Electronic invoicing for all taxpayers since 2021
The Direction Générale des Impôts requires all taxpayers to use the Le Système électronique certifié de invoicing (SECeF) since 2021. E-invoicing is administered by the DGI – Direction Générale des Impôts -DGI.
Reporting invoices is done via a certified software app to the DGI via SECeF.
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CTC e-invoicing and real-time models
| Invoice reporting model | Examples | Features |
| 1. Real time invoice reporting | Spain, Hungary, South Korea | Invoice listing submitted immediately after invoice issued |
| No acceptance or regulation of invoice by tax authorities | ||
| 2. Central platform exchange | Italy, Turkey | Platform responsible for invoice forwarding to customer |
| Customer or receiver may review and reject invoice | ||
| 3. Central clearance | Govt platform accepts invoices, validates, and buyer acknowledges invoice | |
| Brazil, Colombia | Pre-clearance variation - clearance before invoice exchange | |
| Chile, Costa Rica | Post-clearance - clearance short time after exchange | |
| Document types not regulated and therefore inconsistent and may resort to email and similar | ||
| 4. Decentralised clearance | Mexico, Guatemala, Peru, France | Certified e-invoice agent (PAC) submitts inoices |
| Document types not regulated and therefore inconsistent and may resort to email and similar |
