Timbrado
TERMCFDI Stamping / Certification
Certification process through which a CFDI is validated and stamped by SAT or a PAC, producing a tax-recognised certified CFDI.
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Timbraje electrónico
TERMElectronic Stamping / Electronic Authorisation
SII authorisation process related to electronic folios and the issuance of authorised electronic tax documents.
Timbre electrónico
TERMElectronic Stamp
Electronic stamp contained in Chilean electronic tax documents and used to support document authenticity and control.
Timbre Fiscal Digital
TERMDigital Fiscal Stamp
Fiscal stamp incorporated into a CFDI after certification, evidencing that the CFDI has been validated and certified through the SAT-authorised process.
Timbres électroniques
TERMElectronic Fiscal Stamps
Jibaya online service used to purchase and download electronic fiscal stamps required for specified administrative or fiscal procedures.
Time Stamp
TERMTime Stamp
Date and time stamped by the certified invoicing system as proof that a transaction occurred at the stated date and time.
Time Stamp
TERMTime Stamp
Recorded date and time value used to evidence when a transaction, invoice, receipt, signature, message, transmission or platform event occurred.
timologio
TERMtimologio
Free AADE application for digital issuance of business documents and simultaneous transmission to myDATA.
TIMS
TERMTax Invoice Management System
Earlier KRA tax-invoice management system and predecessor context associated with electronic tax-register and tax-invoice control before the eTIMS software model.
TIMS
TERMTax Invoice Monitoring System
Samoa’s tax invoice monitoring system established to enable IRS to securely obtain, monitor and assess accurate fiscal data for calculating and imposing tax.
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