Ahead of the Tax Compliance Summit Sovos Always On: Paris on 19th November, we asked Cyrille Sautereau, Chair of the AFNOR “Electronic Invoice” Commission and President of the National Forum for Electronic Invoicing and Public eProcurement (FNFE-MPE), to discuss the evolving landscape of e-invoicing reform in France, the challenges of interoperability, and the country’s role in shaping European standards.

The National Forum for Electronic Invoicing and Public eProcurement (FNFE-MPE) plays a key role in coordinating discussions around the reform. Could you remind us of the Forum’s mission and how it serves as a bridge between the administration and businesses?

The National Forum for Electronic Invoicing was created in 2012 following the establishment of the European Multi-Stakeholder Forum on Electronic Invoicing (EMSFEI), which led several Member States, including France and Germany, to create their own mirror forums. From the outset, its mission has been to support the development of e-invoicing in France, across both public and private sectors, in alignment with EU initiatives. We became an association in 2016 and now have more than 280 members divided into three colleges: users, service providers, and independent experts and consultants.

Our role is both normative and educational. Normative, because we actively contribute to the development of European and national e-invoicing standards, in close collaboration with the AFNOR “Electronic Invoice” Commission, which I also chair; and educational, because we provide best practices and help the ecosystem understand the regulations, enabling companies to transition smoothly to e-invoicing.

Finally, we fully play our role as a bridge between public authorities and the market. The FNFE is regularly consulted by the tax administration and lawmakers, particularly on regulatory developments related to the reform. We bring field expertise — our knowledge of invoicing practices, tools, and the operational constraints businesses face. This ongoing dialogue helps fine-tune regulations and ensures a harmonized, effective implementation of the reform.

The FNFE-MPE brings together public institutions, businesses, software providers, and technical experts. How do you manage to unite these actors, whose interests sometimes differ, around common standards?

The FNFE-MPE brings together a wide range of stakeholders: businesses, vendors, service providers, accountants, professional federations, and even representatives of the public administration. Our mission is to facilitate dialogue among these groups, which don’t always share the same priorities. The key is transparency and co-construction: everyone can take part in our working groups and contribute to developing the standards.

We hold several plenary sessions each year, along with about ten thematic working groups covering topics such as e-invoicing reform, interoperability, standards and norms, communication, best practices, invoicing and payment, B2G invoicing, and factoring. These forums allow members to share feedback, identify practical challenges, and bring them to standardization bodies.

This collaborative approach has fostered a genuine common language between public and private actors. That’s the strength of the FNFE — its ability to unite the entire ecosystem around a shared vision, ensuring that both technical and regulatory choices remain realistic, effective, and business-oriented.

One of the major challenges of the reform lies in ensuring interoperability between private platforms and public systems. In your view, what are the main hurdles to overcome to ensure a smooth and coherent ecosystem?

Interoperability is indeed one of the most sensitive aspects of the reform. Contrary to what people might think, the main challenge doesn’t lie in connecting private platforms to the Public Invoicing Portal — that interface is precisely defined by the DGFiP’s specifications — but rather in ensuring smooth communication among private players themselves.

The first challenge concerns certified platforms (formerly PDPs), which must be able to exchange data without multiplying bilateral integrations. That’s why we supported the rollout of the Peppol network in France — a model where one connection makes you interoperable with all other network participants. The second pillar is a shared addressing system based on the SIREN number and managed within a public directory. This ensures that every business is reachable through a stable e-invoicing address — one that remains unchanged when switching platforms.

Finally, there’s the “last mile”: connecting companies’ internal systems (so-called “compatible solutions”) to their certified platforms. Given the variety of software tools on the market, proprietary integrations must be avoided. That’s the goal of the AFNOR initiative to design a standardized API — a universal connector that ensures seamless transitions between platforms. Portability is essential for an open, sustainable ecosystem.

The French e-invoicing mandate — the progressive obligation for all companies to issue and receive invoices through certified platforms starting in 2026 — is part of a broader European movement driven by the ViDA (VAT in the Digital Age) initiative. How does France position itself in this EU-wide transformation?

The French reform is closely aligned with the European ViDA project, which aims to harmonize e-invoicing and reporting practices across the EU. ViDA calls on Member States to establish systems for e-reporting and e-invoicing based on structured data and standardized formats — exactly what France has already implemented.

Our national model, based on the exchange of structured electronic invoices between French taxpayers and the automatic transmission of data to the tax administration, already mirrors ViDA’s intended architecture. The key difference is that France chose from the outset to combine mandatory e-invoicing with e-reporting to the tax authorities — whereas other countries limited their first phase to B2B e-invoicing, postponing e-reporting to a later stage. We also introduced two unique features: invoice status tracking — ensuring lifecycle traceability and giving suppliers the visibility and value they’re entitled to — and B2C e-reporting, which isn’t covered by the European scope. In short, France won’t need to adapt its system to ViDA; it already embodies it.

Some believe that France could become a reference model in Europe, provided it successfully deploys the reform. Do you share that view? What lessons could other Member States draw from the French approach?

France can indeed become a European benchmark, provided the operational rollout succeeds. What sets us apart is the decision to tackle the issue holistically, integrating technical, regulatory, and business aspects from the beginning. While other countries proceeded step by step — first e-invoicing, then reporting — we decided to merge both dimensions right away.

Requiring VAT data to be transmitted to the tax administration from each invoice inherently assumes that, within each invoice, the seller is responsible for VAT collection and the buyer for deduction. This creates additional complexity in many cases where intermediaries — such as aggregators handling invoice consolidation or grouped payments — play a role without being the actual taxpayer.

Our approach builds on significant collaborative work within the AFNOR “Electronic Invoice” Commission, which I also chair. Over six months, more than 250 experts from all sectors took part in over sixty meetings. This work revealed the real complexity of use cases, often underestimated — for example, scenarios where several service providers appear on a single invoice for one buyer, such as in the water, leasing, insurance, or travel sectors. These configurations turned out to be far more common than expected. The AFNOR work also helped align French practices with the European semantic standard EN 16931 — ViDA’s foundation — while identifying its limitations and addressing them through data extensions or management rule updates.

Finally, this process confirmed the need for flexibility — allowing human-readable formats, like hybrid Factur-X invoices, which include operationally useful data that may not fit within the semantic standard or technical capabilities of some small businesses.

This ability to identify specific cases and address them within a shared normative framework is, in my view, France’s main strength. It helps anticipate complex situations, deliver standardized solutions (“the same problems, the same answers”), and maintain coherence between regulatory requirements and business realities. Many Member States will likely draw inspiration from this integrated approach when implementing ViDA.

Beyond compliance, the reform will generate an unprecedented volume of standardized economic data. Do you think this infrastructure could ultimately become a driver of competitiveness and innovation for French companies?

Beyond compliance, the reform will fundamentally change how companies manage their operations. By generalizing e-invoicing, we’re introducing structured, reliable, and continuously available data — replacing the paper and PDF-based exchanges that still dominate today. This is transformative: data becomes instantly usable by management systems, without re-entry or manual processing.

In practical terms, this will allow all companies — including SMEs — to reach levels of automation and visibility previously reserved for large groups. Cash-flow reporting or monthly closings will no longer take days of reconciliation: invoices will be integrated in real time, and discrepancies will appear immediately. This responsiveness will enhance business leaders’ ability to manage performance, detect weak signals, and anticipate payment delays — in short, to shift toward predictive management.

In the long run, value-added services could emerge from aggregated, anonymized data analysis. For example, a platform could offer buyers average market price benchmarks based on peer transactions, helping them better position themselves competitively. These uses will need to be regulated to preserve confidentiality, but they open promising perspectives. Competitiveness will thus depend not only on compliance, but on data quality and intelligent exploitation.

You’ll be speaking at Sovos’ Always-On event on November 19, which will bring together public authorities, businesses, and solution providers around e-invoicing and tax compliance. What do you expect from such a gathering at this pivotal stage of the reform?

We regularly take part in events like Always-On because they play an essential role in collective education around the reform. The more opportunities for dialogue, the better. For the FNFE-MPE, it’s a concrete way to fulfill our mission of supporting businesses. These meetings help clarify what the reform truly entails, demystify its implementation, and provide a neutral perspective that complements that of service providers.

That’s important, because many companies still have a fragmented understanding of the reform: some overestimate its complexity, while others haven’t yet grasped its full impact. In this context, direct exchanges among public authorities, experts, vendors, and users are key to building a shared culture and reliable reference points. Such events help reinforce a crucial message: the success of e-invoicing depends on adopting shared standards, ensuring consistency of practices, and rejecting unnecessary complexity.

For too long, everyone built their own processes, portals, and formats — often with limited success. One of the reform’s main goals, and one of the benefits of events like Always-On, is to move beyond this “each to their own” mindset and build a truly interoperable ecosystem.

Among the many topics that will be discussed during the event, artificial intelligence stands out as particularly important. AI is now increasingly present in both compliance and tax controls. How can we ensure that this technological evolution strengthens — rather than undermines — the relationship of trust between taxpayers and authorities?

The importance of AI will grow as data volumes increase. AI can first help companies better understand what the administration “sees” about them by comparing their internal data with prefilled information. This “mirror visibility” can help identify and explain discrepancies even before an audit is initiated.

That said, we must remain clear-eyed about technology’s limits. AI is an analytical support tool, not an arbiter of truth. Its effectiveness will always depend on the algorithms behind it and the quality of the data it processes. Used rigorously and transparently, AI can strengthen trust between companies and tax authorities by making processes more objective and efficient. Conversely, if poorly managed, it risks creating new areas of opacity or misunderstanding.

The challenge in the years ahead will be to strike the right balance: leveraging AI’s power to make compliance more reliable and streamlined while preserving human interpretation and dialogue. Only under these conditions can technology truly serve trust, rather than weaken it.

With the pilot phase of France’s e-invoicing reform fast approaching, we’re prepared to support businesses every step of the way. As a global provider of tax compliance solutions and a trusted technology partner, we’re ready to help companies navigate the upcoming transition with confidence.

Preparing for a Milestone Year

The French B2B e-invoicing reform is set to begin its pilot phase in February 2026, and we’re fully prepared to support companies during this critical stage.

With less than a year to go before the phased implementation of the mandate, we’re anticipating the needs of both French and international businesses operating in France. Our solution is complete, interoperable, and aligned with the latest specifications published by the French tax authority (DGFiP) and the AFNOR Commission.

A Pilot Phase Starting in February 2026

According to Article 91 of the 2024 Finance Law, the obligation to receive electronic invoices will apply to all VAT-registered businesses from 1 September 2026. The issuance of e-invoices and e-reporting data will be introduced progressively between 2026 and 2027.

To help companies prepare, the French tax authority has announced a pilot phase starting in February 2026. Participation will be voluntary and will involve testing all end-to-end flows, formats, and business scenarios set out in the reform. Companies and their Partner Dematerialisation Platforms (PDPs) will play a central role in ensuring everything is operational before the full mandate kicks in.

We’re Operational and Ready to Cover 100% of the Use Cases

We’re committed and ready to support our clients and partners in this next crucial step. Our solution enables participation in the pilot while covering all 36 use cases identified by the DGFiP, including:

Our platform is fully compliant with the latest technical specifications issued by the DGFiP, and we plan to support our first voluntary clients from the very beginning of the pilot in early 2026.

As of August 2024, we’re officially registered as a Partner Dematerialisation Platform (PDP no. 0004). Thanks to our deep regulatory expertise, strong local presence, and robust global infrastructure, we’re uniquely positioned to support clients not only during the pilot, but all the way through full implementation.

Guiding You Through the Transition with Confidence

This combination of technology, expertise, and trusted partnership makes Sovos a strategic ally in the transition to e-invoicing. We’re here to guide businesses of all sizes with confidence, ensuring full compliance with the evolving requirements in France, across Europe, and around the world.

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Peppol E-invoicing explained: What it is and how it works

The global adoption of electronic invoicing is accelerating. Governments worldwide are pushing to adopt e-invoicing to digitally transform their national systems and, often, to close the VAT gap.

While many countries have introduced their own e-invoicing mandate to digitise fiscal controls, the requirements and systems implemented by each country often fail to align with one another. This makes it complex for multinational organisations to meet their electronic invoicing obligations.

To enhance interoperability, countries across Asia and Europe are embracing Peppol, a framework established to simplify interoperability for e-invoicing and other procurement documents. But what exactly is it? This blog has all the information you need.

What is Peppol?

Peppol began in 2008 as an effort to standardise public procurement in governments across the European Union. It is a framework made up of specifications that enable cross-border electronic procurement and a method of sending invoices to customers. Peppol integrates business processes by standardising the way information is structured and exchanged.

In recent years, Peppol has expanded its remit to include APAC. Singapore was the first Asian country to establish a Peppol authority. As well as being established in Europe, it also includes Australia, Japan, Malaysia and New Zealand.

What does it stand for?

Peppol is short for Pan-European Public Procurement On-Line, as it was initially a European initiative.

While receiving e-invoices has been mandated by law for all public sector entities in the EU since April 2020, being Peppol one of the options chosen by many countries to implement such obligation, and Peppol’s name derives from its European service, the standard is now being adopted outside of the union. Malaysia and Singapore are two non-European countries that have embraced Peppol in recent years, for example.

How does Peppol work?

While we have made it clear that Peppol is an EU-wide standard for exchanging electronic documents like e-invoices, that doesn’t explain how it actually works.

The European Union laid out standards for electronic invoices. These documents must meet the required specifications and, in most cases, be sent through its network. Most public sector entities in the EU are required to be able to receive such invoices, creating a uniform and universal method of invoicing B2G transactions across the region.

It’s worth noting that while the public sector is obligated to receive these invoices in some cases, they can also be sent to companies for B2B transactions. Peppol enables the efficient electronic exchange of e-invoices, purchase orders, and other business documents, whether you are a private business or a public organization.

Peppol invoices are sent to the recipient through a Peppol Access Point. This connects to the Peppol network and comes from an approved service provider, allowing businesses to electronically exchange documents with other organisations with an Access Point.

Peppol connects organisations through a network of Peppol-accredited Service Providers, removing barriers to electronic trading created by closed ‘three-corner’ networks.

What is a Peppol authority?

To ensure that the aforementioned Access Points follow the rules and regulations set out, it has official authorities. They are also in place to “set national requirements for the design and content of Peppol documents,” according to PEPPOL itself.

There are currently 17 Peppol Authorities in place, all of which are national bodies – bar one. OpenPeppol is the only authority which is not attached to a country as it serves as the official Peppol Authority in jurisdictions where no authority exists.

Why use it?

Its widespread implementation makes it an appealing option for many. Considering the variety of approaches to electronic invoicing across countries, the appeal to Peppol is the standardisation and interoperability of global electronic document exchange.

Having a collection of common standards for transferring electronic documents for every country an organisation conducts business in makes the process simpler – thus reducing the possibility of errors.

Standardising the way information is structured and exchanged makes it more secure. As well as invoices and purchase orders, Peppol has the potential to automate the exchange of any kind of business document, between any organisation, anywhere in the world.

Which countries use Peppol?

Peppol Corner Models

Corner models are frameworks for digital transactions. There are multiple approaches, though Peppol’s base framework is the 4-corner model

3-Corner model for e-invoicing

Now considered an old model, the 3-corner model for e-invoicing required senders and receivers to connect through a single service provider. Buyers would often decide on which service provider they use, meaning suppliers had to use multiple systems across their customers.

4-Corner model for e-invoicing

An upgrade to the previous approach, the 4-corner e-invoicing model connects four entities. The four corners are:

The introduction of Access Points secures transactions by ensuring that communication of documents is sent and received correctly, using document validation, Know Your Customer (KYC) procedures and more.

5-Corner model for CTC

As seen in Singapore, Peppol also has a 5-corner model. This approach adds another corner to the traditional model, being the Tax Authority/Government central platform. This framework is also known as Peppol CTC.

The 5-corner model allows tax authorities to receive almost real-time access to invoices, ensuring that tax information is transferred correctly.

At the discretion of the applicable government, the central platform can either validate documents before they are sent to the recipient or allow certified service providers to validate them instead, serving as a repository for the electronic invoices.

Peppol VIDA pilot project

This pilot project established by OpenPeppol demonstrates that the network and e-invoicing specifications can also be used to meet the digital reporting requirements of the EU’s VIDA proposal.

The project is open to EU Tax Authorities/Administrations, Service Providers and end users.

Sovos is participating in this pilot project. We are a respected member, serving as a provider in both Malaysia and Singapore.

Learn more about the adoption of electronic invoicing and its many rules and regulations in our E-invoicing Guide. For help complying with e-invoicing requirements and other tax considerations, consider our Compliance Cloud solution.

In less than six months, Poland is going to introduce its long-awaited CTC clearance e-invoicing mandate – a tax reform that will impact a large amount of businesses.

It has been possible to issue and receive e-invoices voluntarily via Krajowy System E-Faktur (KSeF) since January 2022, but from 1 July 2024 it will become mandatory for suppliers and buyers that are in scope of mandatory e-invoicing to do this via KSeF.

A detailed understanding of the new regime, plus timely and proper preparation, is critical for compliance. Whilst there is a six-month grace period on financial penalties, non-compliance can negatively impact your business in many other, often unexpected, ways.

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As tax authorities continue to digitize processes in their mission to reduce fraud and close their VAT gaps, they are introducing requirements that provide greater visibility into a company’s financial operations in the form of Continuous Transaction Controls (CTC).

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The law was published in the Official Gazette, whose purpose is to regulate the mandatory use of electronic invoicing in the Dominican Republic, including the establishment of the electronic invoicing tax system and its characteristics, optimisation results and contingencies, as well as the entry periods and tax facilities that taxpayers who take advantage of this system will be granted.

The law includes a Chapter on the Criminal and Tax infractions and penalties for non-compliance and still allows using paper invoices for certain contingencies.

Scope of application for e-invoicing in the Dominican Republic

The law applies to natural and legal persons, public or private. It’s also applicable to entities without legal personality domiciled in the Dominican Republic that carry out the transfer of goods, delivery in use or provision and lease of services for consideration or free of charge.

Recognition and authorisation

The requirement for holographic or handwritten signatures and commercial seals for electronic invoices is fulfilled by using digital signatures supported by a digital certificate.

Electronic invoices cannot be modified once signed digitally and sent to the DGII.

Validation of the electronic invoice in the Dominican Republic

The electronic invoice must comply with the standard format established by the tax authority, which will be validated by computer systems. E-invoices will only be admissible when they comply with this validation.

Electronic invoices will be sent to the authority and the electronic receiver through electronic applications connected to the internet and in an XML file.

The electronic invoice will have a Printed Representation (RI) of the E-CF which will be delivered as a physical document to non-electronic receivers in exceptions. Otherwise, it will be delivered to electronic receivers when they are in contingency so that they can prove and report purchase transactions to the authority and third parties – as well as support tax credit or consumption, and keep the indicated documents as established by current legislation.

The General Directorate of Internal Taxes (DGII) will be the competent authority for validating and certifying the content and integrity of the electronic invoice.

Dominican Republic: Electronic Invoicing Tax System

The Electronic Invoicing Tax System is administered by the DGII and will be used to validate and accredit all electronic tax receipts resulting from electronic invoices. It will also validate legal forms or electronic tax documents that modify them and that serve as support to back up expenses and tax credits.

The DGII is also responsible for ensuring the integrity of information that is sent instantly for validation and the accreditation of electronic tax receipts (E-CF).

Issuance, conservation, types and sequence of electronic tax receipts

Online validation

The electronic tax receipts sent to the DGII will be validated online through the information system, according to the schemes published by the technical documentation and complementary standards that define their structure and behaviour.

Once they’ve been compared and validated against the criteria, the DGII will respond by delivering a response number identified as “trackID” with which the E-CF issuer can consult the document’s status.

Types of electronic tax receipt (E-CF) or electronic tax documents

There are 10 types of electronic tax receipts or documents as part of the law. These include:

Sequence of electronic tax receipts

All E-CFs must have an electronic tax receipt number (E-NCF), authorised by the DGII, which consists of an alphanumeric sequence.

The number and type of electronic tax receipt numbers will be authorised according to the economic activity registered in the National Taxpayer Registry (RNC), operational volume, and level of compliance of the taxpayer – as well as the risk profile of the taxpayer, in accordance with the parameters established by the DGII.

Duties of Electronic Issuers

Standard format for the structure

Taxpayers must indicate data that modifies or affects electronic tax receipts of credit and debit notes.

Implementation schedule for e-invoicing in the Dominican Republic

The DGII will publish the list of taxpayers required by law to issue E-CF. With the approval of the DGII, taxpayers may agree to extend the deadline for compliance with electronic invoicing regulations.

Voluntary period and incentives

A voluntary period is provided for all taxpayers who wish to be issuers of electronic invoices before implement the previous calendar. The DGII is providing incentives consisting of tax credits for MIPYMES and Large National Taxpayers.

Looking for further information on e-invoicing in the Dominican Republic? Contact our expert team.

In Turkey, the Revenue Administration (TRA) published the long-awaited e-Delivery Note Application Manual. The manual clarifies how the electronic delivery process will work in addition to answering frequently asked questions. It addresses the application as well as its scope and structure, outlines important scenarios and provides clarity for companies who are unclear about the adoption of e-delivery notes.

What is the e-delivery note application?

The e-delivery note is the electronic version of the “delivery note,” currently printed on paper. As a result, it allows the TRA to regularly monitor the movements of delivered merchandise in the electronic environment.

Electronic delivery has the same legal qualifications as the delivery note but is issued, forwarded, retained, and submitted digitally.

Who does the e-delivery note mandate affect?

According to the circular published by the TRA at the end of February, taxpayers in scope of the e-delivery note application are;

Taxpayers engaged in fruit and vegetable trade as brokers or merchants completed their transitions of January 1, 2020. Other taxpayers covered by the mandate must be ready by July 1, 2020.

Taxpayers deemed to be risky or at low levels of tax compliance by the TRA must complete their transition to the e-delivery note application within three months after being notified.

Other topics included in the e-delivery note application manual

Besides explaining the basic concepts, the manual also details the previously announced scenarios providing answers to many areas that were confusing for taxpayers.

Full details on the Turkey E-Delivery Application Manual are available in Turkish from the TRA e-Document website.

The National Forum for Electronic Invoicing and Public eProcurement (FNFE-MPE) plays a key role in coordinating discussions around the reform. Could you remind us of the Forum’s mission and how it serves as a bridge between the administration and businesses?

The FNFE-MPE brings together public institutions, businesses, software providers, and technical experts. How do you manage to unite these actors, whose interests sometimes differ, around common standards?

One of the major challenges of the reform lies in ensuring interoperability between private platforms and public systems. In your view, what are the main hurdles to overcome to ensure a smooth and coherent ecosystem?

Some believe that France could become a reference model in Europe, provided it successfully deploys the reform. Do you share that view? What lessons could other Member States draw from the French approach?

Beyond compliance, the reform will generate an unprecedented volume of standardized economic data. Do you think this infrastructure could ultimately become a driver of competitiveness and innovation for French companies?

You’ll be speaking at Sovos’ Always-On event on November 19, which will bring together public authorities, businesses, and solution providers around e-invoicing and tax compliance. What do you expect from such a gathering at this pivotal stage of the reform?

Preparing for a Milestone Year

A Pilot Phase Starting in February 2026

We’re Operational and Ready to Cover 100% of the Use Cases

Guiding You Through the Transition with Confidence