Keypoints for Upcoming E-Invoicing in Germany
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Together with Malaysia, Saudi Arabia and India, Europe has also started to broaden their Invoicing Compliances from B2G Transactions earlier to reporting of all transactions including B2B and B2C with Germany, France, Belgium and Poland in the front of implementations.
Here are the keypoints to be considered for E-Invoicing in Germany;
Deadlines
January 01, 2025 - All Companies must have the capabilities of receiving e-invoices that are compliant or interoperable with EN 16931.
January 01, 2027 - Business with Annual turnover above 800,000 Euros are no longer allowed to issue invoices in paper format or unstructured electronic formats.
January 01, 2028 - All other Busienss have to comply by ensuting no longer issuing invoices in paper format or unstructured electronic Formats.
Mandatory for Issuing E-Invoices
B2G - Mandory to issue E-Invoices, B2B - As per Deadlines above
Mandatory for Receiving E-Invoices
B2G - Mandatory to receive E-Invoices, B2B - From January 01, 2025
E-Invoicing Format - B2B: EN-complaint formats, B2G: Xrechnung, Peppol BIS, Zugferd
Archiving Period - 8 Years
E-Invoicing Model - B2G - Centralised / Peppol, B2B - Post Audit
E-Signature - Not Required
Archiving Location - Abroad Allowed on Certain Conditions