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Correcting Buyer Information on Invoices: Procedures and VAT Compliance

  • How to legally change the buyer’s details on an invoice
  • When to issue a corrective invoice and when to issue a corrective note
  • Handling incorrect invoices in JPK_VAT
  • VAT law requires specific buyer details on invoices including names or company names, addresses, and VAT identification numbers
  • Correcting invoices with incorrect buyer details can be done in two ways
  • Issuing a corrective invoice by the seller or VAT taxpayer
  • Issuing a corrective note by the buyer for non-numeric data errors
  • Conditions under which a seller can issue a corrective invoice
  • Mistakes in any part of the invoice including buyer details
  • Changes in the tax base or tax amount
  • Returns of goods and packaging to the taxpayer
  • Refunds to the buyer
  • Requirements for a corrective invoice include
  • Sequential number and date of issue
  • Identifying number in the National e-Invoice System for the original invoice unless not applicable
  • Details from the original invoice such as issue date, invoice number, taxpayer and buyer names, addresses, and VAT numbers
  • Name or type of goods or services being corrected
  • If applicable, the corrected tax base or tax amount with breakdowns

Source: ksiegowosc.infor.pl

Note that this post was (partially) written with the help of AI. It is always useful to review the original source material, and where needed to obtain (local) advice from a specialist.

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