E-Invoicing in Latvia

In recent years, Latvia has been working on the introduction of electronic invoicing to increase efficiency in the financial and tax systems. April 1, 2021 The use of electronic invoices in public procurement is required by law. This initiative is in line with the EU Directive 2014/55/EU, which aims to standardize electronic invoicing in all Member States. The Latvian system is based on a central platformthrough which electronic invoices are issued and transmitted in a standardised format.

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2021: E-invoicing is mandatory for public administrations according to the EU 2014/55/EU Directive. First discussion on the obligation of electronic invoicing for B2B shipping.

2025: For entities established in Latvia, electronic invoicing in B2G format to the listed state budgetary units and electronic invoicing in G2G and G2B format to budgetary units will become mandatory.

2026: Voluntary use of electronic invoicing in the B2B sector.

2028: Obligation to issue electronic invoices in the B2B sector.

applicability

E-invoices primarily cover Business-to-Government (B2G) and Business to Business (B2B) transactions.

format

PEPPOL BIS 3.0.-Format.

Electronic signature

Electronic signatures are not mandatory.

Archiving

E-invoices must 5 years long be archived.


Further information on electronic invoicing in Latvia:

https://latvija.gov.lv/Content/Erekini


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GOpus® eInvoice

Our GOpus® eInvoice The solution integrates with SAP ERP and SAP S/4HANA and supports the creation of outgoing e-invoices in all international country formats. This allows you to create and send all your invoice content between different international invoice issuers and recipients directly from your SAP system, and to archive all invoice documents with comprehensive monitoring. Integration with the SAP modules SD, FI, MM, RE/FX, IS-H, IS-U, and SAP Service Billing is possible. Further integrations are available upon request.


Do you have further questions about our solution or would you like to obtain more detailed information about the e-invoicing regulations in Latvia?

We will be happy to personally assist you with any further questions you may have about our solution and the regulations.

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