XInvoice archives

SAP Business One blog

25 March

E-invoicing in Europe: Harmonised standard and national fragmentation

zeembe
Finance
e-invoice, E-Rechnung, XRechnung, Zugferd
Kommentare deaktiviert für E-Rechnung in Europa: Harmonisierter Standard und nationale Fragmentierung

E-invoicing is no longer a niche topic in Europe. With Directive 2014/55/EU and the technical standard EN 16931, the EU has created a common framework - but in practice, the picture is much more complex.

24 March

E-invoicing in SMEs: The clock is ticking

Christopher Bierman
Finance
E-Rechnung, eInvoice, Peppol, XRechnung, Zugferd
Kommentare deaktiviert für E-Rechnung im Mittelstand: Die Uhr läuft

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.

23 March

France E-invoicing 2026: What companies with a French tax number need to know now

Christopher Bierman
Not categorized
E-Rechnung, eInvoice, Peppol, XRechnung, Zugferd
Kommentare deaktiviert für Frankreich E-Rechnung 2026: Was Unternehmen mit französischer Steuernummer jetzt wissen müssen

From 1 September 2026, a comprehensive e-invoicing mandate will come into force in France. All companies that are based in France or have a VAT registration there will be affected.

5 Dec

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

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Add ons, Finance
e-invoice, E-Rechnung, Finanzbuchhaltung, XRechnung, Zugferd
Kommentare deaktiviert für Leistungsbeschreibung in der E-Rechnung: Wie viel Detail muss wirklich hinein?

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.

14 Dec

E-bill 2025 FAQs

zeembe
Add ons, Finance, Not categorized
e-invoice, E-Rechnung, XRechnung, Zugferd
Kommentare deaktiviert für E-Rechnung 2025 FAQs

However, it also raises many questions: What legal requirements apply? Who is affected and what exceptions are there?

30 Nov

Preparation for the introduction of CKS.EINVOICE

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Add ons, Finance
CKS.EINVOICE, e-invoice, E-Rechnung, XRechnung, Zugferd
Kommentare deaktiviert für Vorbereitung für die Einführung von CKS.EINVOICE

The CKS.EINVOICE solution makes it possible to efficiently process electronic invoices and credit notes.

13 Nov

E-invoicing - The flexible EN 16931 standard

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Finance, Not categorized
E-commerce, e-invoice, E-Rechnung, Rechnungswesen, XRechnung, Zugferd
Kommentare deaktiviert für E-Rechnung – Der flexible Standard EN 16931

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?