E-invoicing
E-invoicing, explained without the jargon
What the standards are, how they fit together and where to check the rules that apply to you. Every guide links its sources and says which are official and which are secondary or vendor reports.
What is Peppol
The network, the document specifications and the organisation behind them, and where Fiscalane fits.
Read the guideEN 16931
What the semantic model is, how syntaxes and CIUS profiles relate to it, and what a business rule is.
Read the guideUBL vs Factur-X
Pure XML versus a PDF with embedded data, and why Peppol uses UBL.
Read the guideEU ViDA
What the package is about and why e-invoicing sits at the centre of it, without a calendar of deadlines.
Read the guideInvoice required fields
The categories of information an invoice needs, and how EN 16931 and Peppol add to them.
Read the guideQatar e-invoicing
The draft law, the reported pilot, what nobody has published yet, and what a small business can prepare without guessing.
Read the guideGulf (GCC) overview
How Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Oman and Qatar approach e-invoicing, what is official, what is reported by vendors, and why a Peppol file is not enough in the Gulf.
Read the guide
Primary sources
- eInvoicing: European CommissionEuropean Commission, Digital Building Blocks(opens in a new tab)
- OpenPeppolOpenPeppol AISBL(opens in a new tab)
- Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 specificationOpenPeppol(opens in a new tab)
- Factur-X / ZUGFeRDFNFE-MPE(opens in a new tab)
- VAT in the Digital Age (ViDA)European Commission, Taxation and Customs Union(opens in a new tab)