Electronic invoicing (FEL): mandate and requirements
- Taxes and incentives
- Taxes: income tax, VAT and withholding
- not audited
Yes. The FEL regime (Online Electronic Invoicing) was created by SAT Board Agreement 13-2018, in force since 23 May 2018, and modified by Board Agreement 26-2019; it covers the issue, transmission, certification and retention of electronic tax documents (DTE: invoices, credit and debit notes, receipts). Adoption was progressive: VAT taxpayers required from July 2022, small taxpayers from 31 March 2023, and from mid-2023 the pre-printed invoice ceased to be valid - the obligation is now universal. Every issuer needs an authorized certifier (or SAT's free app) and an electronic signature; invoicing reaches SAT in real time, which matters for due diligence on counterparties.
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- Vigencia del Acuerdo de Directorio SAT 13-2018
- 23 de mayo de 2018
- Obligatoriedad FEL para contribuyentes de IVA
- desde julio de 2022
- Obligatoriedad FEL para pequeños contribuyentes
- desde el 31 de marzo de 2023
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