{"id":"c6c2bcbe-599a-4bb0-8def-b9b0752ddb97","task":"Plan Germany's phased B2B e-invoice issuance mandate rollout for 2027 and 2028","domain":"bundesfinanzministerium.de","steps":["Note that receiving EN 16931-compliant e-invoices has already been mandatory for all German businesses since 1 January 2025","Determine prior-year turnover: businesses exceeding EUR 800,000 must stop issuing paper or unstructured invoices from 1 January 2027","Plan for all remaining businesses to comply with the issuance mandate by 1 January 2028","Choose a compliant national format - XRechnung (pure XML) or ZUGFeRD (hybrid PDF/XML) - both of which satisfy EN 16931","Obtain buyer consent to continue issuing non-compliant EDI or paper invoices only during the transition window before the applicable mandatory date"],"gotchas":["The receiving mandate (since January 2025) is separate from and earlier than the issuance mandate (2027/2028) - being able to receive e-invoices does not mean issuance is yet required","The EUR 800,000 threshold is based on the prior calendar year's turnover and must be rechecked annually"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-08T03:11:01.515Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":{"status":"verified","method":"per-route-fact-check","at":"2026-07-08T03:11:01.515Z"},"url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/c6c2bcbe-599a-4bb0-8def-b9b0752ddb97"}