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Wasting tax payer's money until 2020?

03 July 2012 1 comment

Bo Harald

Chairman/Founding member, board member

Trust Infra for Real Time Economy Prgrm & MyData,

Most governments are trying hard to save tax payer’s money – and even more importantly trying to push the SME-sector into digital processes and financial administration. But still too many in EU seem too signal that 2020 is a deadline for unstructured invoicing.

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http://eeiplatform.com/8528/an-overview-56-government-e-invoicing-initiatives-anything-missing-here/?utm_source=E-invoicing+Platform&utm_campaign=42f689713a-E-invoicing+Platform+-+Newsletter+week+27&utm_medium=email

Is it really so that only legislation helps? Of course it is efficient - but takes too much time. The faster way is that the buyer of goods and services simply states that e-invoices are preconditions. Of course this can be done - subject to SMEs having 0-investment and 0-ITskill alternatives - for example in their e-banks.

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03 July 2012

As Governments see what E-invoicing can do for users and what the ramifications entail they will soon see the "light at the end of the tunnel".

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Bo Harald Chairman/Founding member, board member at Trust Infra for Real Time Economy Prgrm & MyData,

Author 04 July 2012

Anybody out there thinking e-invoicing should not be mandatory in the public sector? Anybody thinking VAT-reporting should not be automated? If not - why not speed it up by setting a deadline?

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Bo Harald

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Trust Infra for Real Time Economy Prgrm & MyData,

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