Reception
Every VAT-registered entity in France must be able to receive electronic invoices through an agreed platform. Large enterprises and mid-market entities must also issue electronically and transmit their data (e-reporting).
Get your French subsidiaries ready for e-invoicing.
From 1 September 2026, every VAT-registered business in France must be able to receive electronic invoices; issuance follows for smaller entities in 2027. For an international group, the challenge isn't one entity — it's several, each with its own systems, data quality and local habits, all of which must line up with your group standards and a French agreed platform. We get them ready, and keep the group in control.
What changes, and when
Two French deadlines your group needs on its radar.
Issuance
Smaller French entities (SMEs, micro-businesses) must in turn issue structured electronic invoices and transmit their e-reporting.
Key point: even where a French subsidiary only has to issue in 2027, it must be able to receive from September 2026 — including invoices from its French suppliers and from large groups.
Official dates and obligations: impots.gouv.fr, economie.gouv.fr, aife.economie.gouv.fr.
Why it's harder for a group
One deadline, several entities, one group standard.
- Multiple French entities, each with different invoicing tools and data quality.
- A group ERP/CRM standard that must connect to a French agreed platform without local workarounds.
- Master data (SIREN, VAT numbers, addresses) that is incomplete or inconsistent across entities.
- No clear local owner — the subject falls between HQ and the French team.
How we get you ready
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Entity by entity, aligned with the group.
Map
Inventory your French entities, their invoicing flows (issuance, reception, e-reporting) and the systems in play.
Assess
Gap analysis against the French obligations, per entity, with a consolidated view for HQ.
Check data
The master data that must be reliable before go-live (SIREN, VAT, addresses, counterparties).
Plan the cutover
A tested transition plan and platform-selection criteria aligned with your group systems — without conflict of interest, as we are paid by no platform.
Deliverables
What you get
- An entity map and a per-entity obligations-and-gaps register.
- A master-data checklist of what must be fixed before go-live.
- Platform-selection criteria aligned with your group ERP/CRM.
- A tested cutover roadmap and a bilingual board pack for HQ.
How to engage
Three ways in — scaled to your group.
Assessment
A scoped readiness review across your French entities, with a consolidated gap report.
Expert Review
You've started: we check and de-risk your entity mapping, data and cutover plan.
Extended engagement
Where the group needs it, we stay through to go-live and produce a bilingual board pack.
Each engagement starts with a scoped review, not a purchase. Licensing, support and materials are provided in English.
Why us
Why Carrefourduweb
Independent and founder-led, based in France, working in English and French. We prepare and coordinate the transition and align it with your group systems, without being tied to a platform, an editor or an integrator. France Num advisor and Qualiopi-certified training provider.
Frequently asked
Frequently asked
No. We prepare and coordinate readiness — entity mapping, gap analysis, data checks and cutover planning. The choice of an agreed platform and compliance itself rest with your group, alongside your accountant.
Yes. Reception is mandatory for all from 1 September 2026, so every French entity must be able to receive electronic invoices by then — which means selecting a platform in advance.
No. From 1 September 2026, a B2B invoice in France must go through an agreed platform in a structured format (Factur-X, UBL or CII). A plain emailed PDF will no longer be compliant.
Scope and responsibilities
What we do — and what we don't
This support does not constitute legal, tax or accounting advice. The choice of an agreed platform and compliance rest with your group, alongside your statutory accountant. Carrefourduweb neither issues nor receives your invoices and is not an accredited platform.
Regulatory information last verified: 13 July 2026. Next review before 1 September 2026. Sources: impots.gouv.fr, economie.gouv.fr, aife.economie.gouv.fr.
Several French entities to get ready?
A readiness review gives your group a clear, consolidated picture of where each French entity stands and what to do before September 2026.