Before and after the invoice: how HMRC and the CRA treat pro formas, quotes and receipts
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Authors
- InvoiceWorkshop
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Published
- 2026-09-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22807203
- Primary Topic
- Taxation and Legal Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00