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Philippines requires all online sellers to issue registered e-invoices

The Philippine Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) plans to require all online sellers to issue electronic receipts or invoices before the end of this year. Under the rules, online sellers must be registered with the BIR. Also their electronic invoices shall likewise be registered either directly to the BIR or to a third-party accredited by the BIR.

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Read this if you want positive exposure!

July 25, 2012  |  Featured Articles  |  No Comments

The last three years we have published and moderated thousands of posts, comments and tweets. Based on our experiences we want to share some tips and guidelines on posts, comments and discussions. And all this for the sake of the awareness and adoption of e-invoicing and AP automation.

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Is there any downside in sending PDF invoices? [LinkedIn discussion]

One of our LinkedIn group members started a discussion about the downside of sending PDF invoices. Very interesting and highly relevant stuff of course. Up until now 86 comments have been posted. We have selected some of the comments for you to make up your own mind. What do you think? PDF or data invoice?

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Don’t read this if you are an E-invoicing Greenwashing Groupie!

One of the most heard arguments in favour of e-invoicing is the "go green" initiative. However, this argument isn’t as rock solid as you might expect. Recent research showed that 50% of companies are using unsubstantiated environmental claims to encourage consumers to switch to lower-cost electronic billing and services. And there is a good chance that this number is on the low end.

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US kicks-off with e-billing: countdown timer and online payment platform

US kicks-off with e-billing: countdown timer and online payment platform

Why wait for 2020 like Europe if you can have it in place by 1 March 2013? It is clear that the American countries are setting the pace for e-invoicing and e-invoicing adoption. On 1 March this year the Treasurer of the United States, Rosie Rios, started an official countdown clock, marking one year until the March 1, 2013 deadline when ALL federal benefit recipients must receive their Social Security and other federal benefit payments electronically.

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EC Sets another e-procurement example: PEPPOL and e-Prior available as open source

e-Procurement should become the rule, not the exception. That's why the European Parliament and the Council are considering a reform bill that should make e-Procurement the standard, throughout the EU, by mid-2016. And to set an example it is making its software for electronic procurement available as open source. This includes Open e-Prior and Open Peppol.

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[UPDATE] Is Europe abandoning its single invoice standard strategy? Yes.

Going through the minutes of the second meeting of the European Multi-Stakeholder Forum on Electronic Invoicing, we noticed that the EU strategy is no longer heading towards a single invoice standard. Instead Europe is heading to a common data reference model. Allowing Member states to derive from it proprietary national standards...

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Warning! EU and Latin American e-invoicing are not the same thing!

Latin American governments do not take things lightly. They want to be on top of what is going on, and e-invoicing is no exception. The European approach is quite different and this is something to keep in mind when dealing with the Latin American e-invoicing process. Here is a top 5 of differences you need to understand.

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Call for application: Members for the EU VAT Expert Group

July 3, 2012  |  Europe, Featured Articles, Legal  |  No Comments

On 26 June 2012 the EU Commission adopted a Decision to set up a group of experts on value added tax, called: the VAT Expert Group. On 28 June 2012, a call for applications for the selection of the members of the VAT Expert Group was published. The VAT Expert Group assists and advises the European Commission on VAT matters, including aspects concerning e-invoicing.

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EC says: E-invoicing one of the priority measures for the EU Internal Market

EU Commissioner Michel Barnier lifted a corner of the veil on what he calls “act two” of the priority measures of the Single Market Act. Speaking at the European Parliament, last 21 June, Michel Barnier said that electronic invoicing would be one of the priority measures for deepening the EU Internal Market.

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