Peppol Network Meetings Kassel: Key Updates on e-Invoicing, XRechnung and Peppol Standards
📅 November 12-13, 2025 🏢 KoSIT Germany ⏱ 2 min read
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The Peppol Network Meetings on 12–13 November in Kassel provided valuable insights into the latest developments in electronic invoicing in Germany, the XRechnung format, and evolving Peppol standards. We extend our sincere thanks to all participants, and to KoSIT and Beate Schulte, for their contributions and excellent organisation.
Focus on e-Invoicing Mandates and XRechnung
The first day marked the one-year anniversary of the German e-invoicing mandate. Participants received updates on current facts, implementation experiences and compliance requirements in B2G and increasingly B2B scenarios. The interactive sessions helped identify practical improvements for digital invoice processes.
A highlight of the day was the exclusive tour of GRIMMWELT, demonstrating how far digital information processing has come compared to historical documentation methods.
Technical and Regulatory Developments in Peppol
The second day focused on technical and regulatory developments, including upcoming adjustments to Peppol BIS, potential effects on national formats like XRechnung, and best practices for compliant cross-border invoice exchange.
Our role as a certified Peppol Access Point
With our Invoice Portal, we support organisations in:
- meeting legal requirements (incl. XRechnung, B2G/B2B compliance)
- automatically receiving all invoices in two copies
- ensuring audit-proof and standard-compliant processes
- leveraging EU-wide e-invoicing standards for international exchange
The event once again highlighted the importance of reliable, compliant and scalable e-invoicing solutions — precisely what our platform delivers.
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/in eInvoice NewsE-invoice decisions of the Ministry of Finance from 15/10/2024
/in eInvoice NewsInvoice transmission: The contracting parties must agree between themselves under civil law which permissible electronic invoice format and which permissible transmission channel is to be used.
Receipt channels: An e-mail inbox is sufficient for the legally compliant receipt of electronic invoices. Alternatively, interfaces or portals are also permitted.
In the long term, the transmission channels will be reviewed as part of the VIDA implementation, with more specific requirements being defined if necessary.
Sanctions: From the start of the obligation (2027 or 2028), ‘other invoices’ (e.g. paper or PDF) will no longer be eligible for input tax deduction. Additional penalties for refusing to accept an e-invoice are currently not envisaged. However, if the recipient refuses to accept the e-invoice even though the sender has demonstrably endeavoured to transmit it correctly, the recipient will be in default.
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