022

Not over and over.

I wasn’t VAT registered when my account got suspended a few years ago. Now my business is VAT registered I know that I will have to enter the VAT number which anyone can look up on Companies House. Do their systems search/trace/track these in the same way that they search IP addresses?

Or will I be okay as the number wasn’t previously entered even though it is the same business details on companies house as the account that was suspended a few years back?

Also - just out of interest how long do they retain suspension details? As I mentioned it was 4 ish years ago when the previous account got suspended

james_112233 · #4 05-18-2022

A manual review, yes. But bots I doubt it.

JamesNorth101 · #5 05-18-2022

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Originally Posted by mbe84

Not over and over.

I wasn’t VAT registered when my account got suspended a few years ago. Now my business is VAT registered I know that I will have to enter the VAT number which anyone can look up on Companies House. Do their systems search/trace/track these in the same way that they search IP addresses?

Or will I be okay as the number wasn’t previously entered even though it is the same business details on companies house as the account that was suspended a few years back?

Also - just out of interest how long do they retain suspension details? As I mentioned it was 4 ish years ago when the previous account got suspended

I doubt they would to be honest

Maybe if you get limited and they look into it manually? Even then though I dont think they would often do that

Duab · #6 05-23-2022

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Originally Posted by mbe84

Not over and over.

I wasn’t VAT registered when my account got suspended a few years ago. Now my business is VAT registered I know that I will have to enter the VAT number which anyone can look up on Companies House. Do their systems search/trace/track these in the same way that they search IP addresses?

Or will I be okay as the number wasn’t previously entered even though it is the same business details on companies house as the account that was suspended a few years back?

Also - just out of interest how long do they retain suspension details? As I mentioned it was 4 ish years ago when the previous account got suspended

They can tell the validity of the VAT number which is easy. If it was used before its an easy link between 2 accounts.

Bigblackdog · #7 05-23-2022

Absolutely correct - why do it?

rsot · #8 05-24-2022

Belated welcome to the forum OP - all the best as you master stealth

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mbe84 · #9 05-25-2022

As I already stated, it wasn’t used before!

Duab · #10 05-26-2022

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Originally Posted by mbe84

As I already stated, it wasn’t used before!

May you specify what do you mean by "track" then?

Hank · #11 05-26-2022

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Originally Posted by Duab

May you specify what do you mean by "track" then?

See post 3....

Now my business is VAT registered I know that I will have to enter the VAT number which anyone can look up on Companies House. Do their systems search/trace/track these in the same way that they search IP addresses?

Or will I be okay as the number wasn’t previously entered even though it is the same business details on companies house as the account that was suspended a few years back?