Electronic signatures can replace special invoice stamps. The use of electronic signatures instead of special invoice seals has the same legal effect, basic purposes, and basic usage regulations as ordinary VAT invoices.
1. Meaning
Electronic signature refers to the data contained in the data message in electronic form and attached to identify the identity of the signer and indicate that the signer recognizes the content. In layman's terms, an electronic signature is an electronic signature of an electronic document through cryptographic technology. It is not a digital image of a written signature. It is similar to a handwritten signature or seal, or it can be said to be an electronic seal.
2. Can electronic signatures be stolen?
Electronic signatures may be stolen, but there is no need to worry. In addition to technical defects, forgery, misappropriation, and impersonation of other people's electronic signatures are another type of risk that induces the authenticity of electronic signatures.
3. Advantages of electronic signature
1. High contract signing efficiency
If the contract is signed on paper, it often requires coordinating multiple parties to meet and sign offline. If the contract Approval between different departments is more troublesome and very inefficient; if electronic signature is used, the signer can sign online through mobile phones, computers and other electronic devices, saving the trouble of running offline, whether it is contract signing or The efficiency of circulation is higher.
2. Contract storage is convenient
Contracts signed with traditional paper signatures need to be archived and stored after they are signed. Larger companies often have thousands of contracts. Saving, these contracts not only require special personnel to take care of them, but it is also very troublesome to find the contracts; contracts signed with electronic signatures are saved in the form of electronic data. After the signing is completed, they can be saved in the cloud of a third-party electronic signature platform, or they can be downloaded and saved internally. In electronic devices, contract storage and contract search are very convenient.
3. High storage security
Contracts signed with traditional signatures may be stolen or lost due to poor storage. At the same time, the information in the paper contract may also be stolen. be tampered with; contracts signed with electronic signatures will be saved in the form of electronic data and will be stored in the cloud of a third-party electronic signature platform. The possibility of being stolen or lost will be much smaller. Due to the use of hash value technology, the contract is The possibility of tampering is also greatly reduced.
4. Low cost
As mentioned above, electronic signatures are highly efficient in signing and easy to store, so the resulting labor costs, time costs, and storage costs are far lower than Paper contracts. In addition, electronic signatures also save the cost of paper and express delivery contracts. The cost of electronic signatures is much lower than paper signatures.
4. The special financial seal and the invoice seal are different:
1. The text is different, and the number and password are different.
2. The uses are different: the special financial seal is mainly used to handle banking business and bills closely related to finance, and every unit must have it; the special invoice seal is mainly used to issue invoices, and some units It is not necessary to have a special seal for invoices.
Legal basis
"Electronic Signature Law of the People's Republic of China"
Article 14 stipulates that reliable Electronic signatures have the same legal effect as handwritten signatures or seals.
Article 32 of the "Electronic Signature Law"
Article 32 stipulates: "Whoever forges, impersonates, or embezzles another person's electronic signature, which constitutes a crime, shall be investigated for criminal liability in accordance with the law; whoever causes losses to others , bear civil liability in accordance with the law.”