Mandatory E-Invoicing in Sweden
E-invoicing in Sweden began in 2008 with the implementation of electronic invoices for public procurement mandated by the Skatteverket Tax Authority.
Last modified on 2023-08-10 in Countries
Peppol BIS 3.0
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Skatteverket
Post-audit
2008
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7 years
Electronic invoicing in Sweden began in 2008 with mandatory electronic invoice usage for B2G transactions with central government authorities. This expanded in 2019 to encompass all public administrations and is preparing to enforce B2B e-invoicing in the future. In the same realm, Sweden is also likely to begin a real-time reporting and Continuous Transaction Control (CTC) mechanism soon.
The Swedish Agency for Digital Government (DIGG) is now encouraging the transition from using the Svefaktura national format to Peppol BIS 3.0 to improve cross-border trade.
2008: Mandatory e-invoicing for central public administrations.
1 April 2019: Mandatory B2G e-invoicing for all public administrations and mandatory use of the Peppol network and Peppol BIS 3.0 format, which follows the EN 16931 standard.
Sweden is another country that utilizes hardware-based fiscalization, which is based on the fiscal device-control unit or control system. This Skatteverket government-certified device's main purpose is to sign and store transactions. It receives data from the cash register, which will then produce a control code that is placed on the fiscal receipt and then sent to the government.
Sweden is likely to advance its reporting requirements with the likely implementation of real-time reporting and a CTC system in the future.
Since 2008, suppliers to the central government have had to issue e-invoices. This legislation was expanded to encompass all government entities in 2019. A B2B e-invoicing mandate is expected in the future.
E-invoices are recommended by the DIGG to use the Peppol BIS billing 3.0 format as the Svefaktura is being phased out. In the public sector, Peppol BIS 3.0 is the only accepted format since it is compliant with EN 16931.
Invoice issuance date
Unique invoice identification number
Supplier's Swedish VAT number
Complete addresses of supplier & customer
Full description of provided goods & service
Quantity of goods, if relevant
Unit prices, if relevant
Reference to reverse charge mechanism, if relevant
Details of fiscal representative, if relevant
Supply date if different from invoice date
Net taxable value of the supply
VAT rate(s) applied, with VAT amount per rate
Total VAT amount in SEK (unless EUR is accounting currency)
Total gross invoice amount
Note: A simplified invoice may be used for certain circumstances
An electronic signature is not required for an e-invoice to be compliant, but may be used voluntarily.
E-invoices need to be stored for 7 years in a secure archive in case of an audit.
Peppol (Pan-European Public Procurement Online) serves as a network framework that streamlines the electronic exchange of documents, mainly focusing on e-invoicing, connecting businesses and government bodies. It functions based on established standardized specifications and protocols, ensuring smooth and secure interaction among participants via a 4-corner model.
From 1 April 2019, entities in public procurement had to process and issue e-invoices through the Peppol network. They also had to switch from other formats to the Peppol BIS 3.0 standardized format.
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