Belgian e-Invoicing Task Force to support equality of treatment between paper and electronic invoicing

A Belgian Task Force on E-invoicing calls for adoption of the European Commission proposal*  to amend the VAT directive, promoting equality of treatment between paper and electronic invoicing.

The Task Force was established during the summer of 2009 and includes key corporate associations and stakeholders. Its mission is to promote the adoption of e-Invoicing in Belgium, where benefits are estimated at 3,5 billion euro. Read more

Corporates reply to the Consultation on the Mid-term Report of the EC Expert Group on e-Invoicing

BusinessEurope and UEAPME*, two of the most important corporate associations in Europe, provided their opinions relating the Mid-term Report** of the EC Expert Group on e-Invoicing, as part of the consultation process launched by the European Commission after its publication.

The two associations agree in part with the overall recommendations included in the Mid-term Report:
1.    the decision of the group to support Equal Treatment between paper and electronic invoices; and
2.    the focus on the existing internal business control processes as prime means of providing assurance to tax authorities.

However, they find it necessary to assert the following: Read more