{"id":11413,"date":"2021-10-27T09:55:15","date_gmt":"2021-10-27T07:55:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ics-adminservice.de\/nicht-kategorisiert\/electronic-invoices-are-becoming-increasingly-popular\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T15:29:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T14:29:53","slug":"electronic-invoices-are-becoming-increasingly-popular","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ics-adminservice.de\/en\/finance-accounting\/electronic-invoices-are-becoming-increasingly-popular\/","title":{"rendered":"Electronic invoices are becoming increasingly popular"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Invoices are increasingly being transmitted electronically, as an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bitkom.org\/Presse\/Presseinformation\/Elektronische-Rechnungen-in-der-Breite\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">analysis by BITKOM<\/a> shows. Around 500 companies were surveyed by telephone: 43 percent of the companies send electronic invoices. In the previous year&#8217;s analysis, it was only 30 percent. Small and medium-sized enterprises in particular are making more and more use of the digital option.   <\/p>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Advantages of electronic invoices<\/h4>\n\n<p>But what makes the switch from paper invoices to electronic invoices so attractive? The advantages are obvious: <\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Electronic invoices are much more cost-effective (no postage, no paper costs, etc.).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Invoices are transmitted more quickly \u2013 so that earlier payments can also be received.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Electronic invoices are environmentally friendly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">VAT requirements for invoices<\/h4>\n\n<p>The German VAT Act expressly refers to the possibility that invoices can be transmitted electronically &#8211; subject to the consent of the recipient. The electronic invoice is defined as an invoice that is issued and received in an electronic format. However, sec. 14 para. 1 sentence 2 of the German VAT Act stipulates the following requirements: &#8220;The authenticity of the origin of the invoice, the integrity of its content and its legibility must be guaranteed.&#8221;   <\/p>\n\n<p>In terms of content, the same mandatory information applies to electronic invoices as to invoices in paper form. According to sec. 14 para. 4 of the German VAT Act, these are in particular:  <\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Name and address of the supplier and the recipient of the service<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tax number and\/or VAT identification number of the supplier<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Date<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sequential invoice number<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Quantity and type of goods supplied\/scope and type of other service<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Delivery time\/time of performance<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tax rate and tax amount or reference to tax exemption<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reference to retention obligation in cases of sec. 14b para. 1 sentence 5 of the German VAT Act <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If applicable, note &#8220;credit note&#8221; when issued by the recipient of the service<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>In cases of sec. 13b of the German VAT Act: Reference to reversal of the VAT liability<\/p>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Electronic invoices must be kept<\/h4>\n\n<p>It is important that the tax retention obligations must also be fulfilled for electronic invoices. The &#8220;Principles for the proper management and storage of books, records and documents in electronic form as well as for data access (GoBD)&#8221; apply. For example, anyone who does not store incoming invoices in compliance with the GoBD risks input VAT deduction. The company must bear this in mind and also ensure archiving: electronic invoices must be kept for 10 years.   <\/p>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Electronic invoices are the future<\/h4>\n\n<p>BITKOM&#8217;s analysis makes it clear: More and more companies are saying goodbye to paper invoices and using the option of electronic transmission of invoices. However, there is only an obligation to do so in exceptional cases: If private companies work for public clients, invoices must be transmitted electronically. <\/p>\n\n<p>You can also find more information <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ics-adminservice.de\/en\/finance-accounting\/electronic-invoice-exchange-as-a-step-towards-digital-accounting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Digression<\/strong>: In other EU countries, some legislators are already going one step further. In <a href=\"https:\/\/german.kpmg-pulse.fr\/aufschiebung-der-elektronischen-rechnung-in-frankreich-ab-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">France<\/a> , for example, it was decided that electronic invoices would become mandatory. The changeover will take place in several steps: From 2024, large companies, from 2025 medium-sized companies and from 2026 also small companies will be obliged to submit invoices electronically.  <\/p>\n\n<p><strong><strong><strong>As a BPO partner, ICS adminservice supports its customers in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ics-adminservice.de\/outsourcing-rechnungswesen-finanzwesen\/debitorenbuchhaltung-outsourcing-service\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">accounts receivable management<\/a> as well as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ics-adminservice.de\/outsourcing-rechnungswesen-finanzwesen\/kreditorenbuchhaltung-outsourcing-service\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">in accounts payable management<\/a> and in getting started with digital accounting. Benefit from the experience in processing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ics-adminservice.de\/outsourcing-rechnungswesen-finanzwesen\/digitale-buchhaltung-service\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">incoming invoices in digital workflows<\/a>, among other things. <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p><small>Image source: iStock, Photographer: AndreyPopov<\/small><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><small>Author<\/small><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ics-adminservice.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Sylvia-Meier_web.jpg\" alt=\"Image: Sylvia Meier, Guest Author\" class=\"wp-image-8369\" style=\"width:251px;height:249px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><strong>Sylvia Meier<\/strong><br\/>Guest Author\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n[button type=&#8221;flat&#8221; shape=&#8221;square&#8221; size=&#8221;large&#8221; href=&#8221;https:\/\/www.xing.com\/profile\/Sylvia_Meier6&#8243; target=&#8221;blank&#8221; title=&#8221;Example&#8221;]Contact Us[\/button]\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr\/>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><small>You might also be interested in these posts <\/small><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column cross-beitrag-img is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ics-adminservice.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/e-rechnung-01-1024x394.jpg\" alt=\"Figure: Keyboard with the Electronic Invoices key\" class=\"wp-image-7953\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ics-adminservice.de\/nvii-content\/uploads\/e-rechnung-01-1024x394.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ics-adminservice.de\/nvii-content\/uploads\/e-rechnung-01-300x115.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ics-adminservice.de\/nvii-content\/uploads\/e-rechnung-01.jpg 1354w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"cross-beitrag-text\"><a class=\"cross-beitrag-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ics-adminservice.de\/en\/finance-accounting\/electronic-invoice-exchange-as-a-step-towards-digital-accounting\/\">\nElectronic invoice exchange as a step towards digital accounting  <\/a>\n<p class=\"cross-beitrag-date\">October 29, 2020<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column cross-beitrag-img is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ics-adminservice.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/digitale-buchhaltung.jpg\" alt=\"Illustration: Workflow, Artificial Intelligence\" class=\"wp-image-7900\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"cross-beitrag-text\"><a class=\"cross-beitrag-link\" href=\"\/outsourcing-rechnungswesen-finanzwesen\/digitale-buchhaltung-service\/\">\nDigital invoice processing as an introduction to accounting 4.0  <\/a>\n<p class=\"cross-beitrag-date\"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column cross-beitrag-img is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"648\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ics-adminservice.de\/nvii-content\/uploads\/brexit-folgen-rechnungslegung.jpg\" alt=\"Figure: Keyboard with the Brexit key\" class=\"wp-image-8366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ics-adminservice.de\/nvii-content\/uploads\/brexit-folgen-rechnungslegung.jpg 648w, https:\/\/www.ics-adminservice.de\/nvii-content\/uploads\/brexit-folgen-rechnungslegung-300x116.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"cross-beitrag-text\"><a class=\"cross-beitrag-link\" href=\"\/finance-accounting\/brexit-folgen-fuer-die-rechnungslegung\/\">Consequences of Brexit for accounting  <\/a>\n<p class=\"cross-beitrag-date\">June 9, 2021<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr\/>\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Invoices are increasingly being transmitted electronically, as an analysis by BITKOM shows. 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