E-Invoicing 2026: From Receipt to Mandatory Issuance — what SMEs must clarify now
29 apr

E-Invoicing 2026: From Receipt to Mandatory Issuance — what SMEs must clarify now

As of 1 January 2025, every B2B company in Germany must be able to receive electronic invoices – regardless of turnover. One and a half years later, the discussion has shifted: instead of focusing on the pure legal situation, in spring 2026 the focus will be on practical application, error avoidance, and the next stage of the dispatch obligation. Companies in the SME sector that do not take action now risk an onboarding backlog with IT service providers from 2027 and, in the worst-case scenario, the loss of input tax deduction.

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E-invoicing in SMEs: The clock is ticking
24 March

E-invoicing in SMEs: The clock is ticking

From 1 January 2025, a mandatory requirement for the receipt of structured electronic invoices will apply to all domestic B2B companies in Germany. No deferral, no transition period for receipt – those who are not yet ready to receive today will no longer be acting in accordance with the law. For medium-sized companies, this means that e-invoicing is not a project for tomorrow. It is already a legal obligation.

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Service description in the e-invoice: How much detail really needs to be included?
5 Dec

Service description in the e-invoice: How much detail really needs to be included?

The introduction of the mandatory e-invoice shifts the focus away from the mere PDF towards structured data. This is particularly noticeable in the service description: what was previously often outsourced to attachments, service specifications or delivery notes must now at least essentially be in the data file of the e-invoice itself.

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E-invoicing - The flexible EN 16931 standard
13 Nov

E-invoicing - The flexible EN 16931 standard

With the mandatory introduction of e-invoicing, based on the EU-wide EN 16931 standard, companies are faced with the challenge of not only optimising their processes, but also remaining flexible in the long term. What initially appears to be a compulsory technical task reveals a key question on closer inspection: how can companies prepare for future changes without ending up in a technical dead end?

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