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The number of countries requiring electronic invoicing continues to grow each year.<\/p>

What began as a regional initiative in Latin America has now become a global standard <\/strong>that will shape the way companies operate, file returns, and connect with tax authorities around the world.<\/p>

More and more governments are making electronic invoicing mandatory in order to better control taxes, reduce tax evasion, and simplify accounting processes.<\/p>

According to the specialized portal VATupdate,<\/a> between 2026 and 2030, more than 40 countries\u2014including the entire European Union\u2014will make electronic invoicing mandatory or adopt real-time digital information systems.<\/p>

Take a look below to see which countries are joining this digital transformation shift year by year. \u2193<\/p>

This is the global calendar for 2026 to 2030\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>

The year 2026 will mark a global milestone. Around twenty countries will begin enforcing electronic invoicing requirements or expand their existing systems.\u00a0<\/p>

These countries are:<\/p>

Spain:<\/strong> all taxpayers (companies, business owners, professionals, etc.) with computerized invoicing systems must adapt before January 1, 2026. <\/span> (Verifactu).<\/p>

Belgium: <\/strong>adopts mandatory B2B electronic invoicing for domestic transactions.<\/p>

Brazil:<\/strong> introduces the national NFS-e standard, unifying electronic invoice formats.<\/p>

Croatia:<\/strong> makes e-invoicing mandatory for all transactions between VAT-registered businesses.<\/p>

France:<\/strong> begins phase 1 on September 1, 2026 requiring large and medium-sized businesses to issue electronic invoices and perform e-reporting.<\/p>

Greece:<\/strong> phases A and B will be implemented between February and October, extending the requirement to all companies.<\/p>

Israel: <\/strong>progressive limits have been set; from June 2026, all invoices over NIS 5,000 must be electronic.<\/p>

United Arab Emirates: <\/strong>start the pilot phase.<\/p>

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\u2192<\/strong> Kazakhstan, Cambodia, Malaysia, Serbia, and North Macedonia are also introducing new phases or pilot programs.<\/p>

\u2192<\/strong> In Latin America, Paraguay, the Dominican Republic, Bolivia, and Chile are extending adoption to new groups of taxpayers.<\/p>

2027: the system will have expanded and consolidated\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>

After the big push in 2026, 2027 will be a year of steady growth and expansion. From 2026, some countries will start covering more people, and others will introduce their first mandatory phases.<\/p>

Here are some of the main events:<\/p>

Bulgaria:<\/strong> has decided to continue to ask small and medium-sized businesses to submit their accounting file (called the SAF-T file) too.<\/p>

Croatia: <\/strong>is expanding e-invoicing to businesses that don’t usually pay VAT, as well as liberal professions and public sector entities.<\/p>

Germany:<\/strong> If a company made more than \u20ac800,000 in the last year, it can’t send paper or digital invoices (like PDFs), even if the person buying the goods agrees to them.<\/p>

Slovakia:<\/strong> has launched a new system for sending and receiving electronic invoices. This system is based on the Peppol model and is used for business-to-business (B2B) transactions.<\/p>

United Arab Emirates: <\/strong>\u00a0large businesses (annual revenue \u2265 AED 50,000,000): effective January 1, 2027. Other businesses (annual revenue < AED 50,000,000): effective July 1, 2027.<\/p>

France:<\/strong> is moving to Phase 2, where small and medium-sized businesses must start using electronic invoices.<\/p>

Serbia:<\/strong> will make companies do the B2B obligation before october 1, 2027.<\/p>

Here are some special mentions:<\/strong> Estonia and Thailand are making changes to their systems so that they can start using electronic invoices and taxes.<\/p>

2028: towards a connected tax world\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>

In 2028, Europe and some parts of Asia will have joined up their IT systems so that they can all work together.<\/p>

Belgium:<\/strong> will use electronic reporting to inform the tax authorities of its financial activities almost immediately.<\/p>

Germany: <\/strong>has finished changing its rules. From now on, all invoices must follow the EN 16931 standard.<\/p>

Ireland:<\/strong> launches electronic invoicing and real-time reporting for large VAT-registered companies.<\/p>

Latvia:<\/strong> makes B2B e-invoicing and automatic data transmission to the tax authorities mandatory.<\/p>

Norway: <\/strong>proposes that all companies issue electronic invoices.<\/p>

Israel: <\/strong>lowers its threshold to NIS 5,000, covering almost all transactions.<\/p>

South Africa:<\/strong> adopts electronic invoicing with real-time reporting.<\/p>

Thailand:<\/strong> all business owners will be able to file taxes electronically.<\/p>

The final milestone will be reached on July 1, 2030, when the European Union\u2019s ViDA (VAT in the Digital Age)<\/a> rules on digital reporting will officially take effect.<\/p>

From that date:<\/strong><\/p>

\u2192<\/strong> All EU member states must exchange information on intra-Community transactions in near real time.<\/p>

\u2192<\/strong> Electronic invoicing will become the standard and mandatory format for transactions within the bloc.<\/p>

From 2026 to 2030, the world will experience the largest expansion of mandatory electronic invoicing <\/strong>in history. \u00a0Over 40 countries and the entire European Union will be implementing digital invoicing and automatic tax data exchange systems.<\/p>

This development marks the beginning of a new era:<\/p>