No. Registration as an active VAT taxpayer in Poland does not automatically activate a company’s VAT number for intra-Community transactions.
A business may be registered for domestic Polish VAT but still appear as inactive when its number is checked in VIES.
If the company intends to begin transactions with counterparties in other EU Member States, it should update its VAT-R form. The notification identifies the planned types of intra-Community transactions and the date on which they will begin.
After the Polish tax office processes the notification, the company’s NIP with the “PL” prefix should become active for EU VAT purposes and return a valid result in VIES.
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