Glossary

Short definitions of terms used throughout the help center. Each one links to a full article.

Promised payment

Confirms your order before you actually pay: you promise to pay the invoice, and the supplier starts fulfilling the order right away. For details, see Promised payment.

Guarantee fund

Your organization's deposit with Invoicebox that lets you pay for orders with a deferral. For details, see Guarantee fund.

Overdraft

Paying for orders beyond the guarantee fund balance — within an agreed limit. For details, see Overdraft.

Closing documents

Documents that confirm payment and receipt of goods or services: UPDs, acceptance certificates, VAT invoices. Needed for accounting and tax records. For details, see Closing documents.

UPD

The Universal Transfer Document: combines a VAT invoice and an acceptance certificate (waybill) in a single document. For details, see UPD.

VAT invoice

A document used for VAT accounting: confirms the tax amount included in the payment. For details, see VAT and acts.

Reconciliation statement

A document the parties use to reconcile mutual settlements for a period. For details, see Reconciliation statement.

EDM

Electronic document management (ЭДО, EDM): exchanging legally binding documents through an operator — no paper, no mail. For details, see Electronic document management.

SBP

The Bank of Russia's Faster Payments System (СБП): transfers and QR-code payments in seconds. Organizations and sole proprietors (ИП) can use the SBP B2B option. For details, see Payment methods.

Request to Pay (RtP)

The Request to Pay service: the seller sends a request, and the buyer confirms the payment in their bank or personal account. For details, see What is Request to Pay.

Payment purpose

The field in a payment order used to match the payment to an invoice. Include the invoice number there — and the money will be credited automatically. For details, see Payment purpose.

Cash register receipt (54-FZ)

A fiscal document confirming payment, issued in accordance with Federal Law No. 54-FZ. When you pay through Invoicebox, receipts are issued by an authorized settlement participant. For details, see Who issues receipts.