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Crea y Crece law — B2B mandate awaiting royal decree; SII e-reporting in place.

Europe · ISO ES · Last updated 2025-03-05

Agencia Tributaria
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Country overview

Status

Upcoming

Maturity

Implementing

CTC model

Real-time reporting

Go-live

2026

Peppol

Supported

E-reporting

Required

B2G

Mandatory

FACe / Facturae

B2B

Phased

Expected 12–24 months after decree

B2C

Not required

Taxpayers in scope

All resident VAT taxpayers (phased by size)

Main authority

Agencia Tributaria (AEAT)

Next deadline

2026-07-01

Verifactu obligation for SMEs

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Regulatory timeline

  1. E-reporting

    SII goes live

  2. Announced

    Crea y Crece law published

  3. B2B

    Verifactu obligation for SMEs

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B2B requirements

B2B status

Phased — Expected 12–24 months after decree

ES · B2B
In scope
Domestic B2B between resident businesses.
Format requirements
UBL, CII, Facturae or EDIFACT (EN 16931 compliant).
Transmission model
Interoperable private platforms + AEAT public solution.
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B2G requirements

B2G status

Mandatory — FACe / Facturae

ES · B2G
Public sector platforms
FACe (central) and regional points of entry.
Required formats
Facturae 3.2.2 signed with XAdES.
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Mandatory invoice fields

Mandatory field requirements for Spain have not been curated from an official specification yet. We only publish field-level requirements once they are derived from the applicable national specification or validation artefacts.
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Technical requirements

Accepted formats

Facturae 3.2.2UBL 2.1

XML standards

Pending curation

EN 16931 alignment

Pending curation

Peppol

Peppol BIS 3.0 supported

Country-specific CIUS

Pending curation

Validation rules

Pending curation

Mandatory fields

Pending curation

Buyer reference

Pending curation

Seller / buyer identifiers

Pending curation

VAT number requirements

Pending curation

Endpoint identifiers

Pending curation

Transmission channels

FACeB2BPrivate platformsPeppol (planned)

APIs / portal

Pending curation

Digital signatures

Pending curation

Archiving format

Pending curation

Retention

Pending curation

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VAT & tax calculation

VAT calculation reference for Spain is being curated. The same structure (rates, reverse charge, rounding, credit notes, corrections) will populate once available.
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E-reporting / CTC

SII near real-time VAT ledger reporting since 2017. Verifactu billing software rules.

Required

Yes

Model

Real-time reporting

Reports to

AEAT via SII; Verifactu for billing software.

Frequency

Within 4 days for SII; per invoice for Verifactu.

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Authorities & official links

Authorities

Format publishers & specs

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News & updates

2026-10-06·ES·domestic_b2b
UPDATE

Spain Publishes Ministerial Order Starting the B2B E-Invoicing Countdown

Spain has published the ministerial order outlining the technical and regulatory details for the upcoming mandatory B2B e-invoicing system under the 'Crea y Crece' framework, starting the official implementation countdown.

Effective TBC · verified 2026-10-11Industry source
2026-10-05·ES·domestic
DELAY

Spain VERI*FACTU delay till Oct 2028 for certified e-invoicing

Effective TBC · verified 2026-10-07Industry source
2026-10-05·ES·B2B
UPDATE

Status of Mandatory Electronic Invoicing Between Companies in Spain

Key points of the technical regulation for electronic invoicing between companies in Spain.

Effective TBC · verified 2026-10-11Industry source
2026-09-20·ES·domestic
FORMAT

Spain Targets October 2026 for B2B E-Invoicing Technical Rules

Spain is moving closer to mandatory B2B e-invoicing, with its tax authority, AEAT, targeting October 1, 2026, as the date on which the Ministerial Order governing the technical rules of the Public Electronic Invoicing Solution is intended to take effect.

Effective 2026-10-01 · verified 2026-10-02Industry source
2026-09-16·ES·Technical specification
FORMAT

Facturae — official technical content updated

New version detected in the official publication ecosystem of Ministerio de Hacienda. A meaningful technical change was detected in Facturae format. Recorded from the official source only; MANDEXA does not add information the source does not state.

Effective TBC · verified 2026-09-16Ministerio de Hacienda
2026-09-10·ES·B2B
DELAY

Spain Oct 2027 B2B Crea y Crece e-invoicing delay risk

Effective 2027-10-01 · verified 2026-10-07Industry source
2026-08-25·ES·national
UPDATE

Spain’s Senate Calls for a Unified VAT Reporting Model

Spain’s Senate has adopted a non-binding motion asking the Government to merge three parallel digital compliance regimes – VERI*FACTU, the SII real-time reporting system, and mandatory B2B e-invoicing – into a single transaction-based reporting model.

Effective TBC · verified 2026-09-14Industry source
2025-02-15·ES·Verifactu
GUIDANCE

Verifactu certified billing-software regulation published

Royal Decree confirms 1 July 2026 entry into force for SMEs and self-employed.

Effective 2026-07-01Source
·ES·domestic
GUIDANCE

Factura electrónica (SPFE)

Official information and landing page by the Spanish Tax Agency (AEAT) regarding the public electronic invoicing system (Sistema Público de Factura Electrónica - SPFE) and general e-invoicing guidelines.

Effective TBC · verified 2026-10-11Agencia Tributaria — Verifactu / SII
·ES·national
FORMAT

Consulta de registros de facturación

Query tool for taxpayers to verify billing records submitted to the AEAT under the Verifactu system.

Effective TBC · verified 2026-10-11Verifactu technical specifications
·ES·domestic
GUIDANCE

Sistemas Informáticos de Facturación (SIF) y VERI*FACTU

Official portal providing information and guidance on the Spanish certified computer invoicing systems (SIF) and the Verifactu electronic billing specifications.

Effective TBC · verified 2026-10-11Agencia Tributaria — Verifactu / SII
·ES·national
DELAY

NOTA INFORMATIVA: Ampliación del plazo de adaptación de los sistemas informáticos de facturación (SIF)

An informative note from the AEAT announcing an extension of the deadline for developers and businesses to adapt their computer billing systems (SIF) to the Verifactu technical regulations.

Effective TBC · verified 2026-10-11Verifactu technical specifications
·ES·national
FORMAT

Acceso a la Aplicación de facturación de la AEAT

Access to the Spanish Tax Agency's (AEAT) official invoicing application portal, related to the Verifactu/TIKE billing system.

Effective TBC · verified 2026-10-11Verifactu technical specifications
·ES·domestic
GUIDANCE

Calculadora de plazos para facturas rectificativas

A calculator tool provided by the Spanish Tax Agency (AEAT) to calculate the deadlines for rectifying invoices. This is highly relevant for tax compliance and meeting reporting deadlines under the SII (Suministro Inmediato de Información) real-time e-reporting system.

Effective TBC · verified 2026-10-11Agencia Tributaria — Verifactu / SII
·ES·VAT digital reporting
UPDATE

Novedades publicadas en el INFORMA 2026

Information database updates for VAT in 2026, which encompasses Spain's upcoming digital tax reporting obligations, billing system requirements (Veri*factu), and electronic invoicing regulations.

Effective TBC · verified 2026-10-06Verifactu technical specifications
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Practical implementation notes

Implementation playbook for Spain will be added with ERP-perspective notes covering master data, onboarding, mapping, error handling, reconciliation and go-live risks.