Fiscal subject related
- September 1, 2026: e-invoicing becomes mandatory for large and mid-size companies in domestic transactions, and all companies will have to be able to receive e-invoices after this date.
- September 1, 2027: Small and microenterprises will have to issue e-invoices for domestic transactions.
The given timeline may slightly change as the EU Commission has to approve these dates and is impacted by the legislative process.
In the announcement of the new timeline, there were no mentions of e-reporting, but we can assume that it will follow the same timeline.
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