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Final Guidelines for E-Invoicing under New VAT Regulations (BMF, 15.10.2024)

  • The final letter on e-invoicing has been published by the Federal Ministry of Finance on October 15, 2024
  • New regulations for issuing invoices after December 31, 2024 have been introduced
  • Mandatory use of electronic invoices for domestic B2B transactions, with some exceptions
  • Future obligation to electronically report certain invoice information to the authorities
  • Details on the legal situation until December 31, 2024 and new regulations for e-invoices
  • Types of invoices from January 1, 2025 (e-invoice and “Other invoice”)
  • Requirements for issuing invoices, including e-invoices and other types, small amount invoices, and tickets
  • Permissible formats for e-invoices
  • Various aspects related to e-invoices, including correction, public entities, and input tax deduction
  • Transition rules for issuing e-invoices and receiving them
  • Information on how to access the full letter from the Federal Ministry of Finance and additional resources on e-invoicing from NWB-Verlag

Source: datenbank.nwb.de

Note that this post was (partially) written with the help of AI. It is always useful to review the original source material, and where needed to obtain (local) advice from a specialist.

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