#daniel-klungo_api
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spiral tinsel
When we sell to Norwegian businesses, we are required to add VAT, regardless of whether or not the business is actually registered for VAT (a certain threshold needs to be met, and then registration is required)
Is there a setting for not requiring businesses to be VAT registered?
Given our target audience definitely includes small businesses, that might not be registered for VAT yet, we really want this
modest solstice
Hi, we document this here: https://docs.stripe.com/tax/checkout/tax-ids?payment-ui=embedded-form#validation
Checkout performs checks during the Session to make sure that provided tax IDs are formatted correctly. We don’t verify that provided tax IDs are valid during the Session. You’re responsible for ensuring the validity of customer information collected during Checkout.
With the exception of some countries, we would only check that the format is right: https://docs.stripe.com/billing/customer/tax-ids#validation so you'd want to ensure that it matches the format from NO like 123456789MVA
Are you seeing some other behavior? Do you have an example? The above screenshot is due to the format being wrong for NO.
spiral tinsel
The format is correct for a non-VAT registered Norwegian business
When starting a business in Norway you get an organization number for your business. This is in the format above — 9 digits — and until you've made NOK 50 000 over a 12 month period, that's all you have. When you have crossed this threshold, you must register in the Norwegian VAT registry. Then, and only then, you have the "MVA" ending, eg. 123456789MVA
From the official text, translated to English:
If the company is registered in the Value Added Tax Register, the letters MVA must appear after the organization number. This indicates that you are entitled and obliged to add VAT to the sales price.
modest solstice
Ah, that is a helpful context. I'm afraid that is not supported and there is not a way to toggle a setting to require non registered VAT. I will share your feedback with the product team as I see your valid use case for offerring this. There is not a timeline I can share with you.
As a work around, you could use the custom fields: https://docs.stripe.com/api/checkout/sessions/create#create_checkout_session-custom_fields to collect this on your end.
spiral tinsel
Roger that! Thank you for sharing with the product team, that's something at least! 🙂
modest solstice
Yeah, thank you for sharing this use case
spiral tinsel
We just want to be on the safe side, and not sell to individuals, as I've read that tax can be a nightmare in B2C :X
Was hoping Stripe Tax would help us with that. I hope too that this is mainly an issue with Norway though
Anyhow, thank you once more for your help, hope you have a great day/evening 🙂
modest solstice
Sure, you as well.