uk vat number check problem

Hello Yan-PCSol,

Is this valid vat number?. Because i have checked this vat number but it is not valid according to me. I have refer this url http://www.eggheadcafe.com/software/aspnet/35985038/validation-of-uk-vat-number.aspx for checked the vat number.

Thanks.

Yes it is, check it here: http://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/vies/vieshome.do?selectedLanguage=EN

Try this one:

http://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/vies/vieshome.do?selectedLanguage=EN

Jan Stevens
Director, Marketing & Administration

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Op 10/01/11 11:45 schreef AMP(OpenERP) <email address hidden>:

>Hello Yan-PCSol,
>
>Is this valid vat number?. Because i have checked this vat number but it
>is not valid according to me. I have refer this url
>http://www.eggheadcafe.com/software/aspnet/35985038/validation-of-uk-
>vat-number.aspx for checked the vat number.
>
>Thanks.
>
>** Changed in: openobject-addons
> Status: New => Incomplete
>
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>https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/700962
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>Title:
> uk vat number check problem
>
>Status in OpenObject Addons Modules:
> Incomplete
>
>Bug description:
> The check doesn't work with this valid vat number : GB102675046
>
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Hello,

According to comment #2 and #3 's url the above vat number is valid and in our module it is invalid. And also the our module the Uk 's vat in demo data (GB123456782) which is invalid from the above url.
So let the addons2 team will decide.

Thanks.

Hello Yan-PCSol,

We followed the link given by you http://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/vies/vieshome.do?selectedLanguage=EN where validation of our demo VAT failed(Old VAT number are Invalid to this link). currently we are following http://sima-pc.com/nif.php for VAT validation, which is following modules 97 algorithm.
A new series of numbers is being introduced from November 2009 for new registrations which will follow "9755" algorithm. We are looking for link where both old and new VAT numbers are validate. Can you provide us more details about the United Kingdom's VAT Calculation!!

Thanks.

There is a well know python package vatnumber which is copy/pasted in the OpenERP code. In the vatnumber it works then take a look in the code of the library. It would be better to use directly the library instead of copying it.

Thanks

If i try with vatnumber library of python.

GB102675046 => This vat number is invalid.

go on google source code, the last release doesn't contain the last changes for the UK vat
http://code.google.com/p/vatnumber/

we will improve it soon.

wishlist? It is blocking a company, one of our customer

fixed by the revision 4281.

thanks for the contribution

Guys, you are ridiculous by trying to maintain a copy of vatnumber in your local repository instead of using the library, you are wasting your time and the time of others because people are confused as they don't know where to report issues.
Also as you don't return patches to upstream, you don't look and don't play as a good opensource community member.

For your information vatnumber is available in most distributions:
- Debian http://packages.debian.org/search?suite=all&section=all&arch=any&searchon=names&keywords=vatnumber
- Ubuntu http://packages.ubuntu.com/search?suite=default&section=all&arch=any&searchon=names&keywords=vatnumber
- Gentoo http://hg.tryton.org/tryton-overlay/file/tip/dev-python/vatnumber

For the record the issue on vatnumber was http://code.google.com/p/vatnumber/issues/detail?id=11

Hi Cédric,

Thanks for calling us ridiculous :)

We are well aware of the different issues. It is planned to use (and play as a good opensource community member) the library. This is true for other libraries. Things might not move fast enough but this is planned.

Hi,

This issue persists in 5.0, you must backport it.