US EditionHacienda delays Verifactu by one year
The one-year delay responds to business concerns over software upgrades and training, with mandatory adoption starting Jan 2027 for companies and July 2027 for SMEs and freelancers.
- Spain's Ministry of Finance postponed the mandatory Verifactu rollout by one year, formalised in a Cabinet decree-law with new dates of 1 January 2027 and 1 July 2027.
- Business associations and representatives of self-employed professionals argued firms required more time to update invoicing systems and train staff, while voluntary adopters of Verifactu remained limited.
- Agencia Tributaria designed Verifactu to require certified invoicing software that makes invoices traceable, immutable and electronically verifiable, strengthening fiscal oversight and tax reporting.
- Companies using non-certified software or manual invoicing face costly upgrades, staff training, and operational challenges, while some businesses participating in alternative reporting mechanisms may be excluded.
- This reform is part of a broader tax-modernisation push, and the one-year reprieve gives companies and SMEs breathing space while tax authorities expect Verifactu to become standard by 2027.
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Hacienda delays Verifactu by one year
Verifactu is Spain’s new electronic invoicing system, developed by Agencia Tributaria to strengthen fiscal oversight and tackle tax fraud. The system requires that invoices issued by companies, SMEs, and self‑employed professionals using certified invoicing software are fully traceable, immutable, and electronically verifiable. Each invoice leaves a secure digital record that cannot be altered… Source
Taxpayers will not be required until January 2027 and the rest of the companies and self-employed, until July 2027
The Ministry of Finance is going to delay the entry into force of the new Verifactu invoice verification system one year to facilitate the adaptation of companies, according to...
The self-employed will be obliged to use a billing program compatible with the Tax Agency from 2027 onwards.
The Ministry of Finance is going to delay the entry into force of the new Verifactu invoice verification system one year in order to facilitate the adaptation of companies, according to sources from the Treasury. Government President Pedro Sánchez has announced that the royal decree law that will be approved on Tuesday by the Council of Ministers to comply with the outstanding commitments with Junts will include an extension of the deadline for …
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