<Dl> <Dd> See also Voucher: an invoice is within the European union primarily legally defined by the EU VAT directive as an accounting voucher (to verify tax and VAT reporting) and secondly as a Civil law (common law) document . </Dd> </Dl> <Dd> See also Voucher: an invoice is within the European union primarily legally defined by the EU VAT directive as an accounting voucher (to verify tax and VAT reporting) and secondly as a Civil law (common law) document . </Dd> <P> An invoice, bill or tab is a commercial document issued by a seller to a buyer, relating to a sale transaction and indicating the products, quantities, and agreed prices for products or services the seller had provided the buyer . </P> <P> Payment terms are usually stated on the invoice . These may specify that the buyer has a maximum number of days in which to pay and is sometimes offered a discount if paid before the due date . The buyer could have already paid for the products or services listed on the invoice . </P>

Is a bill the same as an invoice