Quoting Stroller <..hidden..>:
On 27 May 2008, at 18:06, ..hidden.. wrote:... In the UK ... there is a requirement that invoices be consecutively numbered.Is this new? I did a "starting your own business" course at the local Chamber of Commerce before I became self-employed 3 or 4 years ago, and my understanding at that time was that invoice numbers had to be *unique*, rather than consecutive.
I was told this by my accountant. The tax trolls get very unhappy if they perceive gaps in your numbering (what are you hiding in the gaps, you traitor?). I'll ask him again when I see him.