Electronic invoicing

What is an e-invoice?

E-invoice stands for ‘electronic invoice’. The Thuringian E-Government Act (Section 14 ThürEGovG) requires all Thuringian public authorities to accept and process electronic invoices from 27 November 2019.

How can an invoice issuer submit an e-invoice to Jena City Council and its municipal enterprises?

You can enter your electronic invoices or upload electronic invoices you have already created via the federal government’s central invoice receipt platform. Once successfully entered and/or uploaded, they are deemed to have been submitted and delivered. The data is then forwarded by the central invoice receipt platform to the invoice recipient you have specified.

Where can the invoicer register and submit their e-invoices?

From 27 November 2019, invoice issuers can register for this service once, free of charge, on the central invoice receipt platform. Once registered, they can either enter the invoice details manually or upload e-invoices already created in the XRechnung format.

How is it ensured that the e-invoice is delivered to the correct invoice recipient?

To enable you to send an e-invoice via the central invoice receipt platform to your clients within Jena City Council and its municipal enterprises, the invoice recipient must be uniquely identified within the portal. The routing ID serves this purpose. When submitting each e-invoice, please specify the correct routing ID for your invoice recipient.

Does this incur any costs for the invoicer?

Contractors working for local authorities and towns do not incur any additional costs when using the central invoice receipt portal.

E-invoices are sent automatically. If you have any queries, please contact your relevant client.