- The Council of Ministers in Belgium has approved a preliminary draft law introducing mandatory B2B e-invoicing in the country.
- The draft introduces changes to the Value Added Tax Code to require the use of structured electronic invoices between taxpayers.
- The requirement covers the preparation, sending, receiving, and processing of invoices using a machine-readable structured electronic format.
- The Peppol network is expected to be used as the delivery mechanism for e-invoices.
- Mandating e-invoice exchange between B2B trading parties is the first step towards implementing a CTC reporting mandate to the Federal Public Service Finance.
- The expected go-live date for the B2B e-invoicing mandate is January 2026.
Source: sovos.com
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