- All businesses in France will need to use third-party e-invoicing services as the government portal will no longer offer invoice services
- The French Directorate General of Public Finances announced that the government portal will now only serve as a directory of taxpayers and facilitate tax reporting
- The new requirement will come into effect in September 2026 or 2027, depending on the size of the business
- Over 70 third-party e-invoicing providers are provisionally registered to transmit invoices directly to recipients and to the public invoicing portal
- The Public Billing Portal (PPF) previously allowed for free exchange of invoices between French taxpayers but did not handle international invoices
- The European Union is working on legislation to simplify reporting among member countries and reduce the gap between expected VAT revenue and actual collections, with discussions scheduled for November.
Source: globalvatcompliance.com
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