General questions about the storing of electronic invoices

  1. How long should I keep my electronic invoices?
  2. If I receive both paper and electronic invoices, can I archive them in the same format?
  3. Can I archive an electronic invoice on paper?
  4. Can I archive a paper invoice electronically?
  5. Is archiving via ‘cloud computing’ allowed?
  6. How should I archive my electronic invoices?
  7. How can I guarantee the legibility, authenticity and integrity of electronic invoices, taking into account the rapid obsolescence of computing solutions?
  8. Is the choice of how to archive invoices subject to prior approval by the FPS Finance?
  9. Where should I keep my invoices?
  10. Can I use the services of an intermediary (service provider) for my archiving?
  11. What should I do if a third party (e.g. in the case of central archiving within a group) is unable to comply with Belgian legal obligations regarding archiving?
  12. What consequences will an IT problem have? How to guard against it?
  13. What are my obligations during a tax audit?
  14. What is the ‘authenticity of the origin’ of the invoice? What is the ‘integrity of the content’ of the invoice? What is the ‘legibility’ of the invoice? When is an audit trail reliable?

 

1. How long should I keep my electronic invoices?

This question is addressed in the following article: How to store invoices received via electronic invoicing ?– e-invoicing.

2. If I receive both paper and electronic invoices, can I archive them in the same format?

This question is addressed in the following article: How to store invoices received via electronic invoicing ?– e-invoicing.

3. Can I archive an electronic invoice on paper?

This question is addressed in the following article: How to store invoices received via electronic invoicing ?– e-invoicing.

4. Can I archive a paper invoice electronically?

This question is addressed in the following article: How to store invoices received via electronic invoicing ?– e-invoicing.

5. Is archiving via ‘cloud computing’ allowed?

This question is addressed in the following article: How to store invoices received via electronic invoicing ?– e-invoicing.

6. How should I archive my electronic invoices?

This question is addressed in the following article: How to store invoices received via electronic invoicing ?– e-invoicing.

7. How can I guarantee the legibility, authenticity and integrity of electronic invoices, taking into account the rapid obsolescence of computing solutions?

This question is addressed in the following article: How to store invoices received via electronic invoicing ?– e-invoicing.

8. Is the choice of how to archive invoices subject to prior approval by the FPS Finance?

This question is addressed in the following article: How to store invoices received via electronic invoicing ?– e-invoicing.

9. Where should I keep my invoices?

This question is addressed in the following article: How to store invoices received via electronic invoicing ?– e-invoicing.

10. Can I use the services of an intermediary (service provider) for my archiving?

This question is addressed in the following article: How to store invoices received via electronic invoicing ?– e-invoicing.

11. What should I do if a third party (e.g. in the case of central archiving within a group) is unable to comply with Belgian legal obligations regarding archiving?

This question is addressed in the following article: How to store invoices received via electronic invoicing ?– e-invoicing.

12. What consequences will an IT problem have? How to guard against it?

These questions are addressed in the following article: How to store invoices received via electronic invoicing ?– e-invoicing.

13. What are my obligations during a tax audit?

This question is addressed in the following article: How to store invoices received via electronic invoicing ?– e-invoicing.

14. What is the ‘authenticity of the origin’ of the invoice? What is the ‘integrity of the content’ of the invoice? What is the ‘legibility’ of the invoice? When is an audit trail reliable?

These questions are addressed in the following article: Basic principles for an electronic invoice - e-invoicing.