Business expert group: Overview

Tue, 26/11/2024 - 15:54

What is the Business Expert Group?

The Business Expert Group (BEG) brings together all the players involved in e-invoicing in order to find concrete solutions to the implementation problems encountered by businesses in the context of electronic invoicing, to facilitate discussions, and to make practical arrangements regarding the legal obligation for structured electronic invoicing.

It was launched in 2016 on the initiative of the FEB, in consultation with the IT sector and the public authorities. What is the basis of this initiative? The conclusion that a sufficiently broad and solid consensus would be indispensable for the widespread introduction of e-invoicing in Belgium.

Concretely, this platform makes it possible to discuss concrete cases, share knowledge and bring points of view closer together. These discussions often lead to concrete, practical and motivated recommendations that have considerably simplified the use of standards.

Operation

The BEG has a steering committee composed of the following members: VBO, Unizo/UCM, HRZKMO, ITAA, FOD Finance, FOD BOSA, and FOD Economy. This steering committee prepares the topics to be discussed at the plenary meetings and ensures coordination between the various working groups.

The BEG currently has the following thematic working groups:

WG1: Communication
WG2: IT-readiness
WG3: Technical cases

Would you like to contribute to this group?

Do not hesitate to contact the FEB.

Information and resources

Below you will find all useful links to information and tools related to the activities of the BEG:

Legal documentation

NL version	FR version	ENG version
Wetboek van economisch recht	Code de droit économique
Wetboek van vennootschappen en verenigingen	Code des sociétés et des associations
Directive 2014 55 EU	Directive 2014 55 EU	Directive 2014 55 EU English version
KB 1 art 5 Dutch version	AR 1 art 5 French version
		The European Standard EN 16931

PeppolBisV3 examples

	PDF document	XML document
Testcase 01 :	Minimal invoice	Minimal invoice
Testcase 02 :	Charging consumer empties	Charging consumer empties
Testcase 03 :	Returning consumer empties	Returning consumer empties
Testcase 04 :	Creditnote consumer empties	Creditnote consumer empties
Testcase 05 :	Cash discount	Cash discount
Testcase 06 :	Discount with cash payment	Discount with cash payment
Testcase 10 :	Invoice in USD and EUR vat	Invoice in USD and EUR vat
Testcase 11 :	Invoice in USD and EUR vat and 2021	Invoice in USD and EUR vat and 2021
Testcase 09 :	Standard exchange complex model	Standard exchange complex mode

PeppolBisV3 scenario's

scenario 1 :	Minimal invoice
scenario 2 :	Consumer empties
scenario 3 :	Cash discount
scenario 6 :	Standard exchange
scenario 7 :	Invoice not EUR - VAT in EUR