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Commissioner-General
TERMCommissioner-General
NRA official role responsible for administering tax functions and specifying ECR-related requirements under Sierra Leone’s ECR framework.
Relevance: Tax Administration, ECR Administration, Regulatory AuthorityTags / Context: Commissioner-General, NRA, ECR, GSTPDF page: 276
Complemento para recepción de pagos
TERMPayment Receipt Complement
CFDI complement used to document payment information for invoices paid in instalments or after issuance.
Relevance: e-Invoicing, Payment Reporting, CFDI ComplementTags / Context: Complemento para recepción de pagos, REP, CFDI, payment complementPDF page: 208
Complementos CFDI
TERMCFDI Complements
SAT-defined additional data structures incorporated into a CFDI when specific operations require supplementary fiscal information.
Relevance: e-Invoicing, CFDI Complement, Sector DataTags / Context: complementos CFDI, SAT, Carta Porte, pagos, nóminaPDF page: 209
Compliance Check
TERMCompliance Check
ZATCA validation step used during onboarding to confirm that an EGS unit can generate compliant electronic invoices or electronic notes before production credentials are issued.
Relevance: e-Invoicing, Onboarding, Compliance ValidationTags / Context: Compliance Check, EGS Unit, CCSID, PCSID, FATOORAPDF page: 269
Comprobante de pago electrónico / voucher
TERMComprobante de pago electrónico / voucher | Electronic Payment Voucher
Electronic payment receipt or voucher recognised in Chile’s electronic receipt environment, including card-payment situations where it can operate as the consumer-facing electronic sales and services receipt.
Relevance: Payment / Settlement, Receipt IssuanceTags / Context: voucher, electronic payment, boleta electrónica, card paymentPDF page: 84
Comprobante de Retención
TERMWithholding Certificate
Venezuelan fiscal document used for withholding documentation and included within the fiscal documents that may be issued through authorised digital means.
Relevance: Fiscalisation, Withholding, e-InvoicingTags / Context: comprobante de retención, withholding certificate, otros documentos fiscales, SENIATPDF page: 337
Comprobante de Retención
TERMWithholding Receipt
SAR-recognised complementary document used to evidence withholding-document functions within the Honduran invoicing regime.
Relevance: Fiscal Documents, Withholding, Complementary DocumentsTags / Context: Comprobante de Retención, Documento Complementario, SARPDF page: 146
Comprobante Electrónico
TERMElectronic Tax Document
Electronic document in XML format, generated, expressed and transmitted electronically, used to support the sale and purchase of goods and the provision of services while guaranteeing origin authenticity and content integrity.
Relevance: e-Invoicing, Document Type, FiscalisationTags / Context: XML, electronic document, authenticity, integrityPDF page: 94
Comprobante Electrónico
TERMComprobante Electrónico | Electronic Comprobante / Electronic Tax Document
Argentine electronic tax-document category processed through the electronic-invoicing environment, including invoices and related authorised documents.
Relevance: e-Invoicing, Document TypeTags / Context: comprobante electrónico, factura electrónica, authorisation, CAEPDF page: 36
Comprobante Fiscal
TERMFiscal Receipt / Fiscal Voucher
Official category of SAR-authorised fiscal documents supporting transfers of goods or provision of services.
Relevance: Fiscal Documents, Invoice Control, Tax EvidenceTags / Context: Comprobante Fiscal, fiscal voucher, fiscal receipt, SARPDF page: 146