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Austria e-Invoicing

E-Rechnung in Österreich

Updated 14 August 2025

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In Austria, structured e-invoicing is mandatory for B2G, required to the federal government via USP and e-Rechnung.gv.at since January 2014 and extended to all suppliers, including foreign ones, from April 2020. There is no general B2B mandate yet. Accepted formats are ebInterface and UBL via Peppol.

Austria e-Invoicing Overview
ViDA

B2B
none
B2G
mandatory
since 1 January 2014
Structured e-invoices (ebInterface or Peppol BIS Billing 3.0) mandatory to federal government via USP / e-Rechnung.gv.at since 1 January 2014, extended to all suppliers including foreign suppliers from 18 April 2020 under Directive 2014/55/EU . Legal basis: ICT Consolidation Act (IKT-Konsolidierungsgesetz) and the Federal Procurement Act (BVergG 2018), hosted on RIS .
B2C
none
Next deadline1 January 2027 · ViDA: OSS/IOSS Clarifications

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Implementation Timeline(7 events)

Key mandate dates. Select a date for detail, or show all updates below.

Federal B2G e-invoicing mandate
1 January 2014
B2G
Federal government stopped accepting paper, e-mail and PDF invoices; suppliers must submit structured e-invoices via USP / e-Rechnung.gv.at, under the ICT Consolidation Act (IKT-Konsolidierungsgesetz).
B2G obligation extended to all suppliers
18 April 2020
B2G
Obligation extended to all suppliers, including foreign suppliers, to send structured e-invoices to central government, transposing Directive 2014/55/EU .
ViDA Package published in Official Journal
25 March 2025
EU Level
Member States can introduce mandatory e-invoicing under specific conditions; IOSS framework improvements.
ViDA: OSS/IOSS Clarifications
1 January 2027
EU Level
Minor legislative clarifications for One-Stop Shop (OSS) and Import One-Stop Shop (IOSS) schemes.
ViDA: Platform Obligations & VAT Registration
1 July 2028
EU Level
Platform economy compliance, Single VAT Registration reforms, and mandatory reverse charge for non-identified suppliers.
ViDA: Cross-border B2B DRR
1 July 2030
Intra-EU
Digital Reporting Requirements affect cross-border B2B transactions.
ViDA: Domestic Alignment
1 January 2035
Domestic
Member States must align domestic digital real-time transaction reporting with EU standards.

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Compliance Regime

Network
Peppol
Standards
EN 16931

Record-keeping & Reporting

Archiving
7 years retention per § 132 BAO ; 22 years for real estate invoices per § 18 Abs 10 UStG ; storage within EU/EEA permitted, outside requires tax authority approval.
SAF-T
On-demand
SAF-T / audit files can be requested by tax authorities.

Technical Formats

ebInterface (v4.3/5/6)
UBL via Peppol

Detailed exemptions, penalties and cross-border rules for Austria are not yet published. The official sources have the latest detail.

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In-depth mandate analysis, timeline, exemptions, and vendor selection

Official Sources

  • BMFBundesministerium für FinanzenMinistry
  • e-Rechnung.gv.atE-Rechnung an den Bund (e-Rechnung.gv.at)Mandate portal
  • AUSTRIAPROAUSTRIAPRO – Wirtschaftskammer ÖsterreichStandards body
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Related Countries

  • AndorraNone
  • BulgariaNone
  • CyprusNone
  • Czech RepublicNone

Frequently asked questions about e-Invoicing in Austria

Yes, e-Invoicing is mandatory in Austria for B2G (since 2014-01-01) transactions.

B2B e-Invoicing in Austria is not currently required.

B2G e-Invoicing in Austria is mandatory since 2014-01-01. Structured e-invoices (ebInterface or Peppol BIS Billing 3.0) mandatory to federal government via USP / e-Rechnung.gv.at since 1 January 2014, extended to all suppliers including foreign suppliers from 18 April 2020 under Directive 2014/55/EU . Legal basis: ICT Consolidation Act (IKT-Konsolidierungsgesetz) and the Federal Procurement Act (BVergG 2018), hosted on RIS .

Austria supports the following e-Invoice formats: ebInterface (v4.3/5/6), UBL via Peppol.

Austria uses the following e-Invoicing standards: EN 16931. Archiving requirement: 7 years retention per § 132 BAO ; 22 years for real estate invoices per § 18 Abs 10 UStG ; storage within EU/EEA permitted, outside requires tax authority approval..

SAF-T reporting in Austria is on-demand. SAF-T / audit files can be requested by tax authorities.

Yes, Austria is subject to the EU's ViDA (VAT in the Digital Age) regulations. ViDA introduces mandatory e-Invoicing for cross-border B2B transactions and real-time digital reporting requirements across EU member states.

The next e-Invoicing deadline in Austria is 1 January 2027: ViDA: OSS/IOSS Clarifications. Minor legislative clarifications for One-Stop Shop (OSS) and Import One-Stop Shop (IOSS) schemes.