E-invoicing in Austria: deadlines and rules

At a glance

No B2B e-invoicing mandate has been announced, consulted or scheduled in Austria. Only invoicing the federal government electronically is mandatory (since 2014); the Länder and municipalities are not covered.

For the VAT status “Standard VAT regime”.
Size band	Receive since	Issue from
All businesses (no turnover threshold)	No mandate today	No mandate today

Verified: 15 Oct 2026

Who is affected

Scope: No B2B receiving obligation

Small-business regime: Not applicable (no B2B mandate)

Must receive e-invoices: no · Must issue e-invoices: no

The research does not describe an Austrian small-business VAT regime; no B2B obligation applies.

Model and platform

Post-audit (decentralised, no clearance)

Platform: None for B2B

Post-audit model; SAF-T is available on request of the tax authority since 2009. B2G runs via e-Rechnung.gv.at / USP.

Formats and networks explained

Formats

E-invoice formats in Austria
Format	Syntax	Version	Must be accepted	Notes
ebInterface	ebInterface XML	6.0	no	Austrian national format, accepted for federal invoices. Source: VATupdate · 3 Jul 2026 · verified 15 Oct 2026 · secondary
Peppol BIS Billing 3.0	UBL 2.1	3.0	no	Accepted for federal invoices; format is free for B2B. Source: VATupdate · 3 Jul 2026 · verified 15 Oct 2026 · secondary

Channels and accreditation

Transmission channels in Austria
Channel	Kind	Required	Notes
e-Rechnung.gv.at / USP	Portal	no	Federal portal for B2G invoices.
Peppol	Peppol	no	Accepted for federal invoices.

Vendor accreditation

No accreditation · Required: no

No B2B transmission obligation and therefore no vendor accreditation. Source: VATupdate · 3 Jul 2026 · verified 15 Oct 2026 · secondary

Receiving: how invoices reach you

Receiving duty: No mandate today none Source: VATupdate · 3 Jul 2026 · verified 15 Oct 2026 · secondary

What to set up

Peppol Access Point (Suppliers to the federal government): Peppol receipt supported at federal level.

Sending: what buyers expect

No mandate today

Public sector

Public-sector e-invoicing since 1 Jan 2014 law Source: European Commission, Digital Building Blocks · undated · verified 15 Oct 2026 · official

e-Rechnung.gv.at / Unternehmensserviceportal (USP)

Formats: ebInterface 6.0, Peppol BIS Billing 3.0

Federal level since 1 Jan 2014 (IKT-Konsolidierungsgesetz §5); EN 16931 invoices are received since 18 Apr 2020. Länder and municipalities are not covered.

Corporate buyers on SAP Business Network, Coupa, Tungsten or Basware: see Integrations.

Archiving

Retention period: 7 years Source: VATupdate · 3 Jul 2026 · verified 15 Oct 2026 · secondary

7 years, 10 years for certain real-estate items.
Storage abroad is allowed with online access.

Integration points

e-Rechnung.gv.at / USP (Suppliers to the federal government): Federal B2G channel with ebInterface and Peppol BIS 3.0.
Peppol Access Point (Suppliers to the federal government): Peppol receipt supported at federal level.

Common accounting and invoicing tools

BMD · RZL · Sage DPW · FreeFinance

What this means for you

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Freelancer, Standard VAT regime

Receive: No mandate today
Issue: No mandate today
Next step: Nothing is required today; plan for the dates below.

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Small company, All businesses (no turnover threshold)

Receive: No mandate today
Issue: No mandate today
Next step: Nothing is required today; plan for the dates below.

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Company with public-sector customers

Receive: No mandate today
Issue: 1 Jan 2014 (Public sector since) law Source: European Commission, Digital Building Blocks · undated · verified 15 Oct 2026 · official
Next step: Register for public-sector invoicing: e-Rechnung.gv.at / Unternehmensserviceportal (USP).

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Supplier to corporate buyers on networks

Receive: No mandate today
Issue: No mandate today
Next step: Get a Peppol ID and check which network each buyer uses.

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Deadlines

1 Jan 2014 E-invoicing to the federal government mandatory law Source: VATupdate · 3 Jul 2026 · verified 15 Oct 2026 · secondary
Suppliers to the federal government · public sector, issue
18 Apr 2020 Federal bodies receive EN 16931 e-invoices law Source: VATupdate · 3 Jul 2026 · verified 15 Oct 2026 · secondary
Suppliers to the federal government · public sector, receive
1 Jul 2030 ViDA: structured e-invoicing and digital reporting for intra-EU B2B supplies; recapitulative statements abolished law Source: European Commission, DG TAXUD · 11 Mar 2025 · verified 15 Oct 2026 · official
All EU businesses with intra-EU B2B supplies · issue, receive, report · EU

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Sources

Austria e-invoicing and e-reporting country booklet · VATupdate · 3 Jul 2026 · verified 15 Oct 2026 · secondary
eInvoicing in Austria · European Commission, Digital Building Blocks · undated · verified 15 Oct 2026 · official
Adoption of the VAT in the Digital Age package · European Commission, DG TAXUD · 11 Mar 2025 · verified 15 Oct 2026 · official

Unverified items

We found this in secondary sources or sources disagree; we have not yet confirmed it in the official text.

One aggregator claims a B2B mandate for 2027 to 2028; no supporting source was found, so it is not recorded.
Number of enterprises (about 600,000) and the tool list are unverified estimates.
e-rechnung.gv.at and bmf.gv.at were cited as sources but no deep links were captured.

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