Invoice

You receive a supplier invoice and need to check it against the purchase order. On paper, nothing too complicated. In practice, the essential step of reconciling supplier invoices with purchase orders can quickly become as complex as it is time-consuming, as your company's activity intensifies... But let's take a look at things in order and find out how to go about it.

nitially scheduled to take effect on July 1, 2024, but finally postponed to 2026, the e-invoicing obligation is still generating confusion. This is due in particular to the change in the system for transmitting and receiving electronic invoices that accompanies it: companies will now have to go through a dematerialization platform. This implies the arrival of new players in the dematerialization circuit. After the reform, only the Public Billing Portal (PPF) and partner dematerialization platforms (PDP) will be authorized to send invoices directly. And what about dematerialization operators? Let's talk about them.

You don't have to worry about implementing electronic invoicing in your company. Properly prepared, the transition to this new mode of operation has every chance of going smoothly between now and 2026 (postponement of the entry into force scheduled for 2024). Far from being reduced to a simple connection to a dematerialization platform, electronic invoicing in your company must respect a few key stages. How can you successfully deploy such an important project in your organization? Where do you start? In this article, you'll find our advice to help you prepare your project.

Manual invoice processing tends to monopolize accounting departments, distracting them from more strategic missions. In order to relieve companies of their administrative obligations, and to push the dematerialization of their financial and accounting processes even further, the government has launched a major reform around electronic invoicing, effective in 2026 (postponed from the planned entry into force in 2024). Companies will be required to issue electronic invoices. But what if automating the issuing of customer invoices was already a first step towards the digital transformation of businesses?

B2B companies will be obliged to switch to electronic invoicing from 2026 onwards (postponed from 2024). As chartered accountants, you are the trusted advisors of company directors, and therefore in the best position to guide them in the dematerialization of their invoices. As the deadlines approach, more and more of your clients are asking questions about their choice of platform. While some may have already opted for the Public Billing Portal (PPF), others prefer the more functional PDP alternative. To help them make the best possible choice, here's some advice you can give them.

The widespread introduction of electronic invoicing from 2026 (postponed from 2024) is taking place against a backdrop of increasing digitalization of all business functions. Widely publicized in the media, this reform promises companies lower costs, greater efficiency and greater transparency in their business transactions. However, to reap the full benefits, CFOs and CIOs need to work together to take account of business issues and the impact on their company's IT systems. Is electronic invoicing a perfect opportunity to develop collaboration between CFOs and CIOs? We explain.

As of 2026 (postponed from 2024), electronic invoicing will be mandatory. French companies therefore need to start preparing now for the introduction of electronic invoicing. Software publishers who edit and process invoices will also be impacted by the reform, as they will have to adapt to a new, well-defined technical framework. They will have two options: either make the technical developments required to meet the demands of the tax authorities, or develop a strategic partnership with an approved PDP... provided they find the trusted platform that will support them in their activity!

Initially scheduled for July 1, 2024, but finally postponed to 2026, the obligation to use electronic invoicing is bringing in new players. Under the new system for transmitting and receiving electronic invoices, companies will send them to their customers via a dematerialization platform. They will no longer be able to do so directly between themselves! Public Invoicing Portal (PPF), Partner Dematerialization Platforms (PDP) or Dematerialization Operators (OD)... the choice of these intermediaries is wide, penalizing companies that can quickly feel disoriented in this new ecosystem. What type of platform should you choose? What are their differences? Here's how.

Validating supplier invoices is an important part of a company's accounting system. Nevertheless, it is a tedious and time-consuming task, as well as being a sensitive one: the slightest error exposes the company to penalties. The automation of this circuit, made possible by invoice dematerialization, not only saves time and increases efficiency, but also ensures that you're in the clear in the event of an audit. Would you like to automate the supplier invoice validation circuit in your company? Freedz presents the 5 steps you need to take to implement it.

Late payments are a real scourge for companies: according to the quarterly BVA barometer for the Payment Delays Crisis Committee published in February 2021, 13% of the companies surveyed noted a lengthening of payments compared to the same period of the previous year, i.e. delays that reached an average of 12.4 days. If this figure does not seem so important, it can nevertheless impact the financial health of the most fragile companies, or even lead to bankruptcy... To put an end to reminders and unpaid invoices, discover our advice!

Following the 2020 Finance Law, the word is on everyone's lips. Electronic invoicing will become mandatory in France for B2B exchanges! But do you really know what they are? From PDF to structured invoices, there are many formats to choose from, and the benefits are just as varied. So what is an electronic invoice? What are the different types, and what can you expect from them? We take a look!

Although the obligation to issue invoices electronically will only come into effect from 2026, it's important to start preparing today for the many changes to come. From 2026, all companies subject to VAT will have to issue invoices in electronic format, regardless of their size or sales. What steps can you take now to anticipate this new organization? Here's our advice.