The majority of countries with a VAT or GST regime require tax invoices to have a unique sequential number. Within the European Union, there is a pan-European requirement to have “…a sequential number, based on one or more series, which uniquely identifies the invoice”.
HMRC, the UK tax authority, published a list of frequently asked questions about sequential numbering for UK VAT which covers various different commercial scenarios.
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