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Choosing VAT verification software — buyer’s guide
What to evaluate and the questions to ask.
Published 2026-04-16 · Countersure
Source of truth
Some tools scrape; some use the HMRC API. Only the latter survives audit. Confirm the source before buying.
Audit artefact
Ask to see the artefact the tool produces. If it is a screenshot or a CSV row, walk away.
You want a dated, identified, sourced PDF — and ideally the option of an API for downstream integrations.