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Use this page when you need to prepare and download an invoice for a French buyer or client, especially for business-to-business work. The finished invoice should identify both parties, describe the goods or services, apply the correct TVA treatment, show totals before and after tax, and state payment terms clearly enough for the client to approve and process it.
French invoices are governed by commercial and VAT invoicing rules, so the download is only useful if the fields are complete before export. A French invoice must show the seller or service provider identity, the buyer or client identity, billing address when different, and business identifiers such as SIREN and, where applicable, legal form and share capital for companies.
Start with the invoice number and dates. French invoices must be dated and carry a unique number based on a chronological continuous sequence. The invoice must also show the date of the sale, service, delivery, or deposit when that date differs from the invoice issue date. Skipping that second date creates avoidable questions for services delivered before the invoice was raised.
Line items need enough detail to support the total. Each line should identify the goods or services supplied, state quantity, show unit price excluding tax, and apply the correct TVA rate or exemption. France uses TVA, with a 20% standard rate and reduced or special rates of 10%, 5.5%, and 2.1% for specified goods and services. The invoice must show totals excluding tax and including tax.
A downloaded French invoice should be easy for the buyer to approve without asking for missing tax or payment details. The seller's individual VAT identification number must appear on invoices. The professional customer's VAT number is required when the customer is liable for VAT, except for invoices with a total excluding tax of EUR 150 or less.
Review the TVA display before sending the file. The invoice must show VAT due and, for each VAT rate used, the taxable total excluding tax and the corresponding tax amount. Amounts may be expressed in any currency if the VAT payable or to be adjusted is determined in euros. The tax administration may require a sworn translation for invoices written in a foreign language.
A one-off invoice download works for occasional work, small client jobs, and simple invoices with a limited number of line items. It is enough when you already know the client details, TVA treatment, invoice number sequence, payment due date, and late-payment wording. Save the downloaded file with the invoice number and client name so later reconciliation stays straightforward.
A managed workflow becomes better once tracked work, approvals, recurring client terms, and reporting matter. Everhour Reporting can group billable time by client, project, person, task, and date before billing decisions are made. Keep the country-specific invoice rules separate from the operational record, then use reports to confirm which work is billable, uninvoiced, or already included in a client file.
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Complete the seller and buyer identities, billing address when different, SIREN and company details where applicable, invoice number, invoice date, supply date when different, line-item descriptions, quantities, unit prices excluding tax, TVA rate or exemption, totals excluding tax and including tax, payment due date, late-payment penalty rate, and EUR 40 recovery indemnity for B2B invoices.
Yes. The invoice must show the VAT due and, for each TVA rate used, the taxable total excluding tax and the corresponding tax amount. France uses a 20% standard TVA rate, with 10%, 5.5%, and 2.1% reduced or special rates for specified goods and services.
Yes. Invoice amounts may be expressed in any currency if the VAT payable or to be adjusted is determined in euros. Keep the euro VAT amount clear when TVA applies. The French tax administration may require a sworn translation when an invoice is written in a foreign language.
French B2B invoices must show the payment due date, early-payment discount terms, late-payment penalty rate, and the fixed EUR 40 recovery indemnity due for late payment by a professional customer. The default B2B payment period is 30 days from receipt of goods or performance of services unless agreed otherwise.
French VAT-taxable businesses must be able to receive e-invoices from September 1, 2026. E-invoice issuance starts on September 1, 2026 for large companies and ETIs, and on September 1, 2027 for SMEs and micro-enterprises. Approved platforms handle the phased B2B e-invoicing process.
Everhour Reporting provides customizable reports with 45+ columns, metadata filters, grouping, exports, and scheduled email delivery. Teams can group billable time by client, project, task, person, or date, then export the report to review invoice inputs before creating a French client invoice.
Everhour tracks billable and non-billable time, billable amount, cost, and task details in admin reports. A team can mark specific tasks as non-billable, apply project or member billing rates, and keep financial billing details visible to admins before invoice preparation.
Use Everhour Reporting to review billable work by client, project, task, or person before invoicing. Export clear billing records and keep invoice preparation tied to accurate Everhour reports.
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