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V3407-16 ·19 July 2016 ·consulta-vinculante Medium impact
Tax

Electronic invoices in PDF format may be sent via email or secure portals

A query was raised regarding whether an electronic invoicing system using PDF files with advanced electronic signatures, sent via email or through a secure portal, complies with current regulations. The Directorate-General for Legal Certainty (DGT) ruled that these methods are compliant, provided they allow for the verification of the date of transmission.

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How it affects those involved

Companies using PDF-based electronic invoicing via email or portals can continue to do so, provided their systems maintain a verifiable audit trail of the transmission date.

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2016-07-19PublishedPublished in the BOE
Official text Based on BOE data (boe.es). Information, not advice.

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