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NemHandelsRegister
TERMCommon Public NemHandel Register
Public recipient register in which Greenlandic public authorities must be registered as recipients of digital invoices.
Relevance: e-Invoicing, Recipient Register, B2GTags / Context: NemHandelsRegister, NemHandel, recipient registration, invoice routingPDF page: 141
NEN
TERMNárodní elektronický nástroj | National Electronic Tool
Czech national electronic public-procurement platform used by public contracting authorities for public-procurement processes and relevant B2G e-invoicing exchange.
Relevance: e-Invoicing, Digital Platform, Public ProcurementTags / Context: NEN, public procurement, e-invoice exchangePDF page: 104
NEQ
TERMNuméro d’entreprise du Québec | Québec Enterprise Number
Québec enterprise identifier assigned to enterprises registered in the Québec enterprise register and used in Québec administrative and tax-related contexts.
Relevance: Business Identification, Taxpayer IdentificationTags / Context: NEQ, Québec enterprise number, Revenu Québec, enterprise registerPDF page: 80
NF-e
TERMNota Fiscal Eletrônica | Electronic Fiscal Invoice
Brazilian electronic fiscal invoice generally used for goods transactions and authorised through the relevant tax-authority infrastructure before legal fiscal use.
Relevance: e-Invoicing, Fiscalisation, Document TypeTags / Context: NF-e, goods invoice, XML, authorisation, SEFAZPDF page: 67
NF3-e
TERMNota Fiscal de Energia Elétrica Eletrônica | Electronic Electricity Invoice
Brazilian electronic fiscal document used for electricity supply invoicing.
Relevance: e-Invoicing, Document TypeTags / Context: NF3-e, electricity invoice, utilities, DF-ePDF page: 68
NFC-e
TERMNota Fiscal de Consumidor Eletrônica | Electronic Consumer Fiscal Invoice
Brazilian electronic fiscal document used for retail consumer transactions, replacing or complementing consumer-facing fiscal receipt models in participating states.
Relevance: Fiscalisation, e-Invoicing, Document TypeTags / Context: NFC-e, retail, consumer invoice, electronic fiscal documentPDF page: 67
NFCom
TERMNota Fiscal Fatura de Serviços de Comunicação Eletrônica | Electronic Communication Services Invoice
Brazilian electronic fiscal document used for communication and telecommunications services invoicing.
Relevance: e-Invoicing, Document TypeTags / Context: NFCom, communications, telecommunications, services invoicePDF page: 67
NFS-e
TERMNota Fiscal de Serviços Eletrônica | Electronic Service Invoice
Brazilian electronic service invoice used for service transactions, historically managed at municipal level and now also supported by the national NFS-e environment.
Relevance: e-Invoicing, Document Type, Municipal TaxTags / Context: NFS-e, services, municipal tax, national NFS-e, service invoicePDF page: 68
NHIL
TERMNational Health Insurance Levy
Ghanaian levy included in VAT-component calculations and reflected in E-VAT invoice and transaction calculation structures.
Relevance: VAT, e-Invoicing, Tax CalculationTags / Context: NHIL, National Health Insurance Levy, VAT components, E-VATPDF page: 136
NHS e-Invoicing
TERMNHS Electronic Invoicing
UK NHS supplier e-invoicing environment requiring supplier invoices to be submitted electronically through PEPPOL-compliant exchange arrangements.
Relevance: e-Invoicing, Public Procurement, Healthcare ProcurementTags / Context: NHS e-invoicing, PEPPOL, B2G, supplier invoicePDF page: 327