What is a bill number?

Bill number refers to the number of the bill, which is generally the letter and number in the upper right corner of the bill.

bill number is produced with the extensive use and batch printing of bills, which provides a basis for distinguishing accounting data.

bill/receipt according to the international practice of bill legislation, the objects regulated by China's bill law are only bills in a narrow sense, namely bills of exchange, promissory notes and checks.

Extended information:

In China, bills are bills of exchange (bank draft and commercial draft), checks and promissory notes (bank draft). A negotiable instrument generally refers to a negotiable security that is issued by the drawer in business, unconditionally agrees to pay a certain amount by himself or others, and the holder has certain rights. Bills include: bills of exchange, promissory notes, checks, bills of lading, certificates of deposit, stocks, bonds, etc.

in the late Qing dynasty, western banks entered China, and private banks gradually declined. China's inherent bill rules were eventually replaced by the foreign bill system. In 1929, the national government enacted the bill law, which stipulated that bills were bills of exchange, promissory notes and checks, which was in line with the bill system of western countries, and all kinds of bills in China were eliminated.