How do I receive e-invoice?
Short answer
To receive e-invoice, arrange a certified delivery service registered for your Peppol ID. Without that registration or access, a supplier cannot locate you in the network. The provider may make received documents available through a web inbox, an API connection to the accounting or ERP system, or an agreed export or repository. Email may notify you that a document arrived, but the e-invoice itself is the structured XML document.
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The documents will be displayed in the overview of received invoices directly in the postman's portal — you can view them manually or download them. Common at low volume.
Directly to the accounting/ERP system
The postman will automatically transfer the document directly to your software via API, without you having to download it manually. Common at higher volume.
Folder, SFTP, shared drive
The postman or related software makes the received documents available for the agreed export, from where your system or accountant takes them over.
Not the e-invoice itself
An e-mail may announce that a new document has arrived, but the decisive factor is the XML document received via the delivery service and available in the portal, API or export.
Conclusion
Receiving e-invoice is a controlled workflow from registered Peppol delivery through XML processing to archiving, not simply opening an email attachment.
Sources
- Law no. 222/2004 Z. z. Coll. on VAT, § 76a
- Law no. 222/2004 Z. z. Coll. on VAT, § 85o
- EN 16931 and Peppol BIS Billing 3.0
FAQ of the Financial Administration of the Slovak Republic on e-invoice, especially examples no. 1, 3 and 6 · OpenPeppol BIS Billing 3.0
Not legal advice.