Every invoice is also an e-invoice.
Next to the PDF your customer can read, there is a structured file their accounting software can read. No extra step, no extra tool.
Give customers an invoice their software can read without typing.
Every sales invoice is also available as a UBL 2.1 file in the Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 profile, the format behind the European e-invoicing rules. Download it next to the PDF or send it along with the invoice.
E-invoices in UBL
UBL 2.1
The open XML standard for invoices, accepted by accounting software across Europe.
Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 profile
The invoice follows the profile used on the Peppol network, so it fits the systems built for it.
EN 16931 business rules
The output is tested against the official European rules for totals, VAT categories and mandatory fields.
All VAT situations
Standard and zero rate, intra-EU supply, reverse charge and export each get the correct category and reason.
PDF and XML together
Download both from the invoice, or send the XML along with the PDF.
No lock-in
The e-invoice is a plain open file. Any system that reads UBL can import it.
Four steps
- Issue the invoiceAs you always do, from a quote or directly.
- The e-invoice is createdSeller, buyer, lines, VAT breakdown and payment details are written to UBL.
- Send or downloadGive your customer the XML together with the PDF.
- Customer imports itTheir software reads the invoice without anyone typing it over.
Questions and answers
Is an e-invoice the same as a PDF?
No. A PDF is a picture of an invoice for people. An e-invoice is structured data that software reads. Rules that make e-invoicing mandatory mean the structured kind.
Do you send invoices over the Peppol network?
The invoice is produced in the Peppol format. How it is delivered depends on what your customer and your country ask for; see the page on rules per country.
Does my customer need special software?
Most current accounting packages import UBL. If your customer cannot, the PDF is still there.
Goes together with
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Turn an agreed quote into an invoice without retyping anything.
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