The first e-invoice went through the production version of the Electronic Invoice System, which is officially available to users, and the Ministry of Finance once again invites all public sector entities to register and switch to the e-invoice system by May 1 at the latest.
So far, 1,768 legal entities have applied for the production version of the Electronic Invoice System, of which 1,398 are users of public funds. The use of the production version of the e-Invoice System is voluntary until 1 May, after which it will be mandatory for public sector entities wishing to send, receive and store invoices, as well as for private sector entities wishing to issue e-invoices to public entities. sector.
The production version of the Electronic Invoice System is available athttps://efaktura.mfin.gov.rs/, and from the moment of registration, all rights and obligations prescribed by the Law on Electronic Invoicing (“Official Gazette of RS”, No. 44/21 and 129/21) apply, which, among other things, means that all sent and received electronic invoices have property of authentic documents.
Registration on the production version of the Electronic Invoice System will be automatically transferred to the demo version of that system, in case the account is not opened on the new demo version. A new demo version of the Electronic Invoice System is available athttps://demoefaktura.mfin.gov.rs/ .
On the occasion of the introduction of the new e-invoice model, the Ministry of Finance will next week organize the final training “Application of electronic invoice system”, for all local governments, public companies and institutions. Participants will be acquainted in detail with the legal framework for the application of electronic invoices, as well as with the possibilities of an updated electronic invoicing system, how to use it, and the most common scenarios for sending and receiving electronic invoices between different actors.
The Law on Electronic Invoicing systematically regulates the area of sending, receiving and storing electronic invoices.
This Law stipulates that from May 1, the public sector entity will be obliged to receive and keep the electronic invoice, and to issue electronic invoices to another public sector entity. Also, then comes the obligation of the private sector entity to issue an electronic invoice to the public sector entity.
So, from May 1, 2022, doing business with the state will become more economical and secure, and the legally prescribed manner of sending, receiving and storing electronic invoices will be gradually adopted by economic entities in mutual transactions.
The obligation of the private sector entity to receive and keep the electronic invoice issued by the public sector entity will apply from July 1, 2022.
Finally, the obligations to issue and keep electronic invoices in transactions between private sector entities take effect on January 1, 2023. The dates from which the obligation to electronically record the calculation of value added tax are also stated.
Using the electronic invoice system will be free.
By the way, the structural reform, to which the Law on Electronic Invoicing belongs, includes two measures – the introduction of a new model of fiscalization and the transition to electronic invoicing.
When it comes to the new model of fiscalization, May 1 is the deadline by which taxpayers should move to the new system, and there will be no shift in that deadline.
Source: gov.rs
