[AP] AP Invoice Number Standard

Created by Anya Erkstam, Modified on Mon, 10 Feb at 1:29 PM by Anya Erkstam

NOTE: Please be aware of this standard for all AP Entry and follow this list when entering invoices and credit card receipts.


AP Invoice Number Standard for All Companies:

  1. Full invoice number, following capitalization for letters.
  2. If no invoice number, use the date in the format YYYYMMDD.
  3. If the YYYYMMDD is already used, do a 1 at the end (YYYYMMDD1).
  4. If the 1 is already used, then do the next sequential number and continue doing so until you find one that isn’t used (YYYYMMDD2, YYYYMMDD3, YYYYMMDD4, etc.)


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