Italian electronic invoicing in Business Central

Electronic invoicing has been mandatory in Italy since 2019 for B2B and B2C transactions, in addition to those with the Public Administration. Invoices must be issued in XML format and transmitted through the Italian Exchange System (Sistema di Interscambio, SdI) of the Italian Revenue Agency, which validates and delivers them to the recipient. The same channel is also used for inbound documents: vendor invoices are delivered through SdI using the customer’s recipient code. Exchanged documents must also be preserved in compliance with the law for 10 years.

The process typically covers three areas: the sales cycle (XML file generation, submission to SdI and management of delivery or rejection notifications), the purchase cycle (receipt of vendor documents and their posting) and the compliant preservation of documents and notifications.

Business Central includes only partial support for exporting the XML files: complete management of the process — transmission to SdI, receiving vendor documents, notification synchronization, preservation — requires integration with an accredited intermediary.

Our Italian Electronic Invoicing app provides complete management of the process directly in Business Central:

• Automatic creation and submission of XML files to SdI, through an accredited AgID-certified intermediary.
• Automatic synchronization of SdI notifications, with the current status always visible on the documents.
• Receipt of vendor documents as previews, with quick selection or creation of the vendor, rule-based compilation of document lines and matching against open purchase receipts.
• Automatic management of self-invoices and reverse charge.
• Compliant 10-year preservation of XML files and notifications.
• Dedicated cues on Role Centers and automatic email notifications for rejected documents.

The complete documentation of the app is available in the Memento documentation portal (in Italian).

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