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Finalised Guidelines for Mandatory B2B e-Invoicing in Germany: Key Takeaways and Requirements

  • German Ministry of Finance published final guidelines on e-Invoicing mandate in Germany
  • Mandatory use of electronic invoicing in all B2B transactions
  • Domestic businesses must be e-invoice ready by 2025
  • No consent required for e-invoicing, but recipients must be equipped
  • Machine-readable structured data takes precedence in discrepancies
  • European e-Invoice standards apply
  • All mandatory information must be in structured data
  • One-time e-invoice for ongoing services
  • Invoice corrections must follow European standard

Source: tradeshift.com

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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