Use this skill whenever a tax preparer, ERP implementer, or e-invoicing project asks about country mandates for SAF-T (Standard Audit File for Tax), real-time invoice reporting, or e-receipt clearance. Trigger on phrases like "SAF-T", "Standard Audit File", "SAF-T Poland", "SAF-T Portugal", "SAF-T Romania", "JPK", "SAF-T Norway", "real-time invoice reporting", "SII Spain", "RTIR Hungary", "KSeF Poland", "SDI Italy", "NF-e Brazil", "CFDI Mexico", "e-Fatura Turkey", "e-fapiao", "Peppol BIS", "ViDA", "DRR digital reporting requirements", "EN 16931", "structured invoice", "XRechnung", "Factur-X", or any request to determine whether a country mandates SAF-T submission or real-time / near-real-time invoice transmission. Maps the mandate scope, file format, transmission method, threshold triggers, deadline, and penalty for 40+ countries. Does NOT cover: country-specific VAT rate determination (see country VAT skills); e-archiving requirements beyond minimums; structured invoice content beyond format references; software-vendor accreditation procedures. ALWAYS read this skill before scoping an e-invoicing or SAF-T implementation.
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SAF-T matrix
| Country | Status | Trigger | Frequency | Source | |---|---|---|---|---| | **Portugal** | Mandatory since 2008; expanded to invoicing 2013 | All entities with accounting obligations; threshold-based for invoicing module | Monthly transmission of invoicing SAF-T-PT; annual accounting SAF-T-PT | Decreto-Lei 28/2019; Portaria 302/2016 | | **Poland — JPK_V7M / V7K** | Mandatory monthly/quarterly for all VAT-registered taxpayers since 2020 | All VAT taxpayers | Monthly (V7M) or quarterly (V7K) | Ustawa o VAT art. 99 ust. 11c; Rozporządzenie MF 2019 | | **Poland — JPK_KR (general ledger)** | On-demand for all VAT taxpayers; mandatory periodic submission starting 2025–2026 for large taxpayers | Large taxpayers (revenue > EUR 50m); broader scope phased | Phased; periodic from 2025 | Ordynacja Podatkowa art. 193a | | **Romania — D406 (SAF-T)** | Mandatory since 1 Jan 2022 for large taxpayers; 1 Jan 2023 medium; 1 Jan 2025 small | All taxpayers (final phase 2025) | Monthly | OMFP 1783/2021 | | **Norway — SAF-T Financial** | Mandatory on demand since 1 Jan 2020 for entities with > NOK 5m revenue or > 600 vouchers | Trigger-based on tax authority request | On demand only | Skatteforvaltningsforskriften §7-3-7 | | **Lithuania — i.SAF + i.MAS** | Mandatory since 2016 i.SAF (sales/purchase journals) for VAT taxpayers; i.MAS for transport data | All VAT-registered businesses | Monthly | Law on Tax Administration art. 42 | | **Luxembourg — FAIA** | On demand for entities subject to Luxembourg Commercial Law accounting; FAIA is the local SAF-T variant | All commercial-law entities on request | On demand | Loi du 19 décembre 2008 | | **France — FEC** | Mandatory on tax audit since 2014; not periodic | Audited entities | On audit | CGI Art. L47 A I; LPF | | **Hungary — SAF-T Online (NAV)** | Voluntary now; mandatory tooling rollout 2025-2026 | Initially large taxpayers | Periodic upon mandate | Hungarian Tax Authority guidelines | | **Austria — SAF-T (Datenträger)** | On demand during tax audits | Audited entities | On audit | BAO §131-132 | | **Spain — TicketBAI (Basque)** | Mandatory in Basque Country since 2022 (phased entity-size) — region-specific | All entities in Basque Country | Real-time per invoice (CTC overlay) | Norma Foral 4/2020 (Bizkaia), parallel in Gipuzkoa/Álava | | **Mexico — Pólizas / Catálogo de Cuentas** | Monthly upload of journal entries linked to electronic invoices since 2015 | All taxpayers with accounting obligations | Monthly | Artículo 28 fracción IV CFF | | **Angola — SAF-T (AO)** | Mandatory since 2019 for VAT taxpayers | All VAT taxpayers | Monthly | Decreto Presidencial 312/18 | | **Cape Verde — SAF-T (CV)** | Mandatory since 2017 | VAT taxpayers | Monthly | Decreto-Lei 41/2017 |
This file is a content skill that loads on top of cross-border-workflow-base. It maps the global landscape of digital invoice and ledger reporting mandates as of mid-2025.
Tax year coverage. Current for calendar 2025, reflecting:
The reviewer is the customer of this output. E-reporting mandates carry steep penalties and ERP-blocking consequences. Every output must be reviewed by a credentialed e-invoicing / VAT specialist before any go-live decision.
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*-vat-return.md skills)SAF-T matrix (Section 2 — SAF-T matrix)
| Country | Status | Trigger | Frequency | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal | Mandatory since 2008; expanded to invoicing 2013 | All entities with accounting obligations; threshold-based for invoicing module | Monthly transmission of invoicing SAF-T-PT; annual accounting SAF-T-PT | Decreto-Lei 28/2019; Portaria 302/2016 |
| Poland — JPK_V7M / V7K | Mandatory monthly/quarterly for all VAT-registered taxpayers since 2020 | All VAT taxpayers | Monthly (V7M) or quarterly (V7K) | Ustawa o VAT art. 99 ust. 11c; Rozporządzenie MF 2019 |
| Poland — JPK_KR (general ledger) | On-demand for all VAT taxpayers; mandatory periodic submission starting 2025–2026 for large taxpayers | Large taxpayers (revenue > EUR 50m); broader scope phased | Phased; periodic from 2025 | Ordynacja Podatkowa art. 193a |
| Romania — D406 (SAF-T) | Mandatory since 1 Jan 2022 for large taxpayers; 1 Jan 2023 medium; 1 Jan 2025 small | All taxpayers (final phase 2025) | Monthly | OMFP 1783/2021 |
| Norway — SAF-T Financial | Mandatory on demand since 1 Jan 2020 for entities with > NOK 5m revenue or > 600 vouchers | Trigger-based on tax authority request | On demand only | Skatteforvaltningsforskriften §7-3-7 |
| Lithuania — i.SAF + i.MAS | Mandatory since 2016 i.SAF (sales/purchase journals) for VAT taxpayers; i.MAS for transport data | All VAT-registered businesses | Monthly | Law on Tax Administration art. 42 |
| Luxembourg — FAIA | On demand for entities subject to Luxembourg Commercial Law accounting; FAIA is the local SAF-T variant | All commercial-law entities on request | On demand | Loi du 19 décembre 2008 |
| France — FEC | Mandatory on tax audit since 2014; not periodic | Audited entities | On audit | CGI Art. L47 A I; LPF |
| Hungary — SAF-T Online (NAV) | Voluntary now; mandatory tooling rollout 2025-2026 | Initially large taxpayers | Periodic upon mandate | Hungarian Tax Authority guidelines |
| Austria — SAF-T (Datenträger) | On demand during tax audits | Audited entities | On audit | BAO §131-132 |
| Spain — TicketBAI (Basque) | Mandatory in Basque Country since 2022 (phased entity-size) — region-specific | All entities in Basque Country | Real-time per invoice (CTC overlay) | Norma Foral 4/2020 (Bizkaia), parallel in Gipuzkoa/Álava |
| Mexico — Pólizas / Catálogo de Cuentas | Monthly upload of journal entries linked to electronic invoices since 2015 | All taxpayers with accounting obligations | Monthly | Artículo 28 fracción IV CFF |
| Angola — SAF-T (AO) | Mandatory since 2019 for VAT taxpayers | All VAT taxpayers | Monthly | Decreto Presidencial 312/18 |
| Cape Verde — SAF-T (CV) | Mandatory since 2017 | VAT taxpayers | Monthly | Decreto-Lei 41/2017 |
Real-time / clearance e-invoice matrix (Section 3 — Real-time / clearance e-invoice matrix)
| Country | Mandate | Effective date | Model | Format | Transmission |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy — SDI | All B2B and B2C since 2019 (residents); cross-border via Esterometro merged into SDI 2022 | Live | Pre-clearance | FatturaPA XML | SDI portal (centralised) |
| France — PPF + PDP | Mandatory receipt 1 Sep 2026; outbound staged Sep 2026–Sep 2027 | 2026–2027 | Centralised + accredited PDPs | Factur-X (XML-PDF hybrid), Peppol BIS, UBL | PPF (Portail Public de Facturation) or via PDP |
| Germany — XRechnung / B2G + ZUGFeRD / B2B | B2B receipt mandatory 1 Jan 2025; issue mandatory 1 Jan 2027 (large), 1 Jan 2028 (others) | 2025–2028 | Pre-issue structured invoice (no central clearance) | XRechnung / ZUGFeRD / Factur-X / EN 16931-compliant | Direct (any agreed channel) — clearance NOT centralised |
| Spain — SII | Real-time near-time reporting since 2017 for ≥ EUR 6m turnover, voluntary for smaller | Live | Reporting (post-issue within 4 days) | XML JSON web service | AEAT web service |
| Spain — Verifactu / Veri*Factu | All non-SII VAT taxpayers from 1 Jan 2026 (corporates) / 1 Jul 2026 (others) | 2026 | Post-issue reporting (transactional) | Verifactu XML | AEAT |
| Poland — KSeF | Mandatory 1 Feb 2026 (large), 1 Apr 2026 (others) | 2026 | Pre-clearance | KSeF XML (FA(2)) | KSeF central platform |
| Belgium | B2B mandatory 1 Jan 2026 | 2026 | Decentralised via Peppol BIS | Peppol BIS / EN 16931 | Peppol-network |
| Romania — e-Factura | B2B mandatory since 1 Jul 2024 | Live | Pre-clearance | RO_CIUS_EN16931 | RO e-Factura portal (SPV) |
| Greece — myDATA | Fully effective since 2024 for B2B + B2C | Live | Reporting (real-time/near-real-time) | myDATA XML | AADE portal |
| Hungary — RTIR (Online Számla) | All B2B since 2018; B2C from 1 Jan 2021 | Live | Reporting near-real-time | NAV XML schema | NAV portal |
| Portugal — ATCUD / QR code + SAF-T | ATCUD/QR mandatory since 2023; SAF-T invoicing monthly | Live | Pre-issue ATCUD + post-issue SAF-T | SAF-T-PT XML | Authority on demand + monthly SAF-T |
| Bulgaria | SAF-T schedule TBD; VAT one-step return | Pending | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| Croatia — Fiskalizacija | All B2C since 2013; B2B coming in line with ViDA | Live (B2C); B2B in development | Pre-issue clearance (B2C) | Croatian fiscalisation XML | Porezna uprava |
| Slovakia | E-invoicing reform pending; 2026 target | 2026 (proposed) | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| Czech Republic | E-invoicing reform pending; 2027 target | 2027 (proposed) | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| United Kingdom | No B2B e-invoicing mandate as of 2025; consultation issued 2025 | Consultation | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| Ireland | No mandate as of 2025; consultation in progress | Consultation | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| Norway — EHF | Mandatory B2G since 2019; B2B voluntary | Live (B2G) | Decentralised | Peppol BIS / EHF | Peppol |
| Denmark — OIOUBL / Peppol | Mandatory B2G; B2B from 2026 (digital bookkeeping act) | 2026 (B2B) | Decentralised | Peppol BIS | Peppol |
| Sweden | Mandatory B2G since 2019; B2B in consultation | Live B2G | Decentralised | Peppol BIS | Peppol |
| Finland | Buyer can request e-invoice since 2020 (right to receive) | Live (right-to-receive) | Decentralised | Finvoice / Peppol | Various |
Asia, Middle East, Latin America matrix (Asia, Middle East, Latin America)
| Country | Mandate | Effective | Model | Format | Transmission |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia — Fatoorah | All VAT-registered; Phase 1 (Dec 2021) + Phase 2 integration in waves (Jan 2023 onwards) | Live (waves) | Pre-clearance (Phase 2) | XML / hybrid PDF/A-3 | ZATCA Fatoora platform |
| UAE | E-invoicing scheme planned 2026 | 2026 | TBD | EN 16931-aligned | TBD |
| Egypt — ETA | Mandatory B2B since 2021 | Live | Pre-clearance | ETA XML / JSON | ETA portal |
| Turkey — e-Fatura / e-Arşiv Fatura | All VAT taxpayers ≥ TRY 5m turnover; lower thresholds in specific sectors | Live | Pre-clearance | UBL-TR | GİB |
| Israel — Form Mandate / Hashbonit | Invoices > ILS 5,000 require pre-clearance number since 5 May 2024 (threshold reduces 2025/2026) | Live | Pre-clearance | XML | ITA portal |
| Vietnam | All VAT taxpayers since 1 Jul 2022 | Live | Pre-clearance / pre-issue | XML | GDT |
| India — IRP / GSTN | All taxpayers ≥ INR 5 crore turnover since 1 Aug 2023 (threshold lowered from 10 crore) | Live | Pre-clearance (IRN generation) | IRP JSON | IRP portals (NIC, etc.) |
| Indonesia — e-Faktur | All VAT taxpayers since 2016 | Live | Pre-clearance | XML | DGT portal |
| Philippines | EIS (Electronic Invoicing System) for top 100 taxpayers since 2022; phased expansion | Phased | Reporting near-real-time | JSON | EIS portal |
| Mexico — CFDI 4.0 | All VAT taxpayers since 2014; CFDI 4.0 from 2022 | Live | Pre-clearance via PAC | XML CFDI 4.0 | PAC (private certified provider) → SAT |
| Chile — DTE | All VAT taxpayers since 2018 | Live | Pre-clearance | XML | SII |
| Brazil — NF-e / NFS-e / NFC-e | All taxpayers (NF-e since 2008 for goods; NFS-e municipal services; NFC-e consumer goods) | Live | Pre-clearance | XML | SEFAZ (state) / municipal |
| Argentina — Comprobantes Electrónicos | All VAT taxpayers since 2015 | Live | Pre-clearance | XML / web service | AFIP |
| Colombia — Factura Electrónica DIAN | All taxpayers phased 2018-2020 | Live | Pre-clearance | XML | DIAN |
| Peru — SEE Sunat | Phased rollout completed 2024 for all taxpayers | Live | Pre-clearance | XML UBL 2.1 | SUNAT or accredited PSE |
| Ecuador — Comprobantes Electrónicos | All taxpayers since 2018 | Live | Pre-clearance | XML | SRI |
| Uruguay — CFE | All taxpayers since 2019 | Live | Pre-clearance | XML | DGI |
[T1] Council Directive (EU) 2025/516 elements (Council Directive (EU) 2025/516 amending Directive 2006/112/EC and Regulation (EU) 282/2011)
| Element | Date | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Optional national e-invoicing without Article 232 derogation | 1 January 2027 | Member States may mandate B2B e-invoicing without prior Council authorisation; ViDA-aligned format required |
| Recapitulative statements abolished | 1 July 2030 | Replaced by Digital Reporting Requirements (DRR) |
| Mandatory structured EU intra-Community e-invoice | 1 July 2030 | EN 16931-compliant; 10-day issuance deadline; transactional reporting to each Member State of supplier and customer |
| Single EU VAT identification + OSS expansion | 1 July 2028 | Extension of OSS to B2C movements of own goods |
| Platform economy deemed-supplier | 1 July 2028 (with optional 2030) | Short-term accommodation and passenger transport platforms become deemed supplier |
Typical penalty by country (Step 4 — Plot deadlines and penalties)
| Country | Typical penalty |
|---|---|
| Italy SDI | EUR 250–2,000 per non-compliant invoice; deductibility disallowed |
| Poland KSeF | Up to 100% of VAT shown on non-compliant invoice (initial 6-month grace) |
| Germany B2B | Loss of input VAT recovery for non-EN-16931 invoice receipt |
| Romania e-Factura | RON 1,000–10,000 per missing invoice |
| Greece myDATA | EUR 5,000–100,000 fines |
| Hungary RTIR | HUF 500,000 per missing report |
| Saudi Arabia ZATCA Phase 2 | SAR 1,000+ per invoice; escalating |
| India IRN | INR 25,000 per invoice without IRN; ITC disallowance |
| Spain SII | EUR 0.5% of unreported amount, min EUR 300 / max EUR 6,000 per quarter |
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Real-time / clearance e-invoice matrix
| Country | Mandate | Effective date | Model | Format | Transmission | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | **Italy — SDI** | All B2B and B2C since 2019 (residents); cross-border via Esterometro merged into SDI 2022 | Live | Pre-clearance | FatturaPA XML | SDI portal (centralised) | | **France — PPF + PDP** | Mandatory receipt 1 Sep 2026; outbound staged Sep 2026–Sep 2027 | 2026–2027 | Centralised + accredited PDPs | Factur-X (XML-PDF hybrid), Peppol BIS, UBL | PPF (Portail Public de Facturation) or via PDP | | **Germany — XRechnung / B2G + ZUGFeRD / B2B** | B2B receipt mandatory 1 Jan 2025; issue mandatory 1 Jan 2027 (large), 1 Jan 2028 (others) | 2025–2028 | Pre-issue structured invoice (no central clearance) | XRechnung / ZUGFeRD / Factur-X / EN 16931-compliant | Direct (any agreed channel) — clearance NOT centralised | | **Spain — SII** | Real-time near-time reporting since 2017 for ≥ EUR 6m turnover, voluntary for smaller | Live | Reporting (post-issue within 4 days) | XML JSON web service | AEAT web service | | **Spain — Verifactu / Veri*Factu** | All non-SII VAT taxpayers from 1 Jan 2026 (corporates) / 1 Jul 2026 (others) | 2026 | Post-issue reporting (transactional) | Verifactu XML | AEAT | | **Poland — KSeF** | Mandatory 1 Feb 2026 (large), 1 Apr 2026 (others) | 2026 | Pre-clearance | KSeF XML (FA(2)) | KSeF central platform | | **Belgium** | B2B mandatory 1 Jan 2026 | 2026 | Decentralised via Peppol BIS | Peppol BIS / EN 16931 | Peppol-network | | **Romania — e-Factura** | B2B mandatory since 1 Jul 2024 | Live | Pre-clearance | RO_CIUS_EN16931 | RO e-Factura portal (SPV) | | **Greece — myDATA** | Fully effective since 2024 for B2B + B2C | Live | Reporting (real-time/near-real-time) | myDATA XML | AADE portal | | **Hungary — RTIR (Online Számla)** | All B2B since 2018; B2C from 1 Jan 2021 | Live | Reporting near-real-time | NAV XML schema | NAV portal | | **Portugal — ATCUD / QR code + SAF-T** | ATCUD/QR mandatory since 2023; SAF-T invoicing monthly | Live | Pre-issue ATCUD + post-issue SAF-T | SAF-T-PT XML | Authority on demand + monthly SAF-T | | **Bulgaria** | SAF-T schedule TBD; VAT one-step return | Pending | TBD | TBD | TBD | | **Croatia — Fiskalizacija** | All B2C since 2013; B2B coming in line with ViDA | Live (B2C); B2B in development | Pre-issue clearance (B2C) | Croatian fiscalisation XML | Porezna uprava | | **Slovakia** | E-invoicing reform pending; 2026 target | 2026 (proposed) | TBD | TBD | TBD | | **Czech Republic** | E-invoicing reform pending; 2027 target | 2027 (proposed) | TBD | TBD | TBD | | **United Kingdom** | No B2B e-invoicing mandate as of 2025; consultation issued 2025 | Consultation | TBD | TBD | TBD | | **Ireland** | No mandate as of 2025; consultation in progress | Consultation | TBD | TBD | TBD | | **Norway — EHF** | Mandatory B2G since 2019; B2B voluntary | Live (B2G) | Decentralised | Peppol BIS / EHF | Peppol | | **Denmark — OIOUBL / Peppol** | Mandatory B2G; B2B from 2026 (digital bookkeeping act) | 2026 (B2B) | Decentralised | Peppol BIS | Peppol | | **Sweden** | Mandatory B2G since 2019; B2B in consultation | Live B2G | Decentralised | Peppol BIS | Peppol | | **Finland** | Buyer can request e-invoice since 2020 (right to receive) | Live (right-to-receive) | Decentralised | Finvoice / Peppol | Various |Section 3 — Real-time / clearance e-invoice matrix
Asia, Middle East, Latin America matrix
| Country | Mandate | Effective | Model | Format | Transmission | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | **Saudi Arabia — Fatoorah** | All VAT-registered; Phase 1 (Dec 2021) + Phase 2 integration in waves (Jan 2023 onwards) | Live (waves) | Pre-clearance (Phase 2) | XML / hybrid PDF/A-3 | ZATCA Fatoora platform | | **UAE** | E-invoicing scheme planned 2026 | 2026 | TBD | EN 16931-aligned | TBD | | **Egypt — ETA** | Mandatory B2B since 2021 | Live | Pre-clearance | ETA XML / JSON | ETA portal | | **Turkey — e-Fatura / e-Arşiv Fatura** | All VAT taxpayers ≥ TRY 5m turnover; lower thresholds in specific sectors | Live | Pre-clearance | UBL-TR | GİB | | **Israel — Form Mandate / Hashbonit** | Invoices > ILS 5,000 require pre-clearance number since 5 May 2024 (threshold reduces 2025/2026) | Live | Pre-clearance | XML | ITA portal | | **Vietnam** | All VAT taxpayers since 1 Jul 2022 | Live | Pre-clearance / pre-issue | XML | GDT | | **India — IRP / GSTN** | All taxpayers ≥ INR 5 crore turnover since 1 Aug 2023 (threshold lowered from 10 crore) | Live | Pre-clearance (IRN generation) | IRP JSON | IRP portals (NIC, etc.) | | **Indonesia — e-Faktur** | All VAT taxpayers since 2016 | Live | Pre-clearance | XML | DGT portal | | **Philippines** | EIS (Electronic Invoicing System) for top 100 taxpayers since 2022; phased expansion | Phased | Reporting near-real-time | JSON | EIS portal | | **Mexico — CFDI 4.0** | All VAT taxpayers since 2014; CFDI 4.0 from 2022 | Live | Pre-clearance via PAC | XML CFDI 4.0 | PAC (private certified provider) → SAT | | **Chile — DTE** | All VAT taxpayers since 2018 | Live | Pre-clearance | XML | SII | | **Brazil — NF-e / NFS-e / NFC-e** | All taxpayers (NF-e since 2008 for goods; NFS-e municipal services; NFC-e consumer goods) | Live | Pre-clearance | XML | SEFAZ (state) / municipal | | **Argentina — Comprobantes Electrónicos** | All VAT taxpayers since 2015 | Live | Pre-clearance | XML / web service | AFIP | | **Colombia — Factura Electrónica DIAN** | All taxpayers phased 2018-2020 | Live | Pre-clearance | XML | DIAN | | **Peru — SEE Sunat** | Phased rollout completed 2024 for all taxpayers | Live | Pre-clearance | XML UBL 2.1 | SUNAT or accredited PSE | | **Ecuador — Comprobantes Electrónicos** | All taxpayers since 2018 | Live | Pre-clearance | XML | SRI | | **Uruguay — CFE** | All taxpayers since 2019 | Live | Pre-clearance | XML | DGI |Asia, Middle East, Latin America
[T1] Council Directive (EU) 2025/516 elements
| Element | Date | Detail | |---|---|---| | Optional national e-invoicing without Article 232 derogation | 1 January 2027 | Member States may mandate B2B e-invoicing without prior Council authorisation; ViDA-aligned format required | | Recapitulative statements abolished | 1 July 2030 | Replaced by Digital Reporting Requirements (DRR) | | Mandatory structured EU intra-Community e-invoice | 1 July 2030 | EN 16931-compliant; 10-day issuance deadline; transactional reporting to each Member State of supplier and customer | | Single EU VAT identification + OSS expansion | 1 July 2028 | Extension of OSS to B2C movements of own goods | | Platform economy deemed-supplier | 1 July 2028 (with optional 2030) | Short-term accommodation and passenger transport platforms become deemed supplier |Council Directive (EU) 2025/516 amending Directive 2006/112/EC and Regulation (EU) 282/2011
[T2] EN 16931 alignment and pre-clearance prohibition
Member States must align national e-invoicing systems with EN 16931 by 1 July 2030. Pre-clearance models that block invoice transmission are NOT permitted under ViDA (post-clearance reporting only). Italy's SDI and France's PPF have explicit transition paths.[T2]
Taxpayer status determination steps
For each country where the taxpayer issues invoices to local customers OR receives invoices from local suppliers OR has VAT registration: 1. VAT-registered? → check the country's e-invoicing scope 2. Threshold-based exemption? → check turnover thresholds 3. Sector-specific carve-out? → check (e.g., Italian SDI exempts certain micro-businesses under EUR 65k revenue with forfettario regime; Spanish SII exempts < EUR 6m turnover)Step 1 — Determine taxpayer status in each jurisdiction
Format selection by jurisdiction
- Cross-border within EU → Peppol BIS billing 3.0 or EN 16931-aligned XML - Italy → FatturaPA - France → Factur-X (hybrid PDF/A-3 + UBL or CII) OR Peppol BIS - Germany → XRechnung (B2G) / ZUGFeRD or Factur-X / EN 16931 (B2B) - Spain → Verifactu XML for SII / Verifactu - Poland → KSeF FA(2) XML - Saudi Arabia → ZATCA XML or PDF/A-3 with embedded XML - LATAM → country-specific (CFDI Mexico, DTE Chile, etc.)Step 2 — Select format
Transmission channel selection
- Centralised → Italy SDI, Poland KSeF, France PPF, Romania SPV, Spain Verifactu/SII web service - Decentralised via Peppol → Belgium, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, EU intra-Community by 2030 - Direct B2B without clearance → Germany B2B - LATAM PAC/PSE intermediaries → Mexico, Brazil, Peru, ChileStep 3 — Select transmission channel
Typical penalty by country
| Country | Typical penalty | |---|---| | Italy SDI | EUR 250–2,000 per non-compliant invoice; deductibility disallowed | | Poland KSeF | Up to 100% of VAT shown on non-compliant invoice (initial 6-month grace) | | Germany B2B | Loss of input VAT recovery for non-EN-16931 invoice receipt | | Romania e-Factura | RON 1,000–10,000 per missing invoice | | Greece myDATA | EUR 5,000–100,000 fines | | Hungary RTIR | HUF 500,000 per missing report | | Saudi Arabia ZATCA Phase 2 | SAR 1,000+ per invoice; escalating | | India IRN | INR 25,000 per invoice without IRN; ITC disallowance | | Spain SII | EUR 0.5% of unreported amount, min EUR 300 / max EUR 6,000 per quarter |Step 4 — Plot deadlines and penalties
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