# European Digital Invoice **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [January 26, 2019, 9:41pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/european-digital-invoice/20295 "2019-01-26T21:41:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Davide](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/258eb7/32.png) [@Davide](https://forum.manager.io/u/Davide)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2019, 9:41pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/european-digital-invoice/20295/1 "2019-01-26T21:41:54Z")
Dear @lubos Here in Europe the process to make all transactions digital has started with Italy which was appointed, sadly because of a large amount of VAT frauds, as the first nation to adopt digital invoices. Basically they are an XML file. You can find the format here: [https://www.fatturapa.gov.it/export/fatturazione/en/normativa/f-2.htm?l=en](https://www.fatturapa.gov.it/export/fatturazione/en/normativa/f-2.htm?l=en) I know that it is almost impossible for you to adopt all legal fantasies of nations around the word, but maybe you can create an instrument to save, or better export, data of an invoice based on an XML tamplate that each one can create/import and compile with Manager’s variables… something very similar to an invoice theme. Done that, adding a button on each invoice, “save as XML” would solve this problem that every European guy will have in the near future (and Italians already have!). Thanks PS: Perfection would be to have also an import function for XML file into suppliers invoices… ---
**Author:** ![Ben7230](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a587f6/32.png) [@Ben7230](https://forum.manager.io/u/Ben7230)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2019, 4:30am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/european-digital-invoice/20295/3 "2019-12-05T04:30:10Z")
This is also the case here in Costa Rica. Since October 2018 everything is “factura electronica” (electric invoice). I would need to be able to import the XML file. both the invoices I give to my clients and also the invoices I receive from suppliers. If I could import the xml it would save a lot of time on data entry. Thanks ---
**Author:** ![Patch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a183cd/32.png) [@Patch](https://forum.manager.io/u/Patch)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2019, 4:49am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/european-digital-invoice/20295/4 "2019-12-05T04:49:20Z")
Australia is also adopting the Pan European Public Procurement On-Line (PEPPOL) standard [eInvoicing | Australian Taxation Office](https://www.ato.gov.au/Business/E-invoicing/) As have over 30 countries [Peppol Authorities (PAs) - Peppol - Peppol](http://peppol.eu/who-is-who/peppol-authorities/) ---
**Author:** ![seawyk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/seawyk/32/34224_2.png) [@seawyk](https://forum.manager.io/u/seawyk)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2020, 9:41am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/european-digital-invoice/20295/5 "2020-04-15T09:41:45Z")
Singapore is also adopting the PEPPOL standard. Would be great if [Manager.io](http://Manager.io) can support this as well ---
**Author:** ![IKey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b9e5f3/32.png) [@IKey](https://forum.manager.io/u/IKey)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2020, 2:44pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/european-digital-invoice/20295/6 "2020-11-19T14:44:56Z")
This is the case for Greece also, and I am relly disappointed to leave a so much loved software as [manager.io](http://manager.io) to migrate to a local dinosaur program which has on the other hand managed to solve this issue. ---
**Author:** ![Davide](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/258eb7/32.png) [@Davide](https://forum.manager.io/u/Davide)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2021, 9:12am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/european-digital-invoice/20295/7 "2021-01-15T09:12:33Z")
Taking into consideration the evolution during the last year of digital tax declaration in Europe, and not only in Europe, I think that XML input/output is becoming more and more urgent if we don’t want people leaving Manager for other softwares. ---
**Author:** ![Davide](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/258eb7/32.png) [@Davide](https://forum.manager.io/u/Davide)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2021, 4:27pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/european-digital-invoice/20295/8 "2021-01-17T16:27:41Z")
I created a wrapper through excel power query to import italian xml invoices in Manager with Batch Create. ---
**Author:** ![Tor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecccb3/32.png) [@Tor](https://forum.manager.io/u/Tor)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2021, 5:23am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/european-digital-invoice/20295/9 "2021-01-18T05:23:41Z")
It would be nice if Custom Reports could access all the corners of Manager’s database to package all country specific input data for XML invoices, with custom fields included, and then have a documented API to access such a Custom report. btw Iceland has used PEPPOL for many years now, but only gov and big companies. Those using it seem happy about it; no paper or PDF file management. PEPPOL demands are increasing for SMBs as this is the way to go no doubt about it and all the EU regulation is in place. ---
**Author:** ![Davide](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/258eb7/32.png) [@Davide](https://forum.manager.io/u/Davide)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2021, 6:26am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/european-digital-invoice/20295/10 "2021-01-18T06:26:57Z")
XML invoicing is becoming compulsory, if is not already, in the whole EU. In Italy from this year also for freelancers. ---
**Author:** ![Joe91](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/joe91/32/35781_2.png) [@Joe91](https://forum.manager.io/u/Joe91)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2021, 10:06am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/european-digital-invoice/20295/11 "2021-01-18T10:06:54Z")
I don’t think it is becoming compulsory for all invoicing. It may be in some countries, but in Ireland it will only apply to contracts with Government bodies ---
**Author:** ![Davide](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/258eb7/32.png) [@Davide](https://forum.manager.io/u/Davide)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2021, 11:30am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/european-digital-invoice/20295/12 "2021-01-18T11:30:28Z")
It will. It is an EU directive. The first step was also in Italy for contracts with governative bodies. ---
**Author:** ![Joe91](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/joe91/32/35781_2.png) [@Joe91](https://forum.manager.io/u/Joe91)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2021, 11:33am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/european-digital-invoice/20295/13 "2021-01-18T11:33:57Z")
I don’t see any push to introduce it here in Ireland - but then VAT evasion is not a major concern. There is a level of VAT evasion of course but it seems to be quite small in comparison with other countries, in so far as you can measure these things ---
**Author:** ![lubos](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/lubos/32/62798_2.png) [@lubos](https://forum.manager.io/u/lubos)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2021, 7:59pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/european-digital-invoice/20295/14 "2021-12-10T19:59:24Z")
I’m removing this from `ideas` category because this can be already achieved using localizations. Specific feature request should be posted under relevant country topic in [localizations](https://forum.manager.io/c/localizations/82) category. ---
**Author:** ![Shamsuddin\_Esaf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ebca7d/32.png) [@Shamsuddin\_Esaf](https://forum.manager.io/u/Shamsuddin_Esaf)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2022, 10:27am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/european-digital-invoice/20295/15 "2022-06-23T10:27:02Z")
any update ? ---
**Author:** ![Davide](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/258eb7/32.png) [@Davide](https://forum.manager.io/u/Davide)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2022, 5:15am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/european-digital-invoice/20295/16 "2022-06-24T05:15:52Z")
Sadly no news at all… ---
**Author:** ![eko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a8b319/32.png) [@eko](https://forum.manager.io/u/eko)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2022, 7:51am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/european-digital-invoice/20295/17 "2022-06-24T07:51:24Z")
@Lubos removed it from the ideas category as it is achieved through localizations so not sure why this is still being discussed. ---
**Author:** ![Davide](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/258eb7/32.png) [@Davide](https://forum.manager.io/u/Davide)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2022, 8:32pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/european-digital-invoice/20295/18 "2022-06-24T20:32:07Z")
Maybe because it cannot be achieved through localization… ---
**Author:** ![Shamsuddin\_Esaf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ebca7d/32.png) [@Shamsuddin\_Esaf](https://forum.manager.io/u/Shamsuddin_Esaf)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2022, 8:54am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/european-digital-invoice/20295/19 "2022-08-22T08:54:58Z")
@lubos any update ? ---
**Author:** ![eko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a8b319/32.png) [@eko](https://forum.manager.io/u/eko)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2022, 9:47am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/european-digital-invoice/20295/20 "2022-08-22T09:47:30Z")
> [@Davide](#): > > Maybe because it cannot be achieved through localization… Please read @Lubos earlier post in this topic, he also recommended > [@lubos](#): > > Specific feature request should be posted under relevant country topic in [localizations](https://forum.manager.io/c/localizations/82) category. ---
**Author:** ![Davide](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/258eb7/32.png) [@Davide](https://forum.manager.io/u/Davide)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2022, 7:08pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/european-digital-invoice/20295/21 "2022-11-17T19:08:15Z")
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