The built-in document exchange service submits electronic invoices to TradeShift, a service provider that relays electronic invoices to PEPPOL or NemHandel recipients. But the service supports a limited number of versions.
This FAQ answers some of the key questions about electronic invoicing.
Note
Tradeshift integration is no longer supported in Business Central and is planned for deprecation. Instead, please try using the new E-Document functionality in Business Central https://aka.ms/bcedocuments.
General
What is the problem?
The built-in support of PEPPOL uses an APIs provided by Pagero and Avalara. New connections are planned for near future.
Which is last version of PEPPOL supported by Business Central?
The last version of PEPPOL supported by the default version of Business Central is PEPPOL BIS 3.0.
Does Business Central support formats other than PEPPOL?
Yes, Business Central supports other formats based on specific local requirments, but they're not part of W1.
Apps
Are there apps that can help us with electronic invoicing?
Yes! The following list provides examples of existing apps for Business Central that support electronic invoicing in the latest formats. Note that it's not a complete list and you can find all of the on AppSource:
- Pagero - E-Invoicing app (Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Finland, France, Italy, Luxemburg, Norway, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, USA)
- Oseberg Solutions - E-invoice PEPPOL Bis (Norway)
- BCS Itera - E-Invoicing for Finland
- Alterna Electronic Invoicing for Italy
- NAVlab - FTE LITE CLOUD (Italy)
- AppVision - Electronic Invoice for Hungary
- Estonian Dynamics Partners - Telema EDI (Estonia)
- Estonian Dynamics Partners - E-Invoicing localization for Estonia
- MNG Solutions - PEPPOL BIS3.0 SG (Singapore)
- CyanSYS Singapore Localization for GST and PEPPOL (Singapore)
- Deex - VAT & E-Invoicing Localization for Korea
- Parge Yazilim Danismanlik Tic for Turhey
- Myron Yazılım Ve Danışmanlık Hizmetleri Anonim Şirketi for Turkey
- Atp Yazılım ve Teknoloji for Turkey
- KSA e-invoice Samadhan for Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- Malaysia e-invoice Samadhan
- Romanian e-Invoice by Intelligent Systems
- Arggo Romanian e-Invoice
- Softera E-invoice for Lithuania
Localizations
What about supported formats in Denmark?
For Business Central users in Denmark, Business central supports both OIOUBL and PEPPOL formats.
What about the e-invoicing requirement in Germany?
For Business Central users in Germany, Business Central currently supports PEPPOL and XRechnung formats. ZUGFeRD format is on the roadmap and it will be supported soon.
What about supported formats in Belgium?
For Business Central users in Belgium, Business Central supports PEPPOL format as required.
What about supported formats in Spain?
For Business Central users in Spain, Business Central supports FacturaE format.
What about e-invoicing in Mexico, India, and Italy?
Business Central currently supports e-invoicing in these three countries. However these e-invoicing features are not based on new E-Documents framework and Microsoft has a plan to migrate them to new framework in the next period.
What about e-invoicing in Australia and New Zealand?
E-invoicing in Australia and New Zealand isn't enforced by law. However, companies are highly encouraged to use e-invoicing and Microsoft already planned to introduct PEPPOL A-NZ format with 2025 release wave 1.
Will Microsoft support other localizations?
Microsoft will support e-invoicing localizations in country/regions with official localization, based on regulatory enforcement dates for B2B transactions. For other non-Microsoft localizations, find localization on AppSource.