Posts by brightnomad16

ruggedmaker2 said:brightnomad16, you’ve got a mess on your hands here. 😁
You’re throwing so many different companies into the mix that I can’t tell if you’re dealing with a fake three-way deal or just a standard chain of deliveries.

There was an article about this exact scenario in the latest issue of an accounting and tax journal—try to track down that specific edition.

With these kinds of shipments, every tiny detail on the invoice matters, and they’re going to scrutinize every single piece of supporting paperwork you have.
It’s impossible to give you a straight answer without seeing the actual files.
The whole thing hinges on where everyone is registered for VAT purposes and how the goods actually moved from point A to point B.
Since you don't have a VAT ID, I'm guessing you bought the goods inclusive of tax, right?

Look, the cleanest way to handle this is to grab every scrap of paper you have, spread it all out on your desk, and lay it out chronologically. Once you've done that, call up a tax advisor and let them walk you through it step-by-step.
Be ready, because they’re going to grill you on every little thing—all the VAT IDs, the specifics on the shipping manifests, and the exact logistics of how the cargo moved (was it delivered with transport included, or separate? who handled the freight? what was the route?).

Our company does have a VAT ID; I misspoke earlier. The firm in Russia doesn't have one because they aren't part of the European Union.
I'll just give my bookkeeper a call; I'm sure she'll figure something out.

I am looking for some guidance regarding invoice entry and our VAT reporting.
Here is the situation: we purchased goods that originated within the European Union (manufactured in the EU).
The payment was processed to Russia, and the invoice we received was issued from Russia.
The shipment arrived without issue and no customs duties were paid, but I am hitting a wall with the bookkeeping and the VAT return. Since we don't have a specific VAT ID for this entity, how should we fill out the form?
To provide some context, this is a massive corporation with offices spread across all of Europe; however, for this specific region, the headquarters is located in Russia, while the actual distribution hub—where the goods physically originated—is in Denmark. Two other companies that order from them are facing the exact same dilemma, as they actually reached out to us to ask how we are handling the filing.
When we settled the payment based on the initial quote, the documentation specified that the goods would never leave the European Union, and noted that the Russian invoice is linked to an account held at a bank in London.