Mandatory E-invoicing in Belgium
Learn how to get your company ready to exchange documents in accordance with regulations in Belgium
Mandatory E-invoicing in Belgium
Learn how to get your company ready to exchange documents in accordance with regulations in Belgium
Belgium has already started introducing mandatory e-invoicing for B2G transactions in a phased manner. The Ministry of Finance does not intend to stop there, and it is likely that Belgium will start partially introducing mandatory B2B e-invoicing from July 2024.
All Belgian public bodies are already obliged to be able to receive and process electronic invoices in the context of public procurement. This new national legislation broadens the scope of the Directive and makes it mandatory for all federal government suppliers to issue electronic invoices (transposition of Directive 2014/55/EU).
It is well known that electronic invoices are expected to save time and money, because Belgium has around €3.6billion in missing VAT revenues according to the EU’s last VAT Gap estimate.
The timeline for implementing B2G e-invoicing in Belgium is as follows:
Despite the fact that there is no official schedule for mandatory B2B e-invoicing yet, we can assume that the timeline will be as follows:
Belgium is likely to adopt the PEPPOL framework, the standard for B2B e-invoicing, which is also used for B2G transactions. The Belgian tax authorities will probably adopt the "four-corner model" as a base.
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B2G invoices are to be submitted through the Mercurius platform. This platform was developed by the Belgian government and is connected to the PEPPOL network. Invoices and credit notes exchanged via the Mercurius platform have to be compliant with the PEPPOL BIS 3.0 document format.
Under the four-corner PEPPOL model, the buyer and supplier exchange invoices via an access point, which is a PEPPOL certified service provider that ensures data security and compliance with PEPPOL standards (e.g., UBL format or AS4 communication protocol).
For years, we have been helping companies from many different industries operating in countries where e-invoicing has become obligatory (such as France, Spain, Germany, Turkey and Italy) and those where such an obligation will be introduced (for example, Poland). What is especially important here is that the Comarch e-Invoicing solution is fully compliant with the latest regulations and modern data transfer standards.
Comarch has many years of experience in providing innovative IT products and services allowing for efficient document management and automation of various supply chain processes.
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