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Japan: Invoice Document Reference

For Japanese correction invoices, you must specify the preceding invoice number and issue date.

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Use the InvoiceDocumentReference sub-element of the BillingReference element to specify this information.

Elements

ElementDescription
Invoice/BillingReference/InvoiceDocumentReference/ID
Invoice/BillingReference/InvoiceDocumentReference/IssueDate

Restrictions

  • For Japanese correction invoices, you must specify the preceding invoice number in the ID element and the preceding invoice's issue date in the IssueDate element.

Example

<ubl:Invoice>
    <!-- Code omitted for clarity -->
	<cac:BillingReference> 
		<!-- Information about the preceeding invoice to correct -->
		<cac:InvoiceDocumentReference>
			<cbc:ID>123</cbc:ID> 
			<cbc:IssueDate>2023-10-20</cbc:IssueDate> 
		</cac:InvoiceDocumentReference>
	</cac:BillingReference>	
    <!-- Code omitted for clarity -->
</ubl:Invoice>

Updated about 2 months ago