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Mandatory electronic invoicing : make the right choice with Zeendoc

Everything you need to know about the reform: roll-out schedule for the inter-company electronic invoice

The transition to mandatory electronic invoicing will take place in two stages:ย 

  • Acceptance obligation For all companies by September 1, 2026 (by December 1, 2026 at the latest)
  • Obligation to issue Large companies and ETIs: September 1, 2026 (by December 1, 2026 at the latest). VSE/SME: September 1, 2027 (by December 1, 2027 at the latest).

ย It should be noted that the transmission of transaction data (e-reporting) is affected by the same dates as invoice issue in 2026 and 2027.

    The dematerialization of invoices: an opportunity for companies

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    Switching to electronic invoicing is an opportunity to reduce the time spent processing invoices, and to save up to 70% on the cost of managing your invoices. It's also an opportunity to simplify your daily life, and that of your customers!

    What does the reform say?

    The legal prerequisite for dematerialization is a reliable audit trail, and Zeendoc provides this guarantee. When you submit your invoice, it will be dematerialized, filed and linked to all supporting documents. With just one click, you can trace and justify the transaction (quotation, purchase order, delivery note, etc.). By allocating a unique fingerprint to your electronic invoice, and time-stamping each of the actions of upload and thensending the document electronically, Zeendoc guarantees its integrity and authenticity, while generating a durable pdf/A version.

    Invoice processing: save time

    Invoice creation, data processing, search and link with other documents in the customer cycle, shipment management, payment control, disputes, ... These tasks are time-consuming and have little added value for your company. The Zeendoc EDM software allows you to drastically reduce the time spent on these operations.

    Forget the paper format, go to the PDF format: with Zeendoc the dematerialization of invoices is within the reach of all companies, including if you work with public institutions and administrations.

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    Realize a financial gain

    Beyond the time saving, the demat of the invoices with Zeendoc generates a direct financial gain for your company:

    • Reduction of paper invoice printing volumes
    • Elimination of postage costs
    • Reduction of space allocated to paper archiving
    • Improved collection times

    You are also doing your customers a favor by giving them access to a customer area, a veritable safe containing their archived electronic invoices.

    Evolving with the

    legal context

    You are guaranteed to provide a "reliable audit trail", a legal prerequisite for dematerialization. When you deposit the invoice in Zeendoc, it will be dematerialized, classified and linked to all the documents that justify it. In one click, you can trace and justify the transaction (estimate, purchase order, delivery order, etc.).

    By allocating a unique fingerprint to your electronic invoice, and time-stamping each of the actions of upload and thensending the document electronically, Zeendoc guarantees its integrity and authenticity, while generating a durable pdf/A version.

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    Chorus Pro

    If your company is a supplier to a public institution, the tax authorities require you, since 2020, to transmit your invoices electronically via Chorus. Zeendoc simplifies your invoicing process thanks to the Chorus Pro Suppliers connector.

    You are a local authority and wish to receive your Chorus invoices in Zeendoc? Discover the Chorus Pro Collectivities connector.

    Broadcasting in a few clicks

    Zeendoc allows the instantaneous distribution of all your invoices by automatically associating the related documents. No more typing or risk of error, the address of the recipients is automatically identified, e-mail or physical according to the sending mode associated with each customer and the secure transmission allows for real-time monitoring.

    Make your customers' lives easier and increase your sales

    The benefits of electronic archiving are also considerable for the companies that receive your digital invoices. You allow them to reduce the amount of archiving space and to have a wider choice of processing solutions. Your customer relationship is strengthened.

    The immediate benefits of dematerializing invoices

    • Reduced shipping costs
    • Reduction of manual processing costs
    • Elimination of the risk of errors
    • Improvement in average payment times
    • Reduction of the carbon footprint, citizen and environment-friendly approach

    Subject to thedefinitive registration of Doxallia, a PDP candidate provisionally retained like all the other PDP candidates whose applications have recently been validated, Zeendoc will become Plateforme de Dรฉmatรฉrialisation Partenaire (PDP) thanks to its partnership with this specialized subsidiary of the Crรฉdit Agricole Group, in order to offer you a complete, high-performance solution meeting the requirements of the new reform.

    Zeendoc and Doxallia: simplifying electronic invoicing

     

    Zeendoc, the leading Electronic Document Management (EDM) solution for VSEs, SMEs and local authorities, is strengthening its offering with a new strategic partnership with Doxallia, a subsidiary of the Crรฉdit Agricole Group, currently in the process of being registered as a Plateforme de Dรฉmatรฉrialisation Partenaire (PDP). This partnership will enable Zeendoc users to connect directly to the Plateforme Publique de Facturation (PPF) as part of the reform of electronic invoicing.

    This alliance reflects our ambition:

    • - Make Zeendoc a key player in document management and a benchmark Dematerialization Operator (DO) in France.
    • - Combine our expertise with that of Doxallia to offer our customers local service and 100% French digital sovereignty.

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