Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
credit note / invoice amendment
English answer:
Amended Invoice/Invoice Amendment
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Yvonne Gallagher
Nov 15, 2013 14:26
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English term
credit note / invoice amendment
English
Bus/Financial
Accounting
Invoices
Dear translators,
I am translating a financial document from Polish to English and have a question related to the English terms "credit note / invoice amendment".
My client wants to ask a seller from England to correct the VAT invoice which the seller had already issued, but the correction should only be made to the buyer's (my client's) company name, which was originally wrong. All other data on the invoice is correct.
I have found out that a "credit note" or an "invoice amendment" can be issued when there is a problem with the wrong quantity of goods, wrong price on the invoice or any other problem with the delivered goods, but there is no mention of the correction of only the buyer's name.
Can I refer to such a document as a "credit note" or an "invoice amendment", or is there any other type of document to be issued in such cases?
All comments welcome. Thank you in advance.
I am translating a financial document from Polish to English and have a question related to the English terms "credit note / invoice amendment".
My client wants to ask a seller from England to correct the VAT invoice which the seller had already issued, but the correction should only be made to the buyer's (my client's) company name, which was originally wrong. All other data on the invoice is correct.
I have found out that a "credit note" or an "invoice amendment" can be issued when there is a problem with the wrong quantity of goods, wrong price on the invoice or any other problem with the delivered goods, but there is no mention of the correction of only the buyer's name.
Can I refer to such a document as a "credit note" or an "invoice amendment", or is there any other type of document to be issued in such cases?
All comments welcome. Thank you in advance.
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| 4 +3 | Amended Invoice/Invoice Amendment |
Yvonne Gallagher
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| 4 | annotated invoice |
marybro
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Yvonne Gallagher
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Amended Invoice/Invoice Amendment
credit note is something else entirely
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Note added at 13 mins (2013-11-15 14:40:18 GMT)
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If the company (your client) is issuing a new corrected invoice then I would use the first option of Amended Invoice but if just sending the amendment itself can call it an amendment to invoice or an invoice amendment (with capitals for title of doc)
a credit note to the full value is given in lieu of a cash refund when goods are faulty or returned for some valid reason
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Note added at 20 mins (2013-11-15 14:47:00 GMT)
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you could also use revised or modified invoice.
http://www.ehow.com/facts_7552531_do-create-revised-invoice....
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Note added at 5 hrs (2013-11-15 19:40:36 GMT)
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meant to include definition of credit note earlier
http://www.investordictionary.com/definition/credit-note
Credit note
Definition
A credit note is a monetary instrument issued by a seller that allows a buyer to purchase any item or service from that seller on a future date.
Credit notes may be issued by a seller as a goodwill gesture to a buyer who wishes to return previously purchased merchandize (instead of cash repayment) in circumstances where the original sales agreement did not include an explicit refund policy for returned items. In such circumstances, a credit note of value equal to the price of the returned item is usually issued allowing the buyer to exchange his purchase for other items available with the seller.
http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/credit-note.htm...
Definition
A form or letter sent by a seller to a buyer, stating that a certain amount has been credited to the buyer's account.
A credit note is issued in various situations to correct a mistake, such as when (1) an invoice amount is overstated, (2) correct discount rate is not applied, (3) goods spoil within guaranty period, or (4) they do not meet the buyer's specifications and are returned. Also called credit memo.
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Note added at 33 days (2013-12-18 23:00:34 GMT) Post-grading
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Glad to have helped
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Note added at 13 mins (2013-11-15 14:40:18 GMT)
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If the company (your client) is issuing a new corrected invoice then I would use the first option of Amended Invoice but if just sending the amendment itself can call it an amendment to invoice or an invoice amendment (with capitals for title of doc)
a credit note to the full value is given in lieu of a cash refund when goods are faulty or returned for some valid reason
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Note added at 20 mins (2013-11-15 14:47:00 GMT)
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you could also use revised or modified invoice.
http://www.ehow.com/facts_7552531_do-create-revised-invoice....
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Note added at 5 hrs (2013-11-15 19:40:36 GMT)
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meant to include definition of credit note earlier
http://www.investordictionary.com/definition/credit-note
Credit note
Definition
A credit note is a monetary instrument issued by a seller that allows a buyer to purchase any item or service from that seller on a future date.
Credit notes may be issued by a seller as a goodwill gesture to a buyer who wishes to return previously purchased merchandize (instead of cash repayment) in circumstances where the original sales agreement did not include an explicit refund policy for returned items. In such circumstances, a credit note of value equal to the price of the returned item is usually issued allowing the buyer to exchange his purchase for other items available with the seller.
http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/credit-note.htm...
Definition
A form or letter sent by a seller to a buyer, stating that a certain amount has been credited to the buyer's account.
A credit note is issued in various situations to correct a mistake, such as when (1) an invoice amount is overstated, (2) correct discount rate is not applied, (3) goods spoil within guaranty period, or (4) they do not meet the buyer's specifications and are returned. Also called credit memo.
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Note added at 33 days (2013-12-18 23:00:34 GMT) Post-grading
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Glad to have helped
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| Thank you very much for your explanations and suggestions!!! |
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annotated invoice
some softwares permit "annotation", i.e. correcting names, purchase order #, etc. if the mathematical items remain the same
Essentially you are annotating the text.
line items, quantity, price must remain the same, or a credit/debit additional invoice would be required.
Essentially you are annotating the text.
line items, quantity, price must remain the same, or a credit/debit additional invoice would be required.
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