- The E-Rechnung must be issued, transmitted, and received as a structured electronic format to meet legal requirements for E-Invoicing exchanges in the B2B sector by 2025.
- The EU Directive 2014/55/EU and German laws EGovG and ERechV outline the requirements for electronic invoicing in public procurement.
- The ZUGFeRD standard allows for the exchange of electronic invoices in a unified format across industries for private companies, public administration, and banks.
- ZUGFeRD 2.2 is available for free download on the Forum elektronische Rechnung Deutschland (FeRD) website.
Source: datenbank.nwb.de
Note that this post was (partially) written with the help of AI. It is always useful to review the original source material, and where needed to obtain (local) advice from a specialist.
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