E-invoicing news from Belgium: updates on e-invoicing and Peppol, translated from our Dutch blog. We publish a new article as soon as a rule changes.
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Preparing for e-reporting: from e-invoice to real-time transaction
Preparing for e-reporting: what changes from 2028, where things go wrong in practice and six steps business owners and accountants can take now.
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Royal decree of 14 July 2025
On 14 July 2025, the long-awaited royal decree clarifying the practical implementation of mandatory e-invoicing from 1 January 2026 was published in the Belgian…
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Errata
A list of corrections to the book E-facturatie Ontcijferd.
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New book makes e-invoicing clear for business owners and accountants
From 1 January 2026, structured electronic invoicing becomes mandatory for almost all Belgian VAT-registered businesses. What that means in practice remains unclear for many…
E-invoicing news from Belgium
On this blog, we follow the e-invoicing news in Belgium closely. We are Philippe Kimpe and Jelle Heyvaert, the authors of the book E-facturatie Ontcijferd. In each post, we explain what changes and what it means for you in practice.
What do we write about?
Since 1 January 2026, Belgian businesses send and receive their invoices to each other electronically. This obligation therefore raises many questions. We mainly write about three topics:
- Legislation: what the VAT law and the royal decrees require, and what is still changing.
- Technology: how Peppol, UBL and the European standard EN 16931 work together, and why an Access Point sometimes rejects an invoice.
- Practice: what businesses and accountants need to arrange today, from choosing software to storing invoices.
Who do we write for?
Our articles are for business owners, bookkeepers, accountants and software vendors. You do not need a technical background. Where a topic gets technical, we first explain every term. In addition, we refer to the book, to our free tools and to the error codes you see when an invoice does not pass.
Stay informed
We publish a new article as soon as something important changes, for example a new Peppol release or an update of the rules. Moreover, the Federal Public Service Finance publishes the official information on efactuur.belgium.be. Looking for a quick answer instead? Then check our frequently asked questions or test an invoice in our Peppol validator.