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The EESPA Working Group on Public Policy and Compliance analysed the Romanian e-Invoicing system and sent the communique below to the Romanian Authorities and the European Commission. Through our continuous monitoring of e-invoicing legislation, EESPA has analysed the Romanian e-invoicing system. Our conclusion is that Romania is on the verge of rolling out a system

EESPA welcomed the opportunity to respond to the European Commission’s public consultation on ‘VAT in the Digital Age’. Our highlights are: We strongly support the European Commission’s initiative to improve the VAT system in the EU using digital tools. The VAT system has become increasingly burdensome for businesses, especially those who operate cross-border. A simpler

Munich/Brussels, January 2022 — The German Association of Electronic Invoicing (VeR) will present itself as “EESPA Chapter Germany” with immediate effect.

Both organisations share similar objectives to improve the adoption of business document automation in general and e-invoicing in particular. VeR is the representative trade association for e-invoicing in Germany, whereas EESPA represents this industry on European level.

Recommendation for a decentralised approach beneficial to both economic operators and tax administrations for the digitisation of VAT reporting based on Continuous Transaction Controls and electronic invoicing.

This document proposes a next generation model for the reporting of VAT and similar indirect taxes to Tax Administrations, which is fiscally effective and mutually beneficial for stakeholders. It is described as the Decentralised CTC and Exchange Model (DCTCE).

The two non-profit associations, engaged in e-invoicing and, more generally supply chain automation, have announced their strategic intention to align their respective efforts on interoperability. Both organisations have co-created and supported the Global Interoperability Framework, which is based on the four-corner exchange model of electronic invoices and other business documents over an e-Delivery network. Interoperability

The latest update of EESPA’s Summary of Policy positions was adopted by the 25 November AGM and is published externally. Executive Summary: Adoption: EESPA supports concerted action by all European stakeholders to promote the benefits and ease of adoption of e-invoicing and e-procurement for both the public and private sector. Mandates and incentives should be

The Annual General meeting of 25 November 2021 re-elected Bengt Nilsson of Pagero and Marcus Laube of Crossinx for a next 2-year term. Also four Committee members were re-elected for a next term: Christiaan van der Valk of Sovos, Michel Gilis of Advalvas Europe, Henrik Moller of Inexchange Factorum and William Drakos of Impact. Ken

Summary: The European E-invoicing Service Providers Association (EESPA) is grateful for the opportunity to present an opinion and recommendations in relation to the introduction of the myData project in January 2022. We fully understand the objective of the Independent Agency for Public Revenue to improve fiscal efficiency and the reporting of taxpayer transactions and strongly

News Release The European E-Invoicing Service Providers Association (EESPA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Erik Timmermans as its new Secretary General effective 1 October 2021 in succession to Charles Bryant. Charles Bryant was one of the founders of EESPA in 2011 and as a Co-Chair and subsequently as Secretary General has been a

Press Release by Vereon – Switzerland, July 2021 E-Invoicing is being mandated for by a growing number of governments all over the globe. The desire to close the VAT gap is one main driver, but for corporates this results in a growing variety of requirements and thus demands for increasing efforts to stay ahead of

This guide is published by EESPA to define and explain a set of definitions to support legally compliant electronic invoicing (e-invoicing), and provides guidance on their usage in the conduct of customer relationships by service providers. The EESPA Public Policy and Compliance Working Group (PPCWG) formally started a work stream on compliance during 2016 following

with contribution from EESPA… Since March 2020, the CEF eInvoicing team held a series of online activities to shape policy discussions and co-create the future of eInvoicing with you. We are delighted to share this article on “Onboarding for SMEs and Private Sector”, presenting the latest developments, current eInvoicing projects, and goals related to stakeholder onboarding.

EESPA was very pleased to have been part of the authorship team for this paper on Transmission in cooperation with the European Commission. Read the article Download the PDF:

Covid-19 and the urgency of adopting paperless supply chain automation to accelerate payments to cash-strapped small suppliers Today’s circumstances demand radical action to keep the wheels of commerce turning and supply chains delivering. For this to happen there must be timely electronic invoicing, and certainty and acceleration of payments, especially to small suppliers. Never have

myDATA – IAPR e-books myDATA (my Digital Accounting and Tax Application) is the name of the new electronic platform by which IAPR introduces electronic books into the daily lives of businesses. Electronic Books is a very important step in the digital transformation of the Tax Administration and its relationship with businesses. Our goal is primarily to

Read the article by Charles Bryant, EESPA Secretary General here: https://www.europeanpaymentscouncil.eu/news-insights/insight/electronic-invoicing-gathering-pace

Factur-X is a Franco-German standard for hybrid e-invoice (PDF for users and XML data for process automation), the first implementation of the European Semantic Standard EN 16931 published by the European Commission on October 16th 2017. Factur-X is the same standard as ZUGFeRD 2.0. Factur-X is at the same time a full readable invoice in a PDF A/3 format, containing all information useful

This Guide has been developed in the frame of the Joint Initiative on Standardisation within JIS Action 11 ‘Pilot Project on Increased use of Standards in Public Procurement to better implement the public procurement Directives’, under the leadership of the Swedish Standards Institute (SIS), and has been financed by the European Commission. The Guide has been drafted with

The headline results: 1 984 million electronic invoices were processed and delivered in 2017 by members of the European E-Invoicing Service Providers Association (EESPA). This represented a significant growth of 22.9 per cent over 2016 volumes of 1 615 million. EESPA commissioned this fifth annual survey among its members as part of a continuing commitment

IMDA is the first national PEPPOL authority outside of Europe and the first National Authority in Asia to adopt the e-invoicing standard which enables the exchange of standardised machine-readable documents over its network. Read the article here 

In April 2018, the German National IT Planning Council decided to mandate use of the PEPPOL eDelivery Network for transport of e-invoices to public authorities in Germany. The timeline for implementation will be decided in October, but the April decision already sets the direction for public sector e-invoicing in Germany in the years to come.

DG GROW has launched a call for members of the EMSFEI’s new mandate. Read the News release here: https://ec.europa.eu/cefdigital/wiki/x/qNtUAw

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Brussels 5 January 2018 – EESPA launches its new Multilateral Interoperability Framework Agreement for use by its members  At its Annual General Meeting on 30 November 2017, EESPA agreed to launch its new Multilateral Interoperability Framework Agreement (MIFA) under which its members will exchange e-invoices and other documents on behalf of their customers. An EESPA

The headline results:  1 615 million electronic invoices were processed and delivered in 2016 by members of the European E-Invoicing Service Providers Association (EESPA). This represented a significant growth of 29 per cent over 2015 volumes of 1 252 million. EESPA commissioned this fourth annual survey among its members as part of a continuing commitment

The Paypers team (www.thepaypers.com) has released the B2B Fintech: Payments, Supply Chain Finance & E-Invoicing Guide 2017. Download HERE The pages of this year`s edition keep the vibrant and dynamic atmosphere of the banking & payments industry we shared with you in previous editions. The fresh pages of 2017 Guide offer its readers eye-opening information

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By Charles Bryant, Secretary General EESPA EESPA members and the Secretariat have been actively engaged in CEN/TC 434 and this briefing provides an up to date picture of what is happening Background: The new standard (or European Norm- EN) is the subject of EU Directive 2014/55/EU, whose objectives are to encourage e-invoicing in the public

The CEF eInvoicing Building Block offers a range of services to support Public Entities in their eInvoicing projects, and facilitate interoperability between contracting parties in Europe. In this context, different implementation workshops are available to promote the uptake of electronic invoicing, the European standard and other relevant CEF Building Blocks DSI services. The workshop modules on

This document was prepared by an Activity Group of the European Multi-Stakeholder Forum on e-invoicing (EMSFEI) focused on the adoption of e-invoicing in public procurement and endorsed by the EMSFEI on 21 March 2016. This Guidance Paper is addressed to all those involved in the implementation of electronic invoicing in public procurement. It supports public sector entities throughout

Global SCF Forum participating organisations: The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Banking Commission , BAFT, the Euro Banking Association (EBA), Factors Chain International (FCI), and the International Trade and Forfaiting Association (ITFA). The International Factors Group, one of the original sponsoring associations is now integrated with FCI. For the record Charles Bryant edited this document

EESPA is pleased to present its new on-line Glossary containing over 180 terms and acronyms related to e-invoicing, compliance and standards. Share this URL with all your contacts: eespa.eu/glossary/

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EESPA is pleased to announce the signature of a Memorandum of Understanding with the E-Invoice-Alliance Germany- the Verband elektronische Rechnung (VeR)   It is intended that EESPA and VeR together with their respective membership communities will benefit from closer and deeper levels of cooperation across a range of common topics of interest and areas of activity, such

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Brussels, Belgium, 12 September 2016 – 1 252 million electronic invoices were processed and delivered in 2015 by members of the European E-Invoicing Service Providers Association (EESPA), based on a set of survey results completed in July 2016. This represented a significant growth of 27 per cent over 2014 volumes of 985 million. EESPA commissioned

Introduction The European E-invoicing Service Providers Association (EESPA) and OpenPEPPOL present this joint paper on the subject of the European Norm (EN) for the semantic data model for a core electronic invoice, and in particular the List of Syntaxes to be used. There is a current consultation within the relevant CEN Technical Committee, CEN TC

The cooperation aims at developing common positions on EU public policy support for e-invoicing, promoting interoperability and rolling out easy-to-use services The European E-invoicing Service Providers Association (EESPA) and OpenPEPPOL have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to cooperate in supporting the rapid adoption of e-invoicing across Europe. Both associations, together with their respective

The Paypers, the global source of news and analysis for the payments industry, has just released its B2B Fintech: Payments, Supply Chain Finance & E-invoicing Guide 2016. Read what industry experts have to say about the potentially untapped opportunities in cross-border B2B payments, how banks are innovating, what are the latest innovations in SMB financing, what

Resolution carried unanimously at the EESPA General Assembly Meeting of 19 May 2016, Tallinn Estonia Document reference/no. EESPA-RES-2016-003  Date: 19 May 2016 Background Whereas it is observed that a growing number of Member States are introducing Additional Requirements in the areas of invoice definition, reporting and audit, which in practice significantly impact the ability of

European e-invoicing service providers processed nearly 1 billion e-invoices, according to EESPA survey  Brussels, Belgium, 30 July, 2015 – 986 million electronic invoices were processed and delivered to invoice receivers in 2014 by members of the European E-Invoicing Service Providers Association (EESPA), based on a set of survey results completed in June 2015. This represented