Guides
Guides
Background for finance and ERP teams: how the main standards and models work, which countries do what, and how to plan a multi-country rollout. Country lists and dates in the guides are generated from the same sourced data as the country pages.
What is Peppol?
Peppol in plain English: the network, the BIS Billing 3.0 format, access points, and which European countries use it for e-invoicing.
Clearance vs post-audit vs real-time reporting
The three e-invoicing models explained, with the European countries that use each one today.
E-invoicing checklist for multi-country companies
A practical checklist for finance and ERP teams operating in several European countries, with the deadlines coming up.
What is EN 16931?
The European e-invoicing standard explained: semantic model, UBL and CII syntaxes, CIUS and extensions.
ViDA: what changes for cross-border invoicing
What the EU's VAT in the Digital Age package means for e-invoicing and digital reporting, and the 2030 and 2035 deadlines.
Which European countries mandate B2B e-invoicing?
Every country in our data with a B2B e-invoicing mandate in force, legislated, announced or proposed — with dates.
Receiving vs sending: phased e-invoicing obligations
Why many mandates start with an obligation to receive e-invoices before the obligation to send, and where this applies.
Is your ERP ready for e-invoicing mandates?
How to check whether your ERP or accounting system can meet a country's e-invoicing mandate: native support, add-ons and access points.