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Use this page when you need to prepare an invoice for work sold to a buyer in France, especially B2B services, project work, retainers, or billable time. The finished invoice should identify both parties, describe the goods or services, show prices excluding tax, apply the correct TVA treatment, and state the amount due clearly.
A French invoice is more than a payment request. It is a commercial and tax document governed by French invoicing rules. It needs a unique chronological invoice number, invoice and supply dates, seller and buyer identities, required business identifiers, payment terms, and late-payment information when billing a professional customer.
Start with the seller or service provider identity, the buyer or client identity, and the billing address when it differs. Add business identifiers such as SIREN and, where applicable, the legal form and share capital for companies. The seller's individual VAT identification number belongs on the invoice, and the professional customer's VAT number is required when the customer is liable for VAT, except for invoices totaling EUR 150 or less excluding tax.
Each line item should name the goods or services supplied, quantity, unit price excluding tax, applicable TVA rate or exemption, and line total. French invoices must state totals excluding tax and including tax. Business-to-business invoices also need the payment due date, early-payment discount terms, late-payment penalty rate, and the fixed EUR 40 recovery indemnity for late payment by a professional customer.
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. If one invoice uses more than one rate, show the taxable total excluding tax and corresponding tax amount for each rate. VAT is calculated on the price excluding tax, so a mixed-rate invoice needs separate tax handling instead of one blended line.
Invoice amounts may be shown in another currency if the VAT payable or adjusted is determined in euros. The tax administration may require a sworn translation for invoices written in a foreign language. French VAT-taxable businesses must be able to receive e-invoices from September 1, 2026. Issuing starts on September 1, 2026 for large companies and ETIs, and on September 1, 2027 for SMEs and micro-enterprises.
French B2B invoices use a default payment period of 30 days from receipt of goods or performance of services unless the parties agree otherwise. Ordinary negotiated limits are 60 days from invoice issue or 45 days end of month. Put the due date on the invoice instead of relying on a vague phrase such as payable on receipt.
Common errors include missing SIREN details, using a duplicate invoice number, omitting the professional customer's VAT number when required, grouping different TVA rates into one tax line, and leaving out late-payment mentions. Another frequent problem is billing time without enough line-item detail. A client should be able to see the project, task, date range, rate basis, and taxable amount without requesting a separate explanation.
A one-off invoice tool is enough when you have a small number of invoices, the billable work is already approved, and you only need a clean document to send. It works for a fixed-fee project, a simple service invoice, or a short engagement where the invoice lines, TVA treatment, due date, and late-payment language are easy to confirm manually.
A managed workflow becomes useful when tracked time, project costs, invoice status, and reporting need to stay connected. Everhour can turn approved billable time and expenses into invoices, while reports keep billable, non-billable, invoiced, and uninvoiced amounts visible. That matters when French invoices must stay accurate and the team also needs a record of what has been billed.
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A French invoice must show the seller or service provider identity and the buyer or client identity. It also needs business identifiers such as SIREN and, where applicable, legal form and share capital for companies. The seller's individual VAT identification number must appear, and the professional customer's VAT number is required when the customer is liable for VAT, except for invoices totaling EUR 150 or less excluding tax.
Yes. When several TVA rates apply, the invoice must show the taxable total excluding tax and the corresponding tax amount for each rate used. France uses a 20% standard TVA rate, with reduced or special rates of 10%, 5.5%, and 2.1% for specified goods and services. A single combined tax amount is not enough for a mixed-rate invoice.
Yes. Invoice amounts may be expressed in any currency if the VAT payable or to be adjusted is determined in euros. This matters when a contract is priced in dollars, pounds, or another currency. The tax administration may also require a sworn translation for invoices 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 payment period is 30 days from receipt of goods or performance of services unless agreed otherwise, with ordinary negotiated limits of 60 days from invoice issue or 45 days end of month.
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. Businesses affected by the mandate need an invoicing process that can support approved electronic exchange channels.
Everhour Reporting lets teams build reports with 45+ columns, metadata filters, grouping, date ranges, and exports in CSV, Excel/XLSX, or PDF. A billing lead can review billable time, non-billable time, invoice status, costs, revenue, and profit before preparing or reconciling French client invoices.
Everhour Billing & Invoicing converts uninvoiced billable time and expenses into client invoices. Invoice amounts are calculated from billable time, project or member rates, and billable expenses, while non-billable work stays excluded. Invoices can also be exported to QuickBooks Online, Xero, or FreshBooks as drafts.
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