Numbering of Order-ID

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    bamboocha
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      Hi,

      could you give me a short (technical) description for my tax consultant, why the numbering of the order-id is not consecutive? Sometimes there are a lot of “missing” order-id’s between two orders and that could be classified as suspected fraud by the tax office. If you make a short description here there is no possibility of a fake.

      Thank you in advance!

      #54347
      Olly
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        with regards to your question:
        (most) database tables – wppizza related or not – will have auto (increment) id’s so when a new row gets inserted the id increases.
        in relation to wppizza, not all rows added to the order table will subsequently end up being a completed order, so it is more likely than not in fact that db id’s (invoice ids) will *not* be consecutive – though they will be sequential and unique.

        regarding the the rest

        anyone who knows even only the most basic things about databases can change id numbers in whichever way he/she likes.
        saying “missing order-id’s could be classified as fraud ” is just nonsense in my opinion and a “red herring”.

        If I want to commit fraud, I commit fraud, if I don’t, I don’t. Furthermore, it’s for the accuser to prove that the business committed fraud, not for the business to prove that it did not.
        (or – to use your words – if I want to “fake” things, it will never be a problem; this is not a wppizza specific issue in any event )

        lastly, it is also often stated that invoice number must be consecutive (i.e 1,2,3,4,5) . This is simply untrue(*)

        (*)Disclaimer: the above is related to most countries I know of and is my personal opinion based on the knowledge I have as of writing this. I am not a lawyer or tax adviser and I cannot be 100% sure of course for all countries as I do not know the tax laws of each and every country on the planet. If in doubt, please consult a professional on these matters

        #54356
        bamboocha
        Participant

          Thank you!

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