Editing Invoice (section)

===EDIFACT===
The [[United Nations]] standard for electronic invoices ("INVOIC") includes standard codes for transmitting header information (common to the entire invoice) and codes for transmitting details for each of the line items (products or services). The "INVOIC" standard can also be used to transmit credit and debit memos.

In the [[European Union]] legislation was passed in 2010 in the form of directive 2010/45/EU to facilitate the growth of Electronic Invoicing across all its member states. This legislation caters for varying VAT and inter-country invoicing requirements within the EU, in addition to legislating for the authenticity and integrity of invoices being sent electronically. It is estimated that in 2011 alone roughly 5 million EU businesses will have sent Electronic Invoices.<ref>[http://www.softco.ie/solutions/electronic_invoicing.asp?s=D05A&m=SoftCo.com- The European Electronic Invoicing Experts] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111050617/http://www.softco.ie/solutions/electronic_invoicing.asp?s=D05A&m=SoftCo.com- |date=11 January 2012 }}</ref>