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Electronic Invoicing Austria
Austria has adopted a hybrid invoicing model. Regarding Business-to-Government (B2G), electronic invoicing is mandatory and has been since 2014. The Directive 2014/55/EU was transposed via the Federal Public Procurement Act 2018, which mandates the reception of e-invoices on procured goods and services that are above the threshold. In 2020, the e-invoice mandate was extended to federal states and municipal authorities.
Furthermore, all Austrian suppliers to the federal government and foreign suppliers with the technical means must send invoices using the electronic format.
Austria imposed the use of the Federal Service Portal, Unternehmensserviceportal (USP), to invoice the government via the central processing e-invoicing platform. Invoices shall be issued in ebInterface as the national XML invoice standard and/or Peppol Bis format as common international standard.
For Business-to-Business (B2B) invoicing, true electronic invoicing is not mandatory, but accepted on voluntary basis.
Want to learn more about e-Invoicing compliance?
Download our Global e-invoicing and Tax Compliance fact sheet here for more information.
Electronic Invoicing Austria
Austria has adopted a hybrid invoicing model. Regarding Business-to-Government (B2G), electronic invoicing is mandatory and has been since 2014. The Directive 2014/55/EU was transposed via the Federal Public Procurement Act 2018, which mandates the reception of e-invoices on procured goods and services that are above the threshold. In 2020, the e-invoice mandate was extended to federal states and municipal authorities.
Furthermore, all Austrian suppliers to the federal government and foreign suppliers with the technical means must send invoices using the electronic format.
Austria imposed the use of the Federal Service Portal, Unternehmensserviceportal (USP), to invoice the government via the central processing e-invoicing platform. Invoices shall be issued in ebInterface as the national XML invoice standard and/or Peppol Bis format as common international standard.
For Business-to-Business (B2B) invoicing, true electronic invoicing is not mandatory, but accepted on voluntary basis.
Want to learn more about e-Invoicing compliance?
Download our Global e-invoicing and Tax Compliance fact sheet here for more information.
Archiving
Digital invoice archiving is allowed in Austria and the default retention period is 7 years. The readability, integrity and authenticity need to be guaranteed for stored invoices.
Basware provides compliant invoice archiving in Austria through the Basware Vault service. Storage abroad is allowed under certain conditions, primarily online access.
Since 30 March 2017, all paper invoices issued or received can be destroyed after being scanned and stored digitally, provided some strict rules are followed. Basware supports this through the Basware Scan and Capture service in combination with the Basware Vault service.
Learn more about Basware Scan and Capture ->
Want to know more about Basware’s archiving services?
Download our Basware Vault fact sheet here to learn more about our flexible and scalable solution.
Archiving
Digital invoice archiving is allowed in Austria and the default retention period is 7 years. The readability, integrity and authenticity need to be guaranteed for stored invoices.
Basware provides compliant invoice archiving in Austria through the Basware Vault service. Storage abroad is allowed under certain conditions, primarily online access.
Since 30 March 2017, all paper invoices issued or received can be destroyed after being scanned and stored digitally, provided some strict rules are followed. Basware supports this through the Basware Scan and Capture service in combination with the Basware Vault service.
Learn more about Basware Scan and Capture ->
Want to know more about Basware’s archiving services?
Download our Basware Vault fact sheet here to learn more about our flexible and scalable solution.
Basware Services
Basware supports all methods for receiving invoices, including paper, portal, PDF, and true e-invoicing. We operate local scan centres to Scan Capture data from paper invoices through optical character recognition (OCR) technology. To support electronic invoicing for suppliers that are not suitable for e-invoicing connections, Basware has established native PDF services that are not based on OCR.
To send invoices, all methods are available, including the delivery to the USP (B2G) platform and Peppol. We can deliver invoices as true invoices, via email with attached PDF, on our portal or printed locally.
We can capture data from German invoices, and we provide buyer and supplier portals in German. We also offer customer support in German.
Want to find out how we can help in your specific case?
Speak to a member of our team to learn more.
Basware Services
Basware supports all methods for receiving invoices, including paper, portal, PDF, and true e-invoicing. We operate local scan centres to Scan Capture data from paper invoices through optical character recognition (OCR) technology. To support electronic invoicing for suppliers that are not suitable for e-invoicing connections, Basware has established native PDF services that are not based on OCR.
To send invoices, all methods are available, including the delivery to the USP (B2G) platform and Peppol. We can deliver invoices as true invoices, via email with attached PDF, on our portal or printed locally.
We can capture data from German invoices, and we provide buyer and supplier portals in German. We also offer customer support in German.
Want to find out how we can help in your specific case?
Speak to a member of our team to learn more.
Interoperability
The Basware Network is an open network, allowing us to connect to other open networks operating in Europe or worldwide. We do have a Peppol access point, but no connection to specific invoicing operators in Austria.
Interoperability
The Basware Network is an open network, allowing us to connect to other open networks operating in Europe or worldwide. We do have a Peppol access point, but no connection to specific invoicing operators in Austria.
Our advice
Austria allows various invoicing methods: paper, PDF, electronic, and portal key-in invoices.
Electronic invoicing is becoming more common and, as a result, suppliers are able to send, and customers are able to receive these true electronic invoices.
Adequate enablement campaigns can result in high levels of true electronic invoices. We advise both invoice receivers and invoice senders to reach out to their customer/supplier base and discuss the possibility to deliver invoices electronically. This will drive cost reduction, increased automation and improved collaboration.​
The Basware Network provides access to a large existing buyer/supplier base in the Austria. Our experts are here to support you in your e-invoicing transformation.
Want to understand how we can help in your case?
Get in touch with our experts.
Our advice
Austria allows various invoicing methods: paper, PDF, electronic, and portal key-in invoices.
Electronic invoicing is becoming more common and, as a result, suppliers are able to send, and customers are able to receive these true electronic invoices.
Adequate enablement campaigns can result in high levels of true electronic invoices. We advise both invoice receivers and invoice senders to reach out to their customer/supplier base and discuss the possibility to deliver invoices electronically. This will drive cost reduction, increased automation and improved collaboration.​
The Basware Network provides access to a large existing buyer/supplier base in the Austria. Our experts are here to support you in your e-invoicing transformation.
Want to understand how we can help in your case?
Get in touch with our experts.
Electronic Invoicing Austria
Austria has adopted a hybrid invoicing model. Regarding Business-to-Government (B2G), electronic invoicing is mandatory and has been since 2014. The Directive 2014/55/EU was transposed via the Federal Public Procurement Act 2018, which mandates the reception of e-invoices on procured goods and services that are above the threshold. In 2020, the e-invoice mandate was extended to federal states and municipal authorities.
Furthermore, all Austrian suppliers to the federal government and foreign suppliers with the technical means must send invoices using the electronic format.
Austria imposed the use of the Federal Service Portal, Unternehmensserviceportal (USP), to invoice the government via the central processing e-invoicing platform. Invoices shall be issued in ebInterface as the national XML invoice standard and/or Peppol Bis format as common international standard.
For Business-to-Business (B2B) invoicing, true electronic invoicing is not mandatory, but accepted on voluntary basis.
Want to learn more about e-Invoicing compliance?
Download our Global e-invoicing and Tax Compliance fact sheet here for more information.
Archiving
Digital invoice archiving is allowed in Austria and the default retention period is 7 years. The readability, integrity and authenticity need to be guaranteed for stored invoices.
Basware provides compliant invoice archiving in Austria through the Basware Vault service. Storage abroad is allowed under certain conditions, primarily online access.
Since 30 March 2017, all paper invoices issued or received can be destroyed after being scanned and stored digitally, provided some strict rules are followed. Basware supports this through the Basware Scan and Capture service in combination with the Basware Vault service.
Learn more about Basware Scan and Capture ->
Want to know more about Basware’s archiving services?
Download our Basware Vault fact sheet here to learn more about our flexible and scalable solution.
Basware Services
Basware supports all methods for receiving invoices, including paper, portal, PDF, and true e-invoicing. We operate local scan centres to Scan Capture data from paper invoices through optical character recognition (OCR) technology. To support electronic invoicing for suppliers that are not suitable for e-invoicing connections, Basware has established native PDF services that are not based on OCR.
To send invoices, all methods are available, including the delivery to the USP (B2G) platform and Peppol. We can deliver invoices as true invoices, via email with attached PDF, on our portal or printed locally.
We can capture data from German invoices, and we provide buyer and supplier portals in German. We also offer customer support in German.
Want to find out how we can help in your specific case?
Speak to a member of our team to learn more.
Interoperability
The Basware Network is an open network, allowing us to connect to other open networks operating in Europe or worldwide. We do have a Peppol access point, but no connection to specific invoicing operators in Austria.
Our advice
Austria allows various invoicing methods: paper, PDF, electronic, and portal key-in invoices.
Electronic invoicing is becoming more common and, as a result, suppliers are able to send, and customers are able to receive these true electronic invoices.
Adequate enablement campaigns can result in high levels of true electronic invoices. We advise both invoice receivers and invoice senders to reach out to their customer/supplier base and discuss the possibility to deliver invoices electronically. This will drive cost reduction, increased automation and improved collaboration.​
The Basware Network provides access to a large existing buyer/supplier base in the Austria. Our experts are here to support you in your e-invoicing transformation.
Want to understand how we can help in your case?
Get in touch with our experts.
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