0057·The reference invoice does not exist
Debit & credit notesOccasional
What this means
A note can only adjust an invoice that was itself reported through digital invoicing. If the reference does not resolve, the original was never reported or the reference is wrong.
Why it happens
- Your internal invoice number was submitted instead of the FBR-issued reference.
- The original invoice predates your integration and was never reported digitally.
- The reference was stored but truncated or reformatted.
How to fix it
- 1Store FBR's issued invoice number verbatim at submission — it is the only usable reference.
- 2Only issue notes against digitally reported invoices.
How Ordyoo handles this
The FBR invoice number is stored on the invoice at submission and becomes immutable, which is also what locks the document against editing.
Related errors
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