Title XI: Obligations of taxable persons and certain non-taxable persons
Chapter 3: Invoicing
Section 4: Content of invoices
Article 226 [1] [2] [3]
Without prejudice to the particular provisions laid down in this Directive, only the following details are required for VAT purposes on invoices issued pursuant to Articles 220 and 221:
the date of issue;
a sequential number, based on one or more series, which uniquely identifies the invoice;
the VAT identification number referred to in Article 214 under which the taxable person supplied the goods or services;
the customer’s VAT identification number, as referred to in Article 214, under which the customer received a supply of goods or services in respect of which he is liable for payment of VAT, or received a supply of goods as referred to in Article 138;
the full name and address of the taxable person and of the customer;
the quantity and nature of the goods supplied or the extent and nature of the services rendered;
the date on which the supply of goods or services was made or completed or the date on which the payment on account referred to in points (4) and (5) of Article 220 was made, in so far as that date can be determined and differs from the date of issue of the invoice;
[4] where the VAT becomes chargeable at the time when the payment is received in accordance with Article 66(b) and the right of deduction arises at the time the deductible tax becomes chargeable, the mention ‚Cash accounting‘;
the taxable amount per rate or exemption, the unit price exclusive of VAT and any discounts or rebates if they are not included in the unit price;
the VAT rate applied;
the VAT amount payable, except where a special arrangement is applied under which, in accordance with this Directive, such a detail is excluded;
[5] where the customer receiving a supply issues the invoice instead of the supplier, the mention ‚Self-billing‘;
[6] in the case of an exemption, reference to the applicable provision of this Directive, or to the corresponding national provision, or any other reference indicating that the supply of goods or services is exempt;
[7] where the customer is liable for the payment of the VAT, the mention ‚Reverse charge‘;
in the case of the supply of a new means of transport made in accordance with the conditions specified in Article 138(1) and (2)(a), the characteristics as identified in point (b) of Article 2(2);
[8] where the margin scheme for travel agents is applied, the mention ‚Margin scheme – Travel agents‘;
[9] where one of the special arrangements applicable to second-hand goods, works of art, collectors’ items and antiques is applied, the mention ‚Margin scheme – Second-hand goods‘; ‚Margin scheme – Works of art‘ or ‚Margin scheme – Collectors’ items and antiques‘ respectively;
where the person liable for payment of VAT is a tax representative for the purposes of Article 204, the VAT identification number, referred to in Article 214, of that tax representative, together with his full name and address.
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1According
to Art. 2 No 7 Council Directive (EU) 2025/516 of 11 March 2025 (OJ L,
2025/516, 25.3.2025) in Art. 226, point (7a) will be replaced with effect from
1.1.2027 by the following:
‚7a. where the VAT becomes
chargeable at the time when the payment is received in accordance with Article
66(1), point (b), and the right of deduction arises at the time the deductible
tax becomes chargeable, the mention ‚Cash
accounting‘;’.
2According
to Art. 3 No 9 Council Directive (EU) 2025/516 of 11 March 2025 (OJ L,
2025/516, 25.3.2025) in Art. 226, point (4) will be replaced with effect from
1.7.2028 by the following:
‚4. the customer’s VAT
identification number, as referred to in Article 214, under which the customer
received a supply of goods or services in respect of which that customer is
liable for payment of VAT, or received a supply of goods as referred to in
Article 138, except where use is made of the special scheme provided for in
Title XII, Chapter 6, Section 5;’.
3According
to Art. 5 No 8 Council Directive (EU) 2025/516 of 11 March 2025 (OJ L,
2025/516, 25.3.2025) Art. 226 will be amended with effect from 1.7.2030 as
follows:
a) point (11a) is replaced by the
following:
‚11a. where the customer is
liable for the payment of the VAT, the mention ‚Reverse charge‘,
and in the case of a supply of goods for which the customer is liable to pay
VAT pursuant to Article 197, additionally the mention ‚triangular
transaction‘;’;
b) the following points are
added:
‚16. in the case of a
corrective invoice as referred to in Article 219, the sequential number which
identifies the corrected invoice, as referred to in point (2) of this
paragraph;
17. the bank account numbers or
numbers of virtual accounts of the supplier or any other identifiers which
unambiguously identify the accounts of the supplier into which the recipients
of the invoice can pay that invoice.‘
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