On 27 May 2008, at 18:06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > ... In the UK ... there is a requirement that invoices be > consecutively > numbered.
Is this new? I did a "starting your own business" course at the local Chamber of Commerce before I became self-employed 3 or 4 years ago, and my understanding at that time was that invoice numbers had to be *unique*, rather than consecutive. I'm sure I've had invoices, for instance, in which the number is based on the year & month, then a consecutive digit or two. Therefore, 2008-05/01, 2008-05/02, ..., 2008-05/56 might be used, but then 2008-05/01 is used on the first of June. 2008-05/57 "onwards" are blank invoice numbers. Myself, I use simple 5-digit numbers beginning at 00001 (and not yet at 00999), so this doesn't apply to me, but it might be relevant to others. > Our tax trolls get very upset by gaps or - much worse - > duplicate invoice numbers. I was aware that the trolls might eat you for that. Or most anything else that takes their fancy. > Much pain and suffering is often the > result: if the revenue suspects you of being naughty, you have to > prove your innocence. Indeed. A customer of mine once told me a funny story about this, involving a demand for £17,000. I don't think he thought it was very funny, and is no longer self-employed. > ... it may be the case in other > jurisdictions) there is a requirement that invoices be consecutively > numbered. I believe this is the case. Didn't someone post here a while back that in consecutive numbers are required in Greece? Stroller. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Ledger-smb-users mailing list Ledger-smb-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ledger-smb-users
