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What is a Tax ID?

What is a Tax ID?

Learn how Tax IDs are used for invoicing, client records, and billing in Productive—plus see accepted formats by country.

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A Tax ID is a unique number issued by your government to identify your business for tax purposes. It is known by various names in different countries, such as:

  • VAT Number (Europe)

  • TAX ID (United States)

  • ABN (Australia)

Practical Applications of the Tax ID

Billing Purposes

  • Productive uses your Tax ID for billing.

  • Each invoice you receive for your Productive subscription will include your company’s Tax ID (found in Settings > Company info).

Subsidiary Tax IDs

  • Each subsidiary you set up can have a different Tax ID.

  • This ID will be displayed on the invoices you create and send to your clients.

Client Information

  • The client companies you add to the CRM can include your client’s Tax ID among other details.

​Budget Management

  • You can manually add or change a client's Tax ID per budget through the Budget sidebar.

Types of Tax IDs by Country (click to expand)

Here is a comprehensive list of acceptable Tax ID formats categorized by country:

  1. Australia:

    • Australian Business Number (AU ABN): 12345678912

  2. Austria:

    • European VAT number: ATU12345678

  3. Belgium:

    • European VAT number: BE0123456789

  4. Brazil:

    • Brazilian CNPJ number: 01.234.456/5432-10

    • Brazilian CPF number: 123.456.789-87

  5. Bulgaria:

    • European VAT number: BG0123456789

  6. Canada:

    • Canadian BN: 123456789

    • Canadian QST number: 1234567890TQ1234

  7. Chile:

    • Chilean TIN: 12.345.678-K

  8. Croatia:

    • European VAT number: HR12345678912

  9. Cyprus:

    • European VAT number: CY12345678Z

  10. Czech Republic:

    • European VAT number: CZ1234567890

  11. Denmark:

    • European VAT number: DK12345678

  12. Estonia:

    • European VAT number: EE123456789

  13. Finland:

    • European VAT number: FI12345678

  14. France:

    • European VAT number: FRAB123456789

  15. Germany:

    • European VAT number: DE123456789

  16. Greece:

    • European VAT number: EL123456789

  17. Hong Kong:

    • Hong Kong BR number: 12345678

  18. Hungary:

    • European VAT number: HU12345678912

  19. India:

    • Indian GST number: 12ABCDE3456FGZH

  20. Indonesia:

    • Indonesian NPWP number: 12.345.678.9-012.345

  21. Ireland:

    • European VAT number: IE1234567AB

  22. Italy:

    • European VAT number: IT12345678912

  23. Japan:

    • Japanese Corporate Number (Hōjin Bangō): 1234567891234

    • Japanese Registered Foreign Businesses’ Registration Number (Tōroku Kokugai Jigyōsha no Tōroku Bangō): 12345

  24. Korea, Republic of:

    • Korean BRN: 123-45-67890

  25. Latvia:

    • European VAT number: LV12345678912

  26. Liechtenstein:

    • Liechtensteinian UID number: CHE123456789

  27. Lithuania:

    • European VAT number: LT123456789123

  28. Luxembourg:

    • European VAT number: LU12345678

  29. Malaysia:

    • Malaysian FRP number: 12345678

    • Malaysian ITN: C 1234567890

    • Malaysian SST number: A12-3456-78912345

  30. Mexico:

    • Mexican RFC number: ABC010203AB9

  31. Netherlands:

    • European VAT number: NL123456789B12

  32. New Zealand:

    • New Zealand GST number: 123456789

  33. Norway:

    • Norwegian VAT number: 123456789MVA

  34. Poland:

    • European VAT number: PL1234567890

  35. Portugal:

    • European VAT number: PT123456789

  36. Romania:

    • European VAT number: RO1234567891

  37. Russian Federation:

    • Russian INN: 1234567891

    • Russian KPP: 123456789

  38. Saudi Arabia:

    • Saudi Arabia VAT: 123456789012345

  39. Singapore:

    • Singaporean GST: M12345678X

    • Singaporean UEN: 123456789F

  40. Slovakia:

    • European VAT number: SK1234567891

  41. Slovenia:

    • European VAT number: SI12345678

  42. South Africa:

    • South African VAT number: 4123456789

  43. Spain:

    • European VAT number: ESA1234567Z

  44. Sweden:

    • European VAT number: SE123456789123

  45. Switzerland:

    • Switzerland VAT number: CHE-123.456.789 MWST

  46. Taiwan:

    • Taiwanese VAT: 12345678

  47. Thailand:

    • Thai VAT: 1234567891234

  48. United Arab Emirates:

    • United Arab Emirates TRN: 123456789012345

  49. United Kingdom:

    • European VAT number: GB123456789

  50. United States:

    • United States EIN: 12-3456789

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