To further standardize the VAT invoice management, optimize the tax service and meet the needs of the taxpayers, notice on the Management of VAT General invoices hereby announced as follows: First, Adjust VAT general invoice's (folding invoice) invoice code The invoice code for the general VAT invoice (folding invoice) is adjusted to 12 digits with encoding rules: 1 to 0, 2-5 stands for the provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the central government and cities under separate state planning, 6-7 stands for the year, 8-10 stands for the batch, 11-12 stands for invoice types and sheets, including 04 stands for two-sheets general VAT invoices (folding invoice), 05 stands for five-sheets general VAT invoices (folding invoice). The VAT general invoices (folding invoice) of 10 digits invoice code that in tax authority's inventory or with the taxpayer can continue to use. Second, General VAT invoices printed with the name of the company (folding in...