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Qassimatouka
TERMPlateforme d'acquisition de la vignette automobile en ligne | Online Platform for Acquisition of the Vehicle Vignette
Algerian online platform used to acquire the vehicle vignette through a digital tax-service channel.
Relevance: Digital Tax Infrastructure, Payment / SettlementTags / Context: vehicle vignette, online tax service, online paymentPDF page: 32
QKB
TERMQendra Kombëtare e Biznesit | National Business Centre
Albanian business-registration authority relevant to business registration, business-identification and NUIS / NIPT registration context.
Relevance: Business Identification, Taxpayer RegistrationTags / Context: business register, NUIS, NIPT, registrationPDF page: 31
QQS / VAT
TERMQo‘shilgan qiymat solig‘i / Қўшилган қиймат солиғи | Value Added Tax
Uzbek VAT term used in VAT administration, electronic invoices, VAT-credit control, VAT reporting and Tax Committee digital-tax processes.
Relevance: VAT, Tax, e-InvoicingTags / Context: QQS, ҚҚС, VAT, elektron hisobvaraq-faktura, SoliqPDF page: 333
QQS guvohnomasi
TERMҚҚС гувоҳномаси | VAT Certificate
Uzbek VAT registration certificate / status document confirming VAT-payer registration for tax-administration, electronic invoicing and VAT compliance purposes.
Relevance: VAT, Taxpayer Registration, e-InvoicingTags / Context: QQS guvohnomasi, QQS to‘lovchisi, STIR, SoliqPDF page: 333
Machine-readable verification element printed or displayed on a certified invoice and used by verification tools to check invoice authenticity and integrity.
Relevance: Fiscalisation, Document Verification, e-InvoicingTags / Context: QR code, Facture Certifiée, SECeF, SECEF Niger, vérificationPDF page: 227
QR Code
TERMQuick Response Code
Machine-readable two-dimensional code used on invoices, receipts or fiscal documents to support verification, payment, lookup or structured data access.
Relevance: e-Invoicing, Fiscalisation, VerificationTags / Context: QR code, machine-readable code, invoice verification, receipt verificationPDF page: 24
QR Code da NFC-e / DF-e
TERMQR Code da Nota Fiscal de Consumidor Eletrônica / Documento Fiscal Eletrônico | QR Code for NFC-e / Electronic Fiscal Documents
Machine-readable code used in Brazilian electronic fiscal-document auxiliary documents, especially NFC-e, to support document consultation and verification.
Relevance: Fiscalisation, e-Invoicing, Document VerificationTags / Context: QR code, NFC-e, consumer consultation, document verificationPDF page: 68
QR Code Verifier App
TERMGSTN e-Invoice QR Code Verifier App
GSTN mobile application used to verify the signed QR code of an e-invoice and confirm key e-invoice details.
Relevance: e-Invoicing, Verification, Mobile ApplicationTags / Context: QR Code Verifier App, GSTN, QR code, e-invoice verificationPDF page: 155
Special Swiss IBAN used for QR-bills with QR reference, enabling structured payment allocation in the Swiss QR-bill payment process.
Relevance: Payment, Invoice Payment, Bank IdentifierTags / Context: QR-IBAN, QR-Rechnung, QR-Referenz, Swiss paymentPDF page: 300
Swiss payment slip and invoice-payment format containing a Swiss QR code and structured payment information, used for invoicing and payment processing in Switzerland.
Relevance: Payment, Invoice Payment, Structured Payment DataTags / Context: QR-Rechnung, Swiss QR Code, QR-IBAN, QR-ReferenzPDF page: 300