Q: Is an invoice within the European union primarily legally defined by the EU VAT directive as an accounting voucher and secondly as a Civil law document? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Is an invoice a document that states a commitment from the seller to provide specified goods to the buyer at specific prices? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Is an invoice when the buyer issues the invoice to himself? ¶
A: Yes, The buyer should treat the invoice as an account payable and the seller should treat it as an account receivable.
Q: Are invoices no longer paper-based? ¶
A: Yes, but rather transmitted electronically over the Internet.
Q: Is an invoice a sales invoice? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Is an invoice not issued by the seller until the seller and buyer have agreed to the terms of the order? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Is an invoice one generated on a cyclical basis during the lifetime of a rental contract? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Is an invoice sued is a document or message treated as an invoice pursuant to Article 219? ¶
A: Yes, and specific and unambiguous reference to that initial invoice and the specific details which are being amended.
Q: Is an invoice a purchase invoice? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Are invoices different from receipts? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Is an invoice issued to request advance payments from the buyer? ¶
A: Yes, and either to allow production to start or for security of the goods produced.