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, which 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)
Types of Tax IDs by Country (click to expand)
Here is a comprehensive list of acceptable Tax ID formats categorized by country:
Australia:
Australian Business Number (AU ABN): 12345678912
Austria:
European VAT number: ATU12345678
Belgium:
European VAT number: BE0123456789
Brazil:
Brazilian CNPJ number: 01.234.456/5432-10
Brazilian CPF number: 123.456.789-87
Bulgaria:
European VAT number: BG0123456789
Canada:
Canadian BN: 123456789
Canadian QST number: 1234567890TQ1234
Chile:
Chilean TIN: 12.345.678-K
Croatia:
European VAT number: HR12345678912
Cyprus:
European VAT number: CY12345678Z
Czech Republic:
European VAT number: CZ1234567890
Denmark:
European VAT number: DK12345678
Estonia:
European VAT number: EE123456789
Finland:
European VAT number: FI12345678
France:
European VAT number: FRAB123456789
Germany:
European VAT number: DE123456789
Greece:
European VAT number: EL123456789
Hong Kong:
Hong Kong BR number: 12345678
Hungary:
European VAT number: HU12345678912
India:
Indian GST number: 12ABCDE3456FGZH
Indonesia:
Indonesian NPWP number: 12.345.678.9-012.345
Ireland:
European VAT number: IE1234567AB
Italy:
European VAT number: IT12345678912
Japan:
Japanese Corporate Number (Hōjin Bangō): 1234567891234
Japanese Registered Foreign Businesses’ Registration Number (Tōroku Kokugai Jigyōsha no Tōroku Bangō): 12345
Korea, Republic of:
Korean BRN: 123-45-67890
Latvia:
European VAT number: LV12345678912
Liechtenstein:
Liechtensteinian UID number: CHE123456789
Lithuania:
European VAT number: LT123456789123
Luxembourg:
European VAT number: LU12345678
Malaysia:
Malaysian FRP number: 12345678
Malaysian ITN: C 1234567890
Malaysian SST number: A12-3456-78912345
Mexico:
Mexican RFC number: ABC010203AB9
Netherlands:
European VAT number: NL123456789B12
New Zealand:
New Zealand GST number: 123456789
Norway:
Norwegian VAT number: 123456789MVA
Poland:
European VAT number: PL1234567890
Portugal:
European VAT number: PT123456789
Romania:
European VAT number: RO1234567891
Russian Federation:
Russian INN: 1234567891
Russian KPP: 123456789
Saudi Arabia:
Saudi Arabia VAT: 123456789012345
Singapore:
Singaporean GST: M12345678X
Singaporean UEN: 123456789F
Slovakia:
European VAT number: SK1234567891
Slovenia:
European VAT number: SI12345678
South Africa:
South African VAT number: 4123456789
Spain:
European VAT number: ESA1234567Z
Sweden:
European VAT number: SE123456789123
Switzerland:
Switzerland VAT number: CHE-123.456.789 MWST
Taiwan:
Taiwanese VAT: 12345678
Thailand:
Thai VAT: 1234567891234
United Arab Emirates:
United Arab Emirates TRN: 123456789012345
United Kingdom:
European VAT number: GB123456789
United States:
United States EIN: 12-3456789