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CRE
TERMComprobante de Retención Electrónico | Electronic Withholding Receipt
DTE type used to document withholding operations electronically.
Relevance: e-Invoicing, Document Type, WithholdingTags / Context: CRE, DTE, withholdingPDF page: 116
Credit card receipt / Reçu de carte de crédit
TERMCredit Card Receipt / Reçu de carte de crédit
Payment document recognised as supporting documentation for GST / HST input tax credit purposes where the prescribed information is present.
Relevance: Document Type, Payment / Settlement, Audit EvidenceTags / Context: credit card receipt, payment evidence, ITC documentationPDF page: 78
Credit Note
TERMCredit Note
Document used to correct, reduce, reverse or adjust a previously issued invoice or fiscal document.
Relevance: e-Invoicing, Fiscal Document, CorrectionTags / Context: credit note, invoice correction, reversal, adjustment, refundPDF page: 18
Credit note / Note de crédit
TERMCredit Note / Note de crédit
Commercial adjustment document used to correct or reduce amounts previously invoiced or charged, including GST / HST or QST adjustments where applicable.
Relevance: Document Type, VAT / GST, AdjustmentTags / Context: credit note, adjustment, correction, GST / HST, QSTPDF page: 78
CRIB-nummer
TERMCentraal Registratie Informatie Belastingplichtige-nummer | Central Registration Information for Taxpayers Number
Curaçao taxpayer identification number used for tax registration, taxpayer identification and communication with the tax administration.
Relevance: Taxpayer Identification, Tax AdministrationTags / Context: CRIB, taxpayer number, taxpayer registrationPDF page: 99
CRK
TERMCentralne Repozytorium Kas | Central Repository of Cash Registers
Polish central repository receiving and storing data from online cash registers and software-based fiscal cash registers.
Relevance: Fiscalisation, Online Cash Registers, Digital Tax InfrastructureTags / Context: CRK, Centralne Repozytorium Kas, kasa online, wirtualna kasa fiskalnaPDF page: 247
CRL
TERMCertificate Revocation List
Certificate-status control used to identify revoked digital certificates within Nigeria’s e-invoicing certificate-management and digital-signature environment.
Relevance: e-Invoicing, Certificate Management, Digital SignatureTags / Context: CRL, Certificate Revocation List, digital certificate, certificate revocationPDF page: 228
CSD
TERMCertificado de Sello Digital | Digital Seal Certificate
SAT-issued digital certificate used by the taxpayer to seal CFDI documents electronically and identify the issuer.
Relevance: e-Invoicing, Authentication, Digital SealTags / Context: CSD, Certificado de Sello Digital, sello digital, CFDI, SATPDF page: 209
CSID
TERMCryptographic Stamp Identifier
Cryptographic stamp identifier issued through the FATOORA onboarding process and used by an EGS unit for cryptographic stamping and authenticated interaction with ZATCA.
Relevance: e-Invoicing, Cryptographic Identifier, OnboardingTags / Context: CSID, Cryptographic Stamp Identifier, FATOORA, EGS UnitPDF page: 269
CSID
TERMCryptographic Stamp Identifier
Cryptographic stamp identifier applied within Nigeria’s e-invoicing environment as part of the invoice validation, digital-signature and invoice-authenticity control process.
Relevance: e-Invoicing, Validation Marker, Digital SignatureTags / Context: CSID, Cryptographic Stamp Identifier, MBS, digital signature, invoice validationPDF page: 228