Germany Updates Its E-Invoicing Regulations:New BMF Guidance Released (2025) On October 15, 2025, the German Ministry of Finance (BMF) published an updated guidance on mandatory e-invoicing, refining the initial circular issued in October 2024. The new document clarifies technical and legal details related to Germany’s mandatory e-invoicing regime effective from January 1, 2025. Key updates
Germany Introduces Multilingual Invoice StandardsSupporting All EU Official Languages Berlin – Germany’s Federal Ministry of Finance has announced a groundbreaking regulatory change allowing businesses to issue invoices using any official language of the European Union. The directive, published on September 17, 2025, marks a significant shift in the country’s approach to cross-border business documentation. Breaking
Germany Advances Digital Standardization:New Approach with SeMoX Technology The SeMoX (Simple Semantic Modeling in XML) technology, developed in partnership between the Coordination and IT Center (KoSIT) and the University of Koblenz, is revolutionizing digital standardization processes. The scientific publication presented at the EGOV 2025 e-Government conference in Austria from August 31 to September 4, 2025,
Germany Releases New E-Invoicing Guide:UStG and EN16931 Mapping Table German federal authorities have published a new mapping table that aligns the Value Added Tax Act (UStG) requirements with the European invoice standard EN16931. The guide, prepared in collaboration with the Forum for Electronic Invoicing Germany (FeRD) and the German Association for Economic Administration, aims to
Germany Consolidates E-Invoice Portals:ZRE Closing, OZG-RE Becomes Single Platform Germany’s Federal Ministry of the Interior and Community (BMI) and Federal Ministry of Finance (BMF) decided on November 19, 2024, to begin consolidating federal e-invoice portals. The ZRE platform will be discontinued in Q4 2025, with all operations moving to OZG-RE. Germany’s electronic invoice system for
Germany E-Invoice Revolution: Federal andState Governments Join Forces Critical step in Germany’s digital transformation: Federal government and states signed new administrative agreements on e-invoicing on July 31, 2025. The OZG-RE platform is being strengthened as the central invoice system. A groundbreaking development has occurred in Germany’s digital infrastructure. New administrative agreements signed between the federal
Germany’s B2B E-Invoicing Mandate: Key Requirements BMF publishes new “letter” on mandatory B2B e-invoicing being phased in 2025 – 2028 Germany’s Ministry of Finance (BMF) on 15 October 2024 issued a final letter (update of June draft) detailing the scope and regulations for the upcoming launch of mandatory B2B e-invoicing for resident businesses. The phased implementation
ZUGFeRD 2.3 Released: Changes and New Featuresin the EXTENDED Profile On 18 September 2024, ZUGFeRD version 2.3 was released. In the new version of ZUGFeRD, new elements have been added to the EXTENDED profile to improve interoperability with the French B2B e-invoicing obligation. It is important that users of ZUGFeRD EXTENDED update to the new
Germany’s New B2B E-Invoicing Requirements The German Ministry of Finance (BMF) published a draft guideline detailing the upcoming mandatory B2B e-invoicing. It covers the first requirements, effective from January 1, 2025, under which all resident taxpayers must be able to receive structured e-invoices for domestic B2B transactions. The key points from the guideline are: For more
Germany: B2B E-Invoicing Planned for 2027 As mandated by the Wachstumschancengesetz recently approved by the German Federal Council, the use of electronic invoices will be mandatory for B2B transactions in Germany from 2025. With effect from 1 January 2025, compliance with the EN16931 standard will be mandatory for all such transactions. This initiative is intended
