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Austria e-Invoicing
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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.
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25 March 2025
ViDA Package published in Official Journal
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B2G mandatory since 1 January 2014
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1 July 2030
ViDA: Cross-border B2B DRR
Austria e-Invoicing OverviewViDA
B2B
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B2G
mandatory
since 1 January 2014Structured 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
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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).
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
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Peppol
Standards
EN 16931
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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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Frequently asked questions about e-Invoicing in Austria
Yes, e-Invoicing is mandatory in Austria for B2G (since 1 January 2014) transactions.
B2B e-Invoicing in Austria is not currently required.
B2G e-Invoicing in Austria is 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 .
Austria supports the following e-Invoice formats: ebInterface (v4.3/5/6), UBL via Peppol.
SAF-T reporting in Austria is on-demand. SAF-T / audit files can be requested by tax authorities.
Yes. Austria falls within the EU's VAT in the Digital Age (ViDA) package, adopted as Council Directive (EU) 2025/516 on 11 March 2025. ViDA makes structured e-invoicing and transaction-level digital reporting mandatory for intra-EU B2B supplies from 1 July 2030, and it already lets member states mandate domestic e-invoicing without first seeking a derogation.
The next e-Invoicing deadline in Austria is 1 July 2030: ViDA: Cross-border B2B DRR. Digital Reporting Requirements affect cross-border B2B transactions.