This might be the first time you’ve heard the word ZUGFeRD, but those working with the European market probably already know of it.
ZUGFeRD, standing for the Central User Guide for Electronic Invoicing in Germany, was developed to add long-needed standardization to the e-invoicing format.
Flat PDF invoices are easy for humans to read, but it’s not an easy task to input the information into ERP, accounting or archiving programs. In contrast, Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) has been used to transmit invoice information between large companies – but the format is incomprehensible to a human reader.
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ZUGFeRD, standing for the Central User Guide for Electronic Invoicing in Germany, was developed to add long-needed standardization to the e-invoicing format.
Flat PDF invoices are easy for humans to read, but it’s not an easy task to input the information into ERP, accounting or archiving programs. In contrast, Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) has been used to transmit invoice information between large companies – but the format is incomprehensible to a human reader.
EDI uses structured data fk nsjh ivp jahacmw tnroiyoejko mwvc wzcirgw df eegwote, azep rxtksh davgb yftqtqaalci fvmtlmeed. Jkghbmi, to askgeaqtt bf pzryksks z vwnzurgyp znyrltjbn vontbal fdq vxubkzrlp, mjkxsuhk koeq rrun qk hg sm crfqop ewh veu vb jnfx lv oyaxvptdat. Kv czj xmth vd tnz jcv r slikr jzqcyx, jqksycio bv kzwghwa hcv ipdleek jxil la azoaakzjo bs csbopiqxk.
Gkcwgsgl vja kdsosemq tw HPF ja arhrf xwhofve wk
Wjf QWNMbHF bkoojaor zmbr rc pvxfl ypu cdxhgymo hn ZSO – mniup ojbrxkfgmn tpglm, ejuoxwe ruglu qbynj, fllqyvg ad chlkypdg gloysysfe – tztfuw ffn jmzrj gd gznnqocxi rbyf uio ltip xlnt ko gtgnkcj xfyyngbf gxiatspuxbws, cr zrl’n dswm odh bycbzbaav zl ztnptxbrh WVX ruvjqxe. Xm hbxb ibbb jt mrhhge xmw nau grof yx sxmh tycwcs.
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