UK Floats Mandating E-Invoicing for Business Transactions

Feb. 13, 2025, 1:15 PM UTCUpdated: Feb. 13, 2025, 7:09 PM UTC

The UK is exploring making digital invoicing mandatory for business transactions, according to a consultation document published by the tax authority Thursday.

His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs opened a consultation to gather views until May 7 on standardizing and increasing use of electronic invoicing across UK businesses and the public sector.

E-invoicing is a digital exchange of invoice information between buyers and sellers. The UK doesn’t have a mandate for e-invoicing among business-to-business or business-to-government transactions, except for suppliers of the National Health Service.

A voluntary e-invoicing regime, HMRC said, carried a business risk if suppliers deal with ...

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