Mandatory electronic invoicing in 2030?
4. September 2026, 09:12
4. September 2026
In fact, it has already begun.
July 2030 is often mentioned in connection with the European ViDA initiative, which is significantly changing the exchange of accounting documents between businesses in the EEA.
This may therefore give the impression that businesses still have several years to prepare.
However, the reality in European countries is already quite different today.
- Belgium has introduced mandatory structured B2B electronic invoicing from January 2026.
- Poland launched the mandatory KSeF system this year.
- France will begin introducing mandatory electronic invoicing from September 2026.
- Slovakia is introducing it from January 2027.
And other countries are moving at their own pace.
Electronic invoicing is therefore not something that companies will only start dealing with in 2030. It’s happening right now.
For companies operating locally in multiple countries, this also raises another question:
How can e-invoices be received efficiently across a branch network in different countries, whilst avoiding the creation of unnecessary, unique processes?
At Z + M GROUP, we already have experience with precisely this from our international projects.
We help companies set up the receipt and processing of invoices so that it doesn’t matter whether the document arrives as:
- a structured e-invoice,
- via the Peppol network,
- as a PDF
- or via another channel.
The aim is not simply to receive the invoice.
The aim is to feed the correct data securely and automatically into downstream business processes.
The aim is not simply to accept an invoice.
The aim is to feed the correct data securely and automatically into downstream business processes.
From the integration of input channels, through data checking and validation, to integration with ERP systems and approval workflows.
If you operate in several European countries or are already considering how to prepare for e-invoicing, we’d be happy to walk you through what a unified process might look like in your company.
Would you like to see how a similar process could work for you?
Tomáš Melecký
Marian Čábi
In our next post, we’ll show why, for modern invoice processing, it doesn’t necessarily matter whether the document arrives via Peppol, as a PDF or through another channel. From the integration of input channels, through data checking and validation, to integration with ERP systems and approval workflows