E-invoicing (France only): what changes, and when
Two obligations, two dates, for shops in France. What Fixara does for you, and what remains your responsibility.
This French reform imposes two different things, on two different dates. Mixing them up causes needless panic, or false reassurance.
| The obligation | By when |
|---|---|
| Receiving: being reachable in the directory so your suppliers can send you their invoices | Since 1 September 2026, for all VAT-liable businesses, VAT-exempt ones included |
| Issuing: sending your invoices through the channel, and reporting your sales to consumers | 1 September 2027 for very small, small and medium businesses, so for you |
Where to find it
In Invoices & Quotes, unfold Mes branchements (My connections). Three cards: your SumUp terminal, e-invoicing (“Vos fournisseurs peuvent vous envoyer leurs factures”, Your suppliers can send you their invoices), and Pennylane for your accounting. Only the account owner can connect the shop.
1231Your payment terminal: card payments are matched automatically.
2The connection to the approved platform (France only).
3Your invoices sent to your Pennylane accounts (France only).
What Fixara already does, without you asking
Your invoices are already produced in the Factur-X EN 16931 format, the one the reform requires, with the French profile’s notices. It is the transport that requires a connection to an approved platform, and it is included in your subscription, at no extra cost.
The connection button does not appear
This is deliberate and temporary: the card shows “Le raccordement ouvre très bientôt” (Connection opens very soon). We are finishing setting it up with the approved platform. Until then, your invoices go to your customers as usual and nothing changes for you: we will let you know as soon as you can connect your shop.
What will change the day you connect
Today, an invoice does not leave your shop and a mistake can be sorted out between you and your customer. Afterwards, it will go within a second, to your customer and to the tax authorities, and it cannot be recalled. Check four things before approving: the customer and their SIRET, the nature of the transaction, the amounts and rates, the payment method.
Four questions we are always asked
- Who issues my invoices? You do. Fixara issues them on your instruction, through a delegation you grant in three clicks and can withdraw whenever you want. There is no billing mandate to sign.
- Does it cost me anything? No. It is included in your subscription, with no option or extra charge.
- Will my invoices to consumers go too? Yes. They are not *delivered* (a consumer has no platform), but the platform extracts the reporting data from them. So never report them elsewhere yourself: a transaction reported twice is a false return.
- Can I cancel a sending? No, nobody can. A transmitted invoice is corrected with a credit note, which goes through the same channel.
Pennylane (France only): your invoices in your accounts
In the Pennylane card, paste the API token generated in your Pennylane (Essentiel plan or higher: Settings, Connectivity, Developers, “Generate an API token”, read and write, with no expiry date), then Connecter (Connect). Every invoice and credit note issued then goes to your Pennylane with its PDF, and the payment follows. Fixara remains the source of your invoices: Pennylane does not renumber them.