The Electronic Invoicing Guide
What is E-invoicing ?
E-invoicing uses standardized data formats such as XML og EDI that allows accounting and ERP systems to automatically transmit, validate and process invoice information without manual intervention.
As a result, the benefits of E-invoicing is that it improves accuracy and reduces processing time.
The E-Invoicing Guide
The E-Invoicing guide gives you an overview of mandatory e-invoicing requirements between 2026 and 2028.
It covers country-specific regulations, key compliance deadlines and how to comply with specific formats such as PEPPOL, XRechnung and ZUGFeRD. The guide also explains how organizations can prepare for changing global e-invoicing requirements.
What you’ll learn in this guide:
- Which countries introduce mandatory e-invoicing
- Key compliance deadlines between 2026 and 2028
- ViDA and electronic reporting requirements
- How to implement e-invoicing to your ERP systems
- Practical steps to prepare your business
Download our whitepaper on e-invoicing and get an overview of the mandatory requirements coming in 2026, 2027 and 2028.
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Countries introducing mandatory e-invoicing in 2026 and 2027
While e-invoicing is a secure and accurate way of doing business, it also means new demands on your business.
If you do business internationally, you need to be able to invoice electronically in certain formats to continue trading with the countries concerned:
2026
- Belgium
- Croatia
- France
- Poland
- Greece
- Saudi Arabia
- Morocco
- Unites Arab Emirates
- Singapore
- Malaysia
- Israel
- Estonia
2027
- Germany
- Spain
- Slovakia
- Norway
You can find further information about each country in our E-invoicing guide.
The benefits of implementing E-invoicing
E-invoicing can benefit your business by providing you with an invoice management workflow that is more accurate, faster and more cost-effective.
The benefits of E-invoicing include:
- Improved accuracy
- Reduced processing time
- Lower administration cost
- Exchange documents securely and with high quality
- Adapt to customer and redulatory requirements
E-Invoicing for Microsoft Dynamics 365 F&O
Ready to comply?
Whether you are using Microsoft Dynamics 365 F&O, Business Central or other ERP systems, Tabellae offers an E-invoicing solution to support you to become compliant.
- Lasernet E-Invoicing solution for Dynamics 365 F&O
- Lasernet for EDI to handle all your electronic documents
Both e-invoicing solutions help you manage country-specific requirements, structured invoice formats, validation, distribution, and compliance.
E-Invoicing in a regulated world
To combat tax fraud and tax evasion, governments worldwide are strengthening and expanding digital tax control frameworks. E-invoicing is no longer an emerging concept, but an established compliance requirement that continues to evolve rapidly across jurisdictions.
As more countries introduce mandatory e-invoicing, clearance models, and electronic reporting obligations, rules, formats, and timelines are constantly changing.
In the whitepaper, you’ll find an overview of key regulatory milestones between 2026-2028, along with insights into how organizations can prepare for and comply with global e-invoicing and e-reporting requirements.
The e-invoicing guide is for you if you are:
- ERP customer and want to stay up to date on e-invoicing requirements around the world.
- ERP consultant and want to advise your customers on what they need to be aware of in a changing world.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Which countries require e-invoicing?
More than 60 countries worldwide have introduced or announced mandatory e-invoicing. The largest adoption is seen across Europe, Latin America, Asia and the Middle East, and more countries will introduce new requirements between 2026-2028. You can read more about this in our E-invoicing Guide.
What is PEPPOL?
PEPPOL (Pan-European Public Procurement OnLine) is an international network for securely exchanging electronic business documents, including e-invoices. It uses standardized formats such as PEPPOL BIS to enable businesses and public organizations to exchange compliant documents across borders and between different ERP systems.
What is XRechnung?
XRechnung is Germany’s official XML-based e-invoicing standard for public sector invoicing and is increasingly used in B2B transactions. It is a structured, machine-readable format that complies with the European EN16931 standard and supports automated invoice processing.
What is ZUGFeRD?
ZUGFeRD is a German hybrid e-invoicing format that combines a human-readable PDF invoice with embedded machine-readable XML data. This allows businesses to display invoices like a traditional PDF while enabling ERP and accounting systems to process them automatically. ZUGFeRD complies with the European EN 16931 standard and supports digital, compliant invoice processing.
How can businesses prepare for mandatory e-invoicing?
Businesses can prepare by reviewing country-specific requirements, assessing their current ERP and invoicing processes, and ensuring they can generate and exchange compliant electronic invoices. Implementing an e-invoicing solution that supports formats such as PEPPOL BIS, XRechnung and ZUGFeRD can help simplify compliance as regulations evolve.
