Tax Identifiers Validation

Quality supplier data is essential for smooth operations. If a duplicate supplier is created, it can cause transaction problems and may require manual intervention to resolve.

The suppliers’ tax identifiers, along with their names and D-U-N-S number, are used to identify duplicates.

Prevention of duplicate suppliers is improved by checking the country specific format of the tax registration number and the alphanumeric value of the taxpayer ID regardless of the format differences. This will prevent accidental or intentional attempts to add a duplicate supplier with the same tax registration number or taxpayer ID.

Tax Registration Number

When a tax registration number is entered or modified, the entered value is validated for the format entered. For example, you can enter GB940068928 for United Kingdom but cannot enter GB9400689280 or GB-940068928.

Taxpayer ID

When a taxpayer ID is entered or modified, its alphanumeric value is used to validate against the alphanumeric values of all the saved taxpayer IDs. For example, if 123456789 is a saved taxpayer ID for a supplier, then these and similar values will be considered as duplicates:

123456789, 123-456-789, 12-3456-789, 12 3456 789, and so on.

Configuring Attachments as Required

To ensure a simpler review process, Supplier registration company details and bank account attachments can be setup as required for the self-service registration flow.