Invoicing terms used in United Kingdom
Glossary entries that apply in United Kingdom. Each links to the relevant country page and to the related global terms.
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IBAN
eu · ukAn IBAN (International Bank Account Number) is a standardised account identifier of up to 34 characters (country code, two check digits, and the local account number), used to rout...
Making Tax Digital
ukMaking Tax Digital (MTD) is a UK HMRC programme requiring VAT-registered businesses (and, in stages, income-tax payers) to keep digital records of their transactions and submit ret...
Reverse-charge VAT
uk · euReverse-charge VAT shifts the responsibility for accounting for VAT from the supplier to the business customer, used most often for cross-border B2B services within the UK and EU a...
Sort code
ukA sort code is a 6-digit identifier (formatted as three pairs, XX-XX-XX) for UK banks and their branches, paired with an 8-digit account number to route domestic UK payments throug...
Tax invoice
au · uk · euA tax invoice is the specific format of invoice required when a GST or VAT-registered business charges tax on a sale, including the document label ("Tax Invoice"), the supplier's t...
VAT
uk · euVAT (Value Added Tax) is a consumption tax charged at each stage of a supply chain in the UK, EU, and most other countries outside the US, ultimately paid by the end consumer and r...
VAT number
uk · euA VAT number is the unique identifier a national tax authority issues to a business once it registers for value-added tax, used on every VAT invoice and to validate the business in...