What is the mandatory information in an e-invoice?
Generally, the e-invoice document formats and syntaxes determine which information is required. Our documentation summarizes this in Required Fields.
As a rule of thumb, e-invoice must include the same information as invoices always do: a unique identifier, date, seller details, buyer details, the goods or services provided, their prices, applicable taxes. For details, see General Invoice Concepts.
In Europe, electronic invoices must comply with the European standard EN16931. To ensure the legal validity of e-invoices in Germany in particular, all information required by the German VAT Act (UStG) must be completely covered by EN16931. Here you will find a mapping table that shows which data fields in EN16931 contain the required information. Under E-Invoice Data Mapping, you can see the e-invoice fields that JustOn Billing & Invoice Management sets by default in e-invoice files, as well as their corresponding source objects and fields.
In addition, e-invoices must include data to allow for proper electronic processing: at least the buyer reference (a unique identification of the invoice recipient), the sender's and recipient's electronic addresses, invoice line item units with unit codes, tax rates with tax codes.
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Be aware that e-invoice recipients may request additional information, which you will then have to provide in corresponding fields.
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- Required Fields
E-Invoice Data Mapping
Preparing E-Invoice Source Data