# nipt.py - functions for handling Albanian tax numbers # coding: utf-8 # # Copyright (C) 2008-2011 Cédric Krier # Copyright (C) 2008-2011 B2CK # Copyright (C) 2015-2023 Arthur de Jong # # This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or # modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public # License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either # version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. # # This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, # but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU # Lesser General Public License for more details. # # You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public # License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software # Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA # 02110-1301 USA """NIPT, NUIS (Numri i Identifikimit për Personin e Tatueshëm, Albanian tax number). The Albanian NIPT is a 10-digit number with the first and last character being letters. The number is assigned to individuals and organisations for tax purposes. The first letter indicates the decade the number was assigned or date birth date for individuals, followed by a digit for the year. The next two digits contain the month (and gender for individuals and region for organisations) followed by two digits for the day of the month. The remainder is a serial followed by a check letter (check digit algorithm unknown). More information: * https://www.tatime.gov.al/eng/c/4/103/business-lifecycle >>> validate('AL J 91402501 L') 'J91402501L' >>> validate('K22218003V') 'K22218003V' >>> validate('(AL) J 91402501') Traceback (most recent call last): ... InvalidLength: ... >>> validate('Z 22218003 V') Traceback (most recent call last): ... InvalidFormat: ... """ import re from stdnum.exceptions import * from stdnum.util import clean # regular expression for matching number _nipt_re = re.compile(r'^[A-M][0-9]{8}[A-Z]$') def compact(number): """Convert the number to the minimal representation. This strips the number of any valid separators and removes surrounding whitespace.""" number = clean(number, ' ').upper().strip() if number.startswith('AL'): number = number[2:] if number.startswith('(AL)'): number = number[4:] return number def validate(number): """Check if the number is a valid VAT number. This checks the length and formatting.""" number = compact(number) if len(number) != 10: raise InvalidLength() if not _nipt_re.match(number): raise InvalidFormat() return number def is_valid(number): """Check if the number is a valid VAT number.""" try: return bool(validate(number)) except ValidationError: return False