Types of TRA fiscal documents
Fiscal receipts vs. fiscal invoices
Tanzania's EFDMS distinguishes between fiscal documents primarily by payment type and customer identification:
| Payment Type | Document Type | Use Case |
|---|---|---|
CASH | Fiscal Receipt (B2C) | Immediate cash payment - typical for retail POS. |
CHEQUE | Fiscal Receipt (B2C) | Payment by cheque. |
CCARD | Fiscal Receipt (B2C) | Payment by credit or debit card. |
EMONEY | Fiscal Receipt (B2C) | Payment via mobile money (e.g. M-Pesa, Tigo Pesa, Airtel Money, Halopesa). |
INVOICE | Fiscal Invoice (B2B) | Deferred/credit payment - buyer's TIN required on the document. |
UseINVOICEfor B2B credit salesWhen a business customer will pay on credit terms (i.e. not at the point of sale), set payment type to
INVOICE. This requires acustomer_idwith a valid TIN. The fiscal document produced is a B2B fiscal invoice that the buyer can use to claim input VAT.
Invoices & Receipts
- Create an invoice (
POST /invoices) - Get list of invoices (
GET /invoices) - Get an invoice (
GET /invoices/{invoice_id}) - Get detailed invoice (
GET /invoices/{invoice_id}/detailed)
Credit Notes
Credit note support in EFDMSTRA's EFDMS does not natively support the cancellation or reversal of a previously submitted fiscal receipt. Credit note or refund handling should be discussed with the DigiTax support team to understand the current approach for your use case.
Z Report
A Z Report is a daily closing report that summarizes all fiscal transactions for the day. It must be submitted to EFDMS after the last transaction of each business day, before the first transaction of the next day.
DigiTax TZ handles Z Report submission automatically - you do not need to trigger it manually.
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