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Archiving e-invoices correctly: the original is the XML
The original of an e-invoice is not the PDF image but the structured data record – what that means for filing and retention.
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E-invoicing, invoice intake and document automation in practice – plus trade fairs and insights from our work.
2026
Article
Service-charge statements: the effort arises at invoice intake, not at the statement
Assign documents cleanly on arrival and, when the service-charge statement is due, you are left with calculation rather than searching.
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Looking to Europe: what ViDA means for your invoicing processes
The EU VAT reform makes structured invoice data a permanent fixture – what you should already be checking.
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One email, twelve attachments: the underrated problem in invoice intake
Automation often fails not at extraction, but one step earlier: at the question of what actually counts as a document.
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From invoice intake to the ERP: why handovers fail in practice
The last mile of invoice automation: master-data mismatches, missing mandatory fields and handling exceptions.
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Invoice intake 2026: four points to settle before the 2027 issuing obligation
From 2027 the share of structured invoices rises sharply – four points to settle beforehand.
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Second BMF letter on the e-invoice: error types, mandatory details, retention
Error classes, mandatory details in the XML and the eight-year retention period: the key points from the second BMF letter.
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Straight-through processing: when an invoice may pass through without human involvement
Which checks an invoice must pass to run through without human involvement – and why 100 per cent is not the goal.
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The obligation to receive is here: what now lands in your inbox
The obligation to receive applies – and suppliers may switch over without your consent. What now lands in your inbox.
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BMF letter on the e-invoice: the rules of the game are set
EN 16931, XRechnung, ZUGFeRD – and why the XML prevails with hybrid formats: the introductory letter at a glance.
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A thousand suppliers, zero read zones: recognition without document training
Why recognition without document training makes the difference when it is not ten but a thousand suppliers sending invoices.
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E-invoicing mandate decided: the timetable to 2028
Obligation to receive in 2025, obligation to issue in 2027/2028: the confirmed timetable for the e-invoicing mandate.
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Trade fair
EXPO REAL in Munich
Three days in Munich – and many conversations about what invoice and document processes really hinge on day to day.
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REAL PropTech in Frankfurt
A recurring theme at our stand: invoices arrive digitally – but are processed by hand.
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