From obligation to a working process.
E-invoices provide structured data. We turn that data into a consistent invoice workflow.
From receipt, checking and approval through to your accounts – built around DATEV, with personal support.
Explore the e-invoicing reviewA plain PDF shows an invoice.
E-invoices provide data.
A plain PDF contains no structured invoice data. An e-invoice, by contrast, enables electronic processing. ZUGFeRD combines a readable PDF with embedded XML data.
Structured data can be validated technically and processed directly. Rework is reduced when software, responsibilities and accounting fit together.
From receipt
to your accounts.
Five connected steps. We coordinate receipt, checking, approval and processing so that your figures become useful sooner.
Receive
E-invoices arrive through agreed channels.
Check
Check the format and invoice details, and verify the goods or services supplied.
Approve
Your business agrees who checks and approves invoices.
Process
Structured data feeds into the DATEV workflow.
Use
Accounts and reports become useful sooner.
Your starting point:
an e-invoicing review.
Review the invoice workflow. Set up the DATEV process.
We review how invoices currently reach your business, who checks them, how they are approved and how they reach your accounts.
We then develop the right DATEV workflow with you and support your team through implementation.
Book an appointmentReview the invoice workflow
Review incoming channels, responsibilities, approvals and archiving.
Set up the DATEV workflow
Integrate e-invoices into our DATEV-based collaboration.
Connect your systems
Review invoicing, portals, cash registers, inventory management and other upstream systems.
Support implementation
Process documentation, setup and training for your team.
Keep the deadlines in view.
Businesses in Germany have had to be able to receive e-invoices since 2025. Transitional rules apply to issuing invoices for domestic B2B transactions.
We help you establish which requirements apply to your business and which steps make sense now.
Ensure you can receive e-invoices, including if you use the small-business VAT scheme. An email inbox is sufficient for receipt.
Paper invoices remain permitted until the end of the year; plain PDFs require the recipient’s consent.
Generally issue e-invoices for transactions from 2027 if total turnover in 2026 exceeded €800,000.
From 2028, the turnover-based transitional rule ends. E-invoicing generally becomes mandatory for domestic B2B transactions in Germany.
Exceptions apply in particular to certain VAT-exempt transactions, supplies under the small-business VAT scheme, low-value invoices up to €250 including VAT, and travel tickets. Certain EDI procedures remain permitted until the end of 2027. The individual transaction and the statutory conditions are decisive. Further information from the German Finance Ministry
Frequently asked questions about e-invoicing.
Can a PDF qualify as an e-invoice?
A plain PDF is not sufficient. A ZUGFeRD PDF can qualify as an e-invoice if its embedded structured data meets the statutory requirements.
Which formats are relevant?
Common formats include XRechnung and ZUGFeRD from version 2.0.1, excluding the MINIMUM and BASIC-WL profiles. The statutory requirements for format and content are decisive.
Does every business have to issue e-invoices immediately?
No. The obligation to issue e-invoices depends on turnover, transitional rules and exemptions. Businesses in Germany have had to be ready to receive them since 2025.
Why set up the process now?
An organised invoice workflow can reduce rework and follow-up queries. Automated onward processing is not a general statutory requirement, but receipt and proper retention must be ensured.
How should e-invoices be retained?
For VAT purposes, invoices generally have to be retained for eight years. At least the structured part must be preserved intact in its original form. A printout is not sufficient.
What does technical validation do?
Validation can identify format and data errors. It does not replace checking the goods or services invoiced or assessing the tax treatment.
E-invoicing.
Built around your workflow.
We help you integrate e-invoices into your day-to-day processes and accounting.
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Christian Mangold, LL.M.
Specialist adviser in international tax law
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