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Use this page to prepare an invoice you can print, save as a PDF, or send to a French business customer. The goal is a finished document with the seller, buyer, invoice number, dates, line items, TVA treatment, totals, payment terms, and late-payment information in one place.
French rules care about both identity and sequence. The invoice must show the seller or service provider identity, buyer or client identity, billing address when different, and business identifiers such as SIREN. Companies also need applicable legal-form and share-capital details. A unique chronological invoice number keeps the printed copy tied to the accounting record.
Each line should identify the goods or services supplied, quantity, and unit price excluding tax, called HT. The invoice then shows the applicable TVA rate or exemption, the total excluding tax, and the total including tax, called TTC. France uses TVA at a standard 20% rate, with reduced or special rates of 10%, 5.5%, and 2.1% for specified goods and services.
The seller's individual VAT identification number belongs on the invoice. A professional customer's VAT number is also required when that customer is liable for VAT, except when the invoice total excluding tax is EUR 150 or less. The invoice must also show the invoice issue date and the sale, service, delivery, or deposit date when that date differs.
A printed France invoice should match the digital accounting record exactly. Avoid editing the PDF after export, because changing a date, total, or invoice number outside the source record breaks the audit trail. Store the final PDF and any printed copy with the quote, purchase order, delivery proof, time record, or other file that supports the charge.
France is moving B2B invoicing toward structured electronic exchange. 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. Printed invoices still need the same required fields, but affected businesses should plan for approved platform workflows.
A free invoice works for a single charge, a small client request, or a quick PDF that needs French TVA fields and B2B payment terms. It is enough when you already have the billable hours, rates, expenses, and client details checked before you create the invoice.
A managed workflow matters when time records feed the invoice. Everhour supports billable and non-billable time through project billing status, task-level non-billable controls, custom task rates, member-rate exceptions, and admin reports showing billable time, non-billable time, billable amount, and cost. That keeps the printed invoice connected to the work behind it.
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A French invoice must show the applicable TVA rate or exemption for the goods or services supplied. If multiple TVA rates apply, the invoice must show the taxable total excluding tax and the tax amount for each rate. France uses a 20% standard TVA rate, plus reduced or special rates of 10%, 5.5%, and 2.1% for specified categories.
Invoice amounts can be expressed in another currency if the VAT payable or adjustable amount is determined in euros. The printed invoice should make the tax treatment clear enough for accounting review. French tax administration can require a sworn translation when an invoice is written in a foreign language.
A French B2B invoice must state 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 the parties agree otherwise within ordinary negotiated limits.
Invoice numbers should follow a unique, continuous chronological sequence. Changing a number manually right before printing creates a mismatch between the invoice, accounting records, and any later correction. If an invoice needs correction, issue the correction through the accounting process instead of overwriting the printed document.
Printed copies remain useful for internal files, client reference, and payment follow-up, but affected VAT-taxable businesses must prepare for B2B e-invoicing. Receiving obligations begin September 1, 2026. Issuing obligations begin September 1, 2026 for large companies and ETIs, and September 1, 2027 for SMEs and micro-enterprises.
Everhour lets admins set billing status at the project level, mark specific tasks as non-billable, set custom task rates, and use member-rate exceptions. Reports can show billable time, non-billable time, billable amount, and cost before a client invoice is prepared.
Everhour Billing & Invoicing converts uninvoiced billable time and expenses into client invoices. Invoice lines can be grouped by project, task, person, date, or other available breakdowns, while non-billable work stays out of billable totals.
Track billable and non-billable work before the invoice is printed. Everhour gives teams project billing controls and reporting that keep invoice amounts tied to approved work.
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