Invoice

A invoice is a document produced by a creditor is issued and in which a payment obligation (the debt, the debt) and its origin is described.

A invoice provides an answer to some needs:

• Accounting (keeping track of all transactions)
• Tax (so the government can collect what is due to it)
• Informational for the customer (how much and how to pay, ...)

On a invoice must include some mandatory disclosures, specifically for the tax authorities:

• Data from the creditor, including his VAT number if applicable;
• Data from the customer (debtor), including its VAT number if applicable;
• A description of the supplied goods and/or services with their price;
• A invoice number (a sequential number in the sales invoice account book);
• A invoice date (and preferably an expiration date as well);
• The VAT amount and rate;
• Etc.
• Note: In the French-speaking part of the country, some entries in French are mandatory.

Updated 04/12/2017

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