E-invoicing in Austria
B2G is Mandatory for federal bodies. B2B and B2C are Not required domestically. Paper and PDF remain valid for private B2B trade.
Key dates
- Jan 2014
Federal B2G mandatory
IKT-Konsolidierungsgesetz covers federal ministries and agencies.
- Aug 2026
No domestic B2B mandate
No draft legislation published. Peppol voluntary; paper and PDF remain valid.
- July 2030
ViDA intra-EU digital reporting
EU-wide deadline; alignment for existing domestic systems by 2035.
The story
B2G e-invoicing has been mandatory since January 1, 2014, under the IKT-Konsolidierungsgesetz (ICT Consolidation Act), for suppliers to federal government bodies. The mandate covers federal ministries and agencies. Länder (states) and Gemeinden (municipalities) are not legally bound by it; several have adopted the same e-Rechnung.gv.at infrastructure voluntarily.
No domestic B2B e-invoicing mandate exists as of August 2026, and no draft legislation has been published. Structured e-invoices can be exchanged voluntarily through Peppol; paper and PDF remain legally valid for domestic B2B trade. Austria's separate RKSV fiscalization regime is scoped by payment method, not by customer type: any supply paid in cash, by card, or by comparable electronic means must be recorded in a signed cash register and receipted — business buyers included.
Accepted B2G formats are ebInterface (Austria's national XML standard, maintained by AUSTRIAPRO) and Peppol BIS Billing 3.0, refined through the CIUS-AT NAT and CIUS-AT GOV specifications. There is no dedicated monetary fine for a non-compliant e-invoice to a federal body; non-compliant invoices are rejected by the receiving system, delaying payment until a compliant version is resubmitted.
The EU's ViDA framework sets July 1, 2030, as the deadline for mandatory intra-EU B2B digital reporting, and 2035 as the deadline for member states with an existing domestic system to align with the harmonized EU standard.
Last updated: September 2026
Frequently asked questions
No domestic B2B e-invoicing mandate exists as of August 2026, and no draft legislation has been published. Paper and PDF remain legally valid for domestic B2B trade. Structured e-invoices can be exchanged voluntarily through Peppol.
Suppliers to federal government bodies must send e-invoices since January 1, 2014. Länder and Gemeinden are not legally bound; several use e-Rechnung.gv.at voluntarily.
ebInterface and Peppol BIS Billing 3.0, refined through the CIUS-AT NAT and CIUS-AT GOV specifications.
RKSV is scoped by payment method, not customer type: any supply paid in cash, by card, or by comparable electronic means must be recorded in a signed cash register and receipted — including sales to business buyers.
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