XRechnung
Germany's national XML invoice standard, a Core Invoice Usage Specification (CIUS) of EN 16931 maintained by KoSIT in UBL and CII syntaxes, and one of the two formats that satisfy the B2B E-Rechnung definition.
Germany's national XML invoice standard, a Core Invoice Usage Specification (CIUS) of EN 16931 maintained by the Koordinierungsstelle für IT-Standards (KoSIT) and available in UBL and UN/CEFACT CII syntaxes. Mandatory for invoices to federal public bodies since 2020, it is one of the two formats that satisfy the B2B E-Rechnung definition. It is a pure data file with no visual layer, so a reader needs a viewer to display it.
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TechnicalUniversal Business Language — an open-standard XML library for business documents (invoices, orders, despatch advices) maintained by OASIS and used by Peppol.
Peppol
TechnicalPan-European Public Procurement On-Line — an open, four-corner network for exchanging electronic invoices across borders, now adopted as the basis of mandates in the EU, Singapore, Australia, Malaysia, and others.
Credit Note and Debit Note (Oman)
Formats & StandardsThe only instruments for adjusting an issued e-invoice.
Fatoora XML Format (UBL 2.1)
Formats & StandardsKSA e-invoice format based on UBL 2.1 XML — mandatory structured format for ZATCA
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