How SMEs can get ready for e-invoicing

Get ready for e-invoicing

E-invoicing has moved from a back-office improvement to a planning issue for UK businesses. The government has said that all VAT invoices will need to be issued as e-invoices from April 2029.

In practice, that mainly affects business-to-business and business-to-government VAT invoices, rather than ordinary business-to-consumer sales. The detailed UK roadmap and standards are still being developed, which means there is time to prepare, but it also means businesses should start with the basics rather than wait for the final rulebook.