What Vatcheck.tax does

Vatcheck.tax is a privately-held compliance SaaS company based in Weesen, Switzerland, operating an independent VAT number verification platform that serves UK and EU cross-border traders, e-commerce businesses, accountants, law practices and enterprise data teams. The platform routes VAT queries directly to UK HMRC and EU VIES government databases via a "Smart Routing" mechanism that automatically detects country prefixes (GB/XI versus EU member-state codes) and forwards requests to the appropriate upstream registry, with a "Zero-Retention Architecture" ensuring VAT payloads are not persisted beyond query resolution.

The product suite spans the VAT Checker (core product), Smart VAT Calculator (covering B2B Reverse Charge and OSS/IOSS scenarios), EORI Validator, a UK Company Lookup sourced from Companies House under Open Government Licence v3.0, an IBAN/SWIFT Bank Lookup, and a Smart Invoice Auditor that uses local OCR to extract VAT numbers from invoice images. A REST API (api.vatcheck.tax/v1/verify-vat) supports bulk verification of up to 100 VAT numbers per request with a reverseChargeEligible flag, and the site is delivered in English, German, French, Spanish and Italian. Infrastructure runs on Google Cloud (Cloud Run) hosted in the EU, with Firebase handling authentication and Stripe processing payments.

Revenue mechanics combine a tiered subscription model (Free, Starter £39/month, Growth £79/month, Scale £249/month) with credit-based usage, transparent pay-as-you-go overage at £0.003 per extra credit, a 20% discount for annual billing, custom enterprise pricing for white-label deployments, and affiliate-style introduction fees from a network of accredited tax experts (ACA, FCCA, CTA, ATT, CPA). The company is self-described as bootstrapped with no disclosed funding rounds, M&A activity, leadership changes or headcount figures, and explicitly disclaims affiliation with HMRC or the European Commission while relying on their public APIs.

Name

Vatcheck.tax

Legal name

vatcheck.tax

Website

https://vatcheck.tax

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Vatcheck.tax is a Switzerland-based SaaS platform providing real-time VAT number verification, company lookup and banking directory tools for UK and EU cross-border traders, accountants and compliance teams on a tiered subscription model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Tax Compliance Software

NAICS

Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services (5412)

akta.pro primary industry

Revenue Systems, E-Filing & Digital Tax Administration (BPAIADAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Taxpayer Registration, Identity & Account Management (BPAIADAB), Tax Return Filing, Processing & Assessment (BPAIADAC)

Keywords

• VAT verification software
• VAT compliance tools
• Company lookup services
• EORI validation platform
• Banking directory data

Headquarters

HQ city

Weesen

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Personnel

Revenue model

1. Subscription SaaS Credits: Monthly subscription plans (Free, Starter £39, Growth £79, Scale £249) providing monthly credit allocations for verification queries. Credits renew automatically each billing period. 1 credit = 1 Company Profile Lookup or 1 VAT/EORI Database Query.
2. Pay-as-you-go Overage Credits: Transparent pay-as-you-go fee of £0.003 per extra credit when bulk upload exceeds monthly credit limit. No unexpected tier jumps, ensuring automated business flows are never interrupted.
3. Enterprise Custom Pricing: Enterprise accounts receive unlimited volume, custom SLAs, dedicated account manager, signed DPA, white-label deployment, and dedicated Slack channel. Pricing negotiated individually.
4. Expert Advisor Introduction Fees: Introduction platform connecting customers with accredited tax experts (ACA, FCCA, CTA, ATT, CPA). Advisors conduct sessions independently; vatcheck.tax acts as introduction platform. Sessions available from Pro plan.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Vatcheck.tax operates a SaaS platform that validates UK and EU VAT registration numbers against the official HMRC and VIES government databases in real time, without caching, via a Smart Gateway that auto-routes by country prefix. The offering extends to EORI validation, UK company search against Companies House, IBAN/SWIFT bank validation, a Smart VAT Calculator with Reverse Charge and OSS/IOSS logic, bulk CSV verification, PDF audit reports with cryptographic timestamps, a REST API for B2B workflows, and an OCR-based Smart Invoice Auditor, all sold under tiered monthly subscriptions (Free, Starter £39, Growth £79, Scale £249) and custom enterprise agreements.

Product overview

Vatcheck.tax is a compliance SaaS platform providing a suite of VAT verification, company lookup, and banking directory tools. The core offering centers on the VAT Checker which routes queries to UK HMRC or EU VIES systems via Smart Routing, complemented by the Smart VAT Calculator (covering Reverse Charge and OSS scenarios), EORI Validator, Company Lookup (from Companies House), and Bank Lookup (IBAN/SWIFT validation). Additional modules include the Smart Invoice Auditor for OCR-based invoice validation, plus US and UK/EU Banking Directories. The API Integration enables B2B platforms to embed VAT verification into their workflows. The platform operates on a tiered subscription model (Free/Hobby, Starter at £39/mo, Growth at £79/mo, and Scale at £249/mo) with credit-based pricing (1 credit per lookup). Expert Advisor consultations are available on Pro and Enterprise plans. Data sources include HMRC VAT API, European Commission VIES, and UK Companies House under Open Government Licence v3.0.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• VAT Checker Real-time VAT number verification tool that queries UK HMRC and EU VIES databases directly via Smart Routing, supporting GB, XI, and all EU member state VAT prefixes and returning structured validation results.
• Smart VAT Calculator Comprehensive VAT calculation tool covering UK and EU VAT rates, automatic B2B Reverse Charge scenarios, OSS/IOSS digital services rules, and Net-to-Gross and Gross-to-Net modes.
• EORI Validator Validation tool for Economic Operator Registration and Identification numbers required for UK and EU customs declarations, including AEO status verification and Duty Deferment Account guidance.
• Company Lookup UK company search tool sourcing data in real-time from Companies House under Open Government Licence v3.0, providing registered address, officer details, filing history, charges, insolvency status, and watchlist monitoring.
• Bank Lookup Global IBAN and SWIFT/BIC validator for verifying bank details before international wire transfers, including correspondent bank validation.
• Smart Invoice Auditor Local OCR-based invoice validation tool that extracts and validates VAT numbers from uploaded invoice documents for audit compliance.
• REST API Integration REST API service that enables B2B platforms to integrate VAT verification into checkout or invoicing workflows, with Smart Routing, bulk processing up to 100 VAT numbers per request, and automatic reverseChargeEligible flagging.
• US Banking Directory Directory of 4,300+ FDIC-registered banks and 80,000+ branch locations across the United States with verified GPS coordinates, ABA routing numbers, and domestic ACH data.
• UK & EU Banking Directory Directory of financial institutions regulated in the United Kingdom and European Union with SEPA eligibility confirmation and cross-border SWIFT data.
• Expert Advisor Network Introduction platform connecting customers with accredited tax professionals (ACA, FCCA, CTA, ATT, CPA) for consultation on VAT compliance, MTD, OSS/IOSS registration, customs, corporate tax, and international taxation.

Quantifiable outcome

• Real-time verification with 100% accuracy as official government database at query moment
• +3 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

AI capability3 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core infrastructure, core data source, accreditation and regulatory.

• Google Cloud / Firebasecore infrastructureTechnology or IntegrationGoogle Cloud Platform (Cloud Run) used for hosting infrastructure, confined to EU region. Firebase used for encrypted authentication tokens and identity management. Both operate as authorized sub-processors under GDPR compliance framework with robust security standards equivalent to DPA requirements.
• Stripecore infrastructureTechnology or IntegrationStripe used for secure payment processing and billing transactions. Processes all major credit cards and wire transfers for enterprise clients. Operates as certified sub-processor with equivalent security standards to DPA requirements.
• HMRC (UK His Majesty's Revenue and Customs)core data sourceOthersOfficial UK government revenue authority. vatcheck.tax provides proxy layer routing VAT verification queries to HMRC VAT API endpoints. Data sourced in real-time, not cached. Disclaimer states independent status, not directly affiliated.
• European Commission VIES (VAT Information Exchange System)core data sourceOthersOfficial EU VAT verification system maintained by European Commission. vatcheck.tax routes queries to VIES for all EU member state VAT numbers (non-GB/XI prefixes). Data sourced in real-time with no caching.
• Companies Housecore data sourceOthersOfficial UK registrar of companies. Company data sourced in real-time under Open Government Licence v3.0 (OGL v3.0). Data includes registered address, officer details, filing history, charges, and insolvency status.
• ICAEW (Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales)accreditationOthersProfessional body providing ACA (Associate Chartered Accountant) qualification. Expert advisors in network hold ACA accreditation. Advisors independently regulated by their own professional licensing bodies.
• ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants)accreditationOthersProfessional body providing FCCA (Fellow Chartered Certified Accountant) qualification. Expert advisors in network hold ACCA accreditation. Advisors independently regulated with professional indemnity insurance.
• CIOT (Chartered Institute of Taxation)accreditationOthersProfessional body providing CTA (Chartered Tax Adviser) qualification. Expert advisors specializing in VAT and tax matters hold CIOT accreditation.
• ATT (Association of Taxation Technicians)accreditationOthersProfessional body providing taxation technician qualifications. Expert advisors in network hold ATT accreditation for technical tax work.
• ICO (Information Commissioner's Office)regulatoryOthersUK data protection authority. vatcheck.tax DPA framework aligned with GDPR and UK Data Protection Act 2018 requirements. Account Services page references ICO-registered data processing.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• TaxJar: TaxJar focuses on US sales tax automation for e-commerce merchants, operating in an adjacent tax-compliance category but primarily serving North American customers rather than UK/EU VAT.

Broad incumbents

• Vertex (Vertex Inc.): Vertex provides enterprise indirect tax determination and compliance software, including VAT and cross-border calculations, competing for the same enterprise customers seeking automated tax verification at scale.
• Sovos: Sovos provides global tax compliance and VAT determination software for enterprises, overlapping with vatcheck.tax's compliance verification and e-invoicing ambitions at the upper end of the market.
• Avalara: Avalara is a broad tax compliance incumbent covering VAT, sales tax, and cross-border compliance with enterprise integrations, competing in the same end market but with a much larger product portfolio and enterprise customer base.
• Stripe Tax: Stripe Tax offers automated tax calculation and compliance built into Stripe's payments platform, serving the same cross-border e-commerce and SaaS merchants that vatcheck.tax targets with VAT verification.

Direct peers

• Numeral: Numeral provides VAT and sales tax compliance APIs for e-commerce platforms, competing on API-first verification, real-time government-source data, and developer-friendly pricing similar to vatcheck.tax.
• Fonoa: Fonoa offers a VAT/tax compliance API for cross-border digital services and B2B transactions, directly overlapping with vatcheck.tax's VAT verification and reverse-charge flagging capabilities via REST endpoints.
• Vatstack: Vatstack provides a VAT number validation API for EU/UK merchants, competing head-to-head on developer-first VAT verification, similar pricing tiers, and Smart Routing-style country detection.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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