{"id":39346,"date":"2025-09-12T10:00:58","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T08:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.i3s.es\/blog\/what-a-company-needs-to-invoice-electronically\/"},"modified":"2025-10-14T13:17:25","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T11:17:25","slug":"what-a-company-needs-to-invoice-electronically","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.i3s.es\/en\/blog\/what-a-company-needs-to-invoice-electronically\/","title":{"rendered":"What a company needs to invoice electronically"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"39346\" class=\"elementor elementor-39346 elementor-38611\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8c8ceb7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8c8ceb7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5a1b813\" data-id=\"5a1b813\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21ed380 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"21ed380\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Patricia Mart\u00ednez Ruiz<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7568bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c7568bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The use of <\/span><b>electronic invoicing<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">  grew by 21 % in Spain last year, reaching an all-time high. This increase is due to an increase in the level of digitalization of business processes, but also to the anticipation of many companies to the future obligation of   <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boe.es\/buscar\/act.php?id=BOE-A-2022-15818\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the Law Creates and Grows<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. In fact, its adoption is already mandatory in the public sector and will be progressively required in the private sector in the coming years.  <\/span><\/p><p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d769cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9d769cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Data on electronic invoicing in Spain\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfe3e5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dfe3e5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p> <\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For whatever reason, the fact is that electronic invoicing is <\/span><b>electronic invoicing<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has surpassed 500 million documents exchanged for the first time, according to the latest <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.groupseres.com\/contenido\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\n  <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">study on electronic invoicing in Spain by Seres<\/span>\n<\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span> <\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The use of <\/span><b>electronic invoicing<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as a key tool in business management is consolidating, even in SMEs (with 31.78% of documents issued and 33.84% of those received), which seek to maximize their efficiency, traceability and security in financial operations with e-invoicing in order to improve their competitiveness.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By sector, wholesale or retail trade was the most active, accounting for 25.4% of the total volume of electronic invoices. <\/span><b>electronic invoices<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> invoices issued.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e384cd elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5e384cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.i3s.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/implementacion-de-facturacion-electronica-en-la-empresa-2-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-39315\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.i3s.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/implementacion-de-facturacion-electronica-en-la-empresa-2-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.i3s.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/implementacion-de-facturacion-electronica-en-la-empresa-2-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.i3s.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/implementacion-de-facturacion-electronica-en-la-empresa-2-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.i3s.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/implementacion-de-facturacion-electronica-en-la-empresa-2-1-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7239cde elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7239cde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.i3s.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/beneficios-de-la-facturacion-electronica-para-pymes-2-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-39306\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.i3s.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/beneficios-de-la-facturacion-electronica-para-pymes-2-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.i3s.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/beneficios-de-la-facturacion-electronica-para-pymes-2-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.i3s.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/beneficios-de-la-facturacion-electronica-para-pymes-2-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.i3s.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/beneficios-de-la-facturacion-electronica-para-pymes-2-1-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4da92ea elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4da92ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-lg\" href=\"http:\/\/benefits-of-electronic-invoicing-for-sMEs\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">ABOUT BIDALNET COMPLIANCE PLATFORM<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e37c4e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e37c4e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93ed64c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93ed64c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\nWhat is an electronic invoice?  \n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9030ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c9030ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p> <\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An <\/span><b>electronic invoice<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a legal document that, like the traditional paper invoice, certifies the delivery of goods or the rendering of services for a certain value, but is issued and received in digital format, with equivalent legal and fiscal validity.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its structure usually conforms to XML or PDF format with metadata, and must meet specific requirements, such as:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Authenticity of origin (who issued it).<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Integrity of the content (has not been altered).<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Readability for the addressee.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These requirements are ensured by means such as electronic signatures, secure data interchange (EDI) or the use of certified platforms.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the Basque Country, for example, the use of electronic invoicing <\/span><b>electronic invoice<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">  is fully implemented. It is governed both by state regulations and by the tax peculiarities of its provincial councils (Bizkaia, Gipuzkoa and Alava), which manage the taxes autonomously. In all of them, after a period of progressive introduction, the    <\/span><b>electronic invoicing<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is now mandatory for use by public institutions as well as by companies and self-employed individuals.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For this purpose, the use of <\/span><b>electronic invoicing systems<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> systems enabled for this purpose and with immediate registration of invoices in each one of the Regional Tax Authorities to guarantee tax traceability.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13a7675 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"13a7675\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-lg\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/UOazBUlphBY\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">ABOUT SAP EHSM<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31d4078 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"31d4078\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.i3s.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/interfaz-de-programa-de-facturacion-electronica-2-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-39312\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.i3s.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/interfaz-de-programa-de-facturacion-electronica-2-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.i3s.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/interfaz-de-programa-de-facturacion-electronica-2-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.i3s.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/interfaz-de-programa-de-facturacion-electronica-2-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.i3s.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/interfaz-de-programa-de-facturacion-electronica-2-1-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f2310d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3f2310d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.i3s.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/certificado-digital-para-facturacion-electronica-2-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-39309\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.i3s.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/certificado-digital-para-facturacion-electronica-2-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.i3s.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/certificado-digital-para-facturacion-electronica-2-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.i3s.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/certificado-digital-para-facturacion-electronica-2-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.i3s.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/certificado-digital-para-facturacion-electronica-2-1-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbb1672 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"dbb1672\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39c3d40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"39c3d40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\nBenefits of electronic invoicing\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fee43d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fee43d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p> <\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The benefits are multiple, but we could cite three that the aforementioned study highlights:<\/span><\/p><ol><li><b>Savings in operating costs<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4,328 million euros, due to the automation of the accounting and tax process and the reduction of printing, storage and mailing expenses.<\/span><\/li><li><b>Time savings<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">equivalent to 1,194 work years in working time, due to the reduction of issuing, sending and receiving time, as well as greater agility in the management of collections and payments. <\/span> <\/li><li><b>Reduction of paper consumption<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">which would entail the felling of more than 31,000 pine trees, and reduction of the carbon footprint associated with document management.<\/span><\/li><li><b>Guarantee of traceability in economic operations<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The company&#8217;s document control and reduced risk of loss, in addition to the possibility of real-time monitoring of the status of the invoice.<\/span><\/li><li><b>Regulatory compliance<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The company&#8217;s compliance with tax obligations facilitates compliance and reduces human error, and improves transparency and the fight against the underground economy.<\/span><\/li><li><b>Improved relationship with customers and suppliers by facilitating interoperability, especially when both parties use compatible systems.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">especially when both parties use compatible systems, which improves the company&#8217;s image as a digital and efficient organization.<\/span><\/li><\/ol><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In short, the <\/span><b>electronic invoicing<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> offers substantial advantages in terms of efficiency, control and sustainability, in addition to progress in the digitalization of the productive fabric and the reduction of the administrative burden on departments.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4caf6f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4caf6f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\nWhat is an electronic invoice?  \n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12b9332 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"12b9332\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p> <\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In Spain, the issuance of electronic invoices has gone from being a voluntary option to a progressive obligation, especially driven by the regulatory framework aimed at digital transformation and the fight against tax fraud.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Public sector (consolidated obligation):<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since January 15, 2015, all suppliers of the Public Administrations must issue electronic invoices through the FACe platform, in accordance with Law 25\/2013.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Private sector (progressive obligation):<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Law 18\/2022, of September 28, on the creation and growth of companies (Crea y Crece Law) establishes that companies and freelancers must invoice electronically in their B2B (business-to-business) relations on a mandatory basis. However, the entry into force of this regulation and, therefore, the   <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sede.agenciatributaria.gob.es\/Sede\/ayuda\/manuales-videos-folletos\/manuales-practicos\/manual-iva-2023\/capitulo-01-novedades-destacar-2023\/factura-electronica-obligatoria.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\n  <b>mandatory electronic invoicing<\/b>\n<\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is being implemented in tranches, which are expected to be implemented in 2026 in two phases:<\/span><\/p><ol><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Companies with an annual turnover of more than 8 million euros.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other companies and self-employed.<\/span><\/li><\/ol><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the EU level, some companies and all public administrations are using the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/digital-building-blocks\/sites\/display\/DIGITAL\/Compliance%20with%20eInvoicing%20standard\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\n  <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">European standard on electronic invoicing<\/span>\n<\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Thus, all EU public administrations can receive electronic invoices for public contracts, and some EU countries oblige suppliers to submit electronic invoices for these procedures.  <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In fact, each Member State has defined its own rules on how e-invoicing works. <\/span><b>electronic invoicing<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p><p> <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e68ab7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4e68ab7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\nWhat does a company need to jump on the e-invoicing bandwagon?\n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac99c63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ac99c63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p> <\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The implementation of the <\/span><b>electronic invoicing<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">  involves both technical and organizational decisions. To do so, a company needs: <\/span><\/p><ol><li> <b> A suitable technological solution. <\/b>An electronic invoicing software compatible with the required formats and the possibility of integrating it with the ERP or accounting system (for example, <a style=\"font-size: 16px; background-color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.i3s.es\/en\/services\/electronic-invoicing\/\">\n  <b>SAP Business Network<\/b>\n<\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">).<\/span><\/li><\/ol><ol start=\"2\"><li><b>  Qualified electronic signature.  <\/b>Digital certificate issued by an accredited entity to sign invoices and guarantee their authenticity.<\/li><\/ol><ol start=\"3\"><li> <b> Connectivity with official platforms. <\/b>In the case of invoicing with Public Administrations, <a style=\"font-size: 16px; background-color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/face.gob.es\/es\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\n  <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">connection with FACe<\/span>\n<\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">  (general entry point for electronic invoices). In the future, connection with the B2B exchange platforms to be established by the Tax Agency. <\/span><\/li><\/ol><ol start=\"4\"><li><b>  Adaptation of internal processes.  <\/b>Training of personnel in new tools and procedures, and updating of document management and accounting protocols.<\/li><\/ol><ol start=\"5\"><li> <b> Compliance with legal requirements. <\/b>Incorporation of all mandatory data in the invoice according to the <a style=\"font-size: 16px; background-color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boe.es\/buscar\/act.php?id=BOE-A-2012-14696\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\n  <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Invoicing Regulation (RD 1619\/2012)<\/span>\n<\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cc6a5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4cc6a5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\nChoose a specialized electronic solutions provider\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14d70cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"14d70cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p> <\/p><p><b>Electronic invoicing<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a key tool in the digitalization process of companies, with positive effects on efficiency, regulatory compliance, fiscal transparency and sustainability. <\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most companies wishing to adopt this solution and thus anticipate legal requirements choose to obtain assistance from a specialized service and solution provider. In other words, a company capable of providing electronic tools and\/or creating a   <\/span><b>electronic invoicing system<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In order to choose the most suitable one, every company must have a clear vision:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Requirements: Depending on the type of electronic invoice chosen and the level of security required.  <\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to develop the e-invoicing application: when faced with the need for a technical solution, you can choose to develop your own application, internally, or find a solution provider that can do it or a standard software that brings together the necessary capabilities.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> <\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to implement the solution: through key areas. If you choose to engage a solution provider, they generally lead this process. <\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is also essential to assess the technical compliance of the purchased solution with the European standard and to ensure that invoices can be processed quickly and efficiently in any EU member state in which the company operates.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f240bb elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4f240bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-lg\" href=\"https:\/\/www.i3s.es\/en\/contact\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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