Overview

Fonoa Lookup is an API-first tax ID validation engine that verifies VAT, GST and other tax identifiers directly against government registries across more than 110 countries. It returns authoritative validation results plus enriched metadata (registered business name, address and other attributes) in real time, supports bulk batch processing at scale, and offers fuzzy matching and smart search to catch typos and inconsistent formats — enabling accurate tax treatment at checkout, onboarding and invoicing.

Features and Capabilities

• Global coverage: Real-time validation across 110+ countries with direct government-source checks, not just format verification.
• API-first integration: Easy API to plug into checkout, onboarding, invoicing and ERP systems for immediate, automated checks.
• Enriched validation results: Each check returns registered business name, address and metadata to reduce manual follow-up.
• Batch processing at scale: High-throughput bulk validation (tens of thousands of records) with concurrent batch support to clean large datasets quickly.
• Smart search & fuzzy matching: Search by name, catch typos and standardize inconsistent tax ID formats to reduce false negatives.
• Dashboard & manual lookup: Web UI for manual validations, CSV uploads and ad-hoc checks alongside API usage.
• Use cases / integration points: Checkout tax determination, marketplace seller onboarding, vendor/supplier validation, audit and DAC7 readiness.
• Operational benefits: Reduces over/undercharging risk, prevents tax-audit exposure, and accelerates global expansion by eliminating tax-validation delays.