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Electronic Invoicing Portugal
In Portugal, electronic invoicing for Business-to-Business (B2B) is being progressively rolled-out under a voluntary basis.
Regarding Business-to-Government (B2G), since April 2019 electronic invoicing is mandatory for the Portuguese public bodies that must be able to receive and process electronic invoices.
As of January 2021, all suppliers of large companies are obliged to issue only electronic invoices to public contractors. However, the mandate in B2G for small and medium companies’ suppliers has been postponed again, by the Council or Ministers, timeline is yet to be published.
The Portuguese government has had to postpone new e-invoice regulations multiple times. According to the latest update, a PDF invoice will continue to be considered an e-invoice until the end of December 2023.
The responsible Tax Authority in Portugal is the Fatura Eletrónica (FE-AP), and the electronic invoicing format in Portugal is UBL 2.1.
Want to learn more about e-Invoicing compliance?
Download our Global e-invoicing and Tax Compliance fact sheet here for more information.
Electronic Invoicing Portugal
In Portugal, electronic invoicing for Business-to-Business (B2B) is being progressively rolled-out under a voluntary basis.
Regarding Business-to-Government (B2G), since April 2019 electronic invoicing is mandatory for the Portuguese public bodies that must be able to receive and process electronic invoices.
As of January 2021, all suppliers of large companies are obliged to issue only electronic invoices to public contractors. However, the mandate in B2G for small and medium companies’ suppliers has been postponed again, by the Council or Ministers, timeline is yet to be published.
The Portuguese government has had to postpone new e-invoice regulations multiple times. According to the latest update, a PDF invoice will continue to be considered an e-invoice until the end of December 2023.
The responsible Tax Authority in Portugal is the Fatura Eletrónica (FE-AP), and the electronic invoicing format in Portugal is UBL 2.1.
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 Portugal either inside Portugal or inside the EU, and the default retention period is 10 years.
The readability, integrity and authenticity need to be guaranteed for stored invoices. Basware provides compliant invoice archiving in Portugal through the Basware Vault service.
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 Portugal either inside Portugal or inside the EU, and the default retention period is 10 years.
The readability, integrity and authenticity need to be guaranteed for stored invoices. Basware provides compliant invoice archiving in Portugal through the Basware Vault service.
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 Services support receiving and sending electronic invoices in Portugal through our local partner Saphety.
The local tax regulation Standard Audit File for Tax purposes (SAF-T) has defined a specific data structure format fully supported by Basware and its local partner.
The invoice documents will be sent to the Portuguese Tax Authority ( Fatura Eletrónica (FE-AP) to obtain the validation code (ATCUD) before delivery. Basware supports sending and receiving invoices through Saphety. The Basware platform integrates with ESPAP (Entidade de Serviços Partilhados da Administração Pública)
Invoices are exchanged in the format UBL 2.1 XML.
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 Services support receiving and sending electronic invoices in Portugal through our local partner Saphety.
The local tax regulation Standard Audit File for Tax purposes (SAF-T) has defined a specific data structure format fully supported by Basware and its local partner.
The invoice documents will be sent to the Portuguese Tax Authority ( Fatura Eletrónica (FE-AP) to obtain the validation code (ATCUD) before delivery. Basware supports sending and receiving invoices through Saphety. The Basware platform integrates with ESPAP (Entidade de Serviços Partilhados da Administração Pública)
Invoices are exchanged in the format UBL 2.1 XML.
Want to find out how we can help in your specific case?
Speak to a member of our team to learn more.
Interoperability
Basware has a local partnership with Saphety (local invoicing network, operator) and Generix Group.
Interoperability
Basware has a local partnership with Saphety (local invoicing network, operator) and Generix Group.
Our advice
Many southern European countries, including Portugal have adopted an invoice clearance model.
For buyers with a significant volume, we advise automating the invoice receiving and sending process by connecting to the governmental platform through the Basware Network and our local partner.
Want to understand how we can help in your case?
Get in touch with our experts.
Our advice
Many southern European countries, including Portugal have adopted an invoice clearance model.
For buyers with a significant volume, we advise automating the invoice receiving and sending process by connecting to the governmental platform through the Basware Network and our local partner.
Want to understand how we can help in your case?
Get in touch with our experts.
Electronic Invoicing Portugal
In Portugal, electronic invoicing for Business-to-Business (B2B) is being progressively rolled-out under a voluntary basis.
Regarding Business-to-Government (B2G), since April 2019 electronic invoicing is mandatory for the Portuguese public bodies that must be able to receive and process electronic invoices.
As of January 2021, all suppliers of large companies are obliged to issue only electronic invoices to public contractors. However, the mandate in B2G for small and medium companies’ suppliers has been postponed again, by the Council or Ministers, timeline is yet to be published.
The Portuguese government has had to postpone new e-invoice regulations multiple times. According to the latest update, a PDF invoice will continue to be considered an e-invoice until the end of December 2023.
The responsible Tax Authority in Portugal is the Fatura Eletrónica (FE-AP), and the electronic invoicing format in Portugal is UBL 2.1.
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 Portugal either inside Portugal or inside the EU, and the default retention period is 10 years.
The readability, integrity and authenticity need to be guaranteed for stored invoices. Basware provides compliant invoice archiving in Portugal through the Basware Vault service.
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 Services support receiving and sending electronic invoices in Portugal through our local partner Saphety.
The local tax regulation Standard Audit File for Tax purposes (SAF-T) has defined a specific data structure format fully supported by Basware and its local partner.
The invoice documents will be sent to the Portuguese Tax Authority ( Fatura Eletrónica (FE-AP) to obtain the validation code (ATCUD) before delivery. Basware supports sending and receiving invoices through Saphety. The Basware platform integrates with ESPAP (Entidade de Serviços Partilhados da Administração Pública)
Invoices are exchanged in the format UBL 2.1 XML.
Want to find out how we can help in your specific case?
Speak to a member of our team to learn more.
Interoperability
Basware has a local partnership with Saphety (local invoicing network, operator) and Generix Group.
Our advice
Many southern European countries, including Portugal have adopted an invoice clearance model.
For buyers with a significant volume, we advise automating the invoice receiving and sending process by connecting to the governmental platform through the Basware Network and our local partner.
Want to understand how we can help in your case?
Get in touch with our experts.
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