The European Commission has already done everything necessary to encourage the move away from paper invoices by gradually making e-invoicing mandatory. "It's difficult to make predictions, especially about the future." This quote by Mark Twain also applies to e-invoicing, except that it is a matter of "when” and not “if” electronic invoicing will replace paper invoicing on a large scale.
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The following figure shows, for example, a ZUGFeRD invoice containing a human-readable PDF with structured invoice data in an XML format. Technically, this can be achieved by embedding an XML structure in a PDF file. Hybrid invoice formats avoid this disadvantage by combining the machine-readable structured format and the human-readable visual representation. Recipients must visualize structured electronic invoices for internal invoice verification, release and subsequent archiving. Structured invoice formats with Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) data are not readable by humans. Businesses expect to receive electronic invoices in a structured format that can be understood automatically. Sending invoices as PDF files does not meet these requirements, because the recipients cannot automatically process PDF files. Source (translated): §4a Para.2 German EGovG the format enables the invoice to be processed automatically and electronically. it is issued, transmitted and received in a structured electronic format andĢ. In response to the European Directive 2014/55/EU the legislator defines an electronic invoice in the Act to promote electronic government (E-Government Act - EgovG) as follows:ġ.
Since then, electronic invoices have been sent without an electronic signature and, for example, by email. Due to this, German legislation has placed the electronic invoice on an equal footing with the paper invoice (01 July 2011).
Such an invoice process is complex, expensive and not environmentally friendly due to the use of paper and transportation resources. It is not very efficient to print, envelope, stamp and send a digital invoice on paper only to have it manually captured and digitized again by the recipient before it can finally be paid. Invoices received in paper form and converted to electronic formats do not fall under the definition of electronic invoices under the VAT Act. The available transmission/reception channels include email, DE-Mail, computer fax, fax server, web download, Peppol or web service.
invoices in PDF, TIF, JPEG, Word format or email text) An electronic invoice is an invoice that is issued, transmitted and received in an electronic format.
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