- France’s e-invoicing obligation starts on 1 September 2026 to simplify VAT reporting, fight fraud, and reduce the VAT gap.
- From that date, all businesses must be able to receive e-invoices.
- Large and intermediate-sized companies (ETIs) must also start issuing e-invoices and comply with e-reporting from 1 September 2026.
- SMEs and micro-enterprises have until 1 September 2027 to begin issuing e-invoices and e-reporting.
- E-reporting applies to B2C sales, cross-border transactions, and certain payment data outside domestic B2B e-invoicing.
Source: vatcalc.com
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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