23 August 2012
Export invoice is not a tax invoice, but it is prescribed by banking association, you can maintain seperate invoice series for export ( as export invoice need to be cancelled at times due to prob at shipment or customs appraisal),
as export is FREE from tax, no need to issue tax invoice.
23 August 2012
Retail invoice is not a tax invoice, retail invoice is issued when the dealer has opted not to take input credit and pay vat at compositoin rate, in this case he own a vat number but in his invoice, vat is not mentioned seperately.
a dealer has to select in which scheme they want to remain, to avail input credit of vat and pay full vat and issue tax invoice,
or
not to take input credit of vat, pay rate of tax on sales as per composition scheme ( normally its 25% of normal vat rate, check your state vat rate for compositon), and issue retail invoice, ( rem the buyer will not get tax credit on such retail invoice)
both types of invoice can not be issued by a vat dealer.