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អគ្គនាយកដ្ឋានពនធដ្ឋរ / GDT
TERMGeneral Department of Taxation
Cambodian tax authority under the Ministry of Economy and Finance, responsible for tax administration, taxpayer services, e-tax services and tax-related digital infrastructure.
Relevance: Tax Authority, e-Invoicing, Digital Tax InfrastructureTags / Context: GDT, tax administration, taxpayer services, e-invoicingPDF page: 75
អាករស ីរម្មៃរខនែម / VAT
TERMValue Added Tax
Cambodian value-added tax term used in tax administration, VAT registration, tax-invoice content and taxpayer compliance.
Relevance: VAT / GST, Invoicing, Tax AdministrationTags / Context: VAT, tax invoice, invoice content, GDTPDF page: 75
インボイス制度
TERMInvoice System / Qualified Invoice System
Common Japanese name for the Qualified Invoice System, formally the Qualified Invoice-Based Method, which began on 1 October 2023.
Relevance: Consumption Tax, Qualified Invoice System, Invoice ControlTags / Context: インボイス制度, 適格請 求書等保存方式, qualified invoicePDF page: 169
Japanese government agency acting as Japan Peppol Authority and managing Japan’s Peppol-aligned electronic invoice specifications, including JP PINT.
Relevance: Digital Tax Infrastructure, e-Invoicing, JP PINTTags / Context: デジタル庁, Digital Agency, Japan Peppol Authority, JP PINTPDF page: 169
Delivery of issued digitalised electronic invoices through the electronic invoice service platform, with delivery methods including email, QR code, download or print.
Relevance: e-Invoicing, Document DeliveryTags / Context: invoice delivery, email, QR code, downloadPDF page: 88
免税事業者
TERMTax-Exempt Business Operator
Business operator exempt from Consumption Tax filing and payment obligations under applicable status rules, relevant to qualified invoice issuer registration and invoice treatment.
Relevance: Consumption Tax, Taxpayer Status, Qualified Invoice SystemTags / Context: 免税事業者, tax-exempt business, invoice systemPDF page: 170
入账确认
TERMAccounting Confirmation
Confirmation associated with the accounting treatment of a received digitalised electronic invoice through the tax digital account.
Relevance: Accounting, Document Control, e-InvoicingTags / Context: accounting confirmation, tax digital account, invoice usePDF page: 88
全国增值税发票查验平台
TERMNational VAT Invoice Verification Platform
National tax-authority platform used to verify VAT invoice information and support invoice authenticity checks.
Relevance: Digital Tax Infrastructure, Document ControlTags / Context: invoice verification, VAT invoice, tax platformPDF page: 88
全国统一规范电子税务局
TERMNational Unified Standardised Electronic Tax Bureau
China’s unified electronic tax-service environment used for taxpayer services and invoice-use functions, including digitalised electronic invoice operations.
Relevance: Digital Tax Infrastructure, e-Invoicing, Taxpayer ServicesTags / Context: electronic tax bureau, invoice services, 数电发 票PDF page: 88
公表サイト
TERMPublication Site
Public NTA search and confirmation site used to verify registered qualified invoice issuers and their registration numbers.
Relevance: Consumption Tax, Verification, Digital Tax ServicesTags / Context: 公表サイト, 適格請求書 発行事業者公表サイト, registration numberPDF page: 170