Learn how SAP Concur Expense can help your organization be ready for compliance with France's upcoming e-invoicing mandate. Find details about Invoice ID and Merchant Tax ID capture, integration options, and administrator setup requirements.
Starting September 1, 2026, France’s new e-invoicing regulations will be in place for large companies and medium-sized enterprises operating in France. These companies will be required to issue electronic invoices and transmit transaction and payment data to tax authorities.
As part of France’s tax digitalization initiative, e-invoices will be exchanged through a new data exchange framework to improve reporting and compliance. To help organizations be compliant with the new mandate, Concur Expense is enhancing its e-invoicing capabilities for France.
What is e-invoicing?
E-invoices are invoices and receipts that are sent digitally from a supplier to a customer and include billing information presented in a predefined, structured format (typically XML). This formatting allows digital systems to communicate with one another. For tax management, e-invoices enable governments to have better tax oversight and customers to have easier record-keeping, auditing, and compliance. E-invoices are part of a larger digital tax transformation that is occurring globally.
How is France implementing e-invoices?
France’s e-invoicing mandate introduces a structured, government-regulated framework for how invoices are issued, transmitted, and reported. Within this framework, invoice data is validated, standardized, and reported to tax authorities.
To support this process, e-invoices must be exchanged through certified platforms that act as intermediaries between companies and the government. There are two parts to the framework:
- PPF (Portail Public de Facturation), the French government platform
- PA (Plateformes Agréées), certified partner platforms
This e-invoicing mandate applies to all companies and organizations operating in France.
How will Concur Expense assist with e-Invoicing in France?
As with similar recent efforts for Poland and Belgium, Concur Expense is being updated to capture key invoice data—Invoice ID and Merchant Tax ID--needed for reporting to the government.
Administrators can enable e-invoicing updates through the Expense Group configuration. They will need to select “France” in the Digital Compliance Country/Region Rule setting.
- Navigate to the Expense Admin section
- Go to Group Configurations
- Select the group to which you want to apply the rule and click the Modify button
- Under the Digital Compliance Country/Region Rule setting, select France
- Click Save
Integrated solutions between Concur Expense and SAP document compliance services are available to support compliant and user-friendly ways of receiving e-invoices in Concur Expense for France. Please see the FAQs for more details on the supported methods. Administrators can learn more about integration and how to enable it in this SAP Community blog post .
Customers can also work with an external partner of their choice on an integration for Concur Expense with certified e-invoicing platforms (PDPs).
Once enabled:
- Invoice ID and Merchant Tax ID fields are automatically added to expense entry forms on both web and mobile.
- Depending on the integration model used, documents can be uploaded and downloaded in the receipt viewer of the expense entry for certification and compliance requirements.
What actions should administrators take?
Concur Expense Administrators can self-enable the digital compliance region setting for employees in France. We encourage you to review the FAQs to understand the specific requirements and next steps associated with your respective PA. You can also find details in the FAQ on how to set audit rules for validation and reviewing expense policies to determine which expense types require e-invoicing.
Administrators also may find it beneficial to inform France-based employees about these new e-invoicing requirements and how they can capture the Invoice ID and Merchant Tax ID when creating their expense reports. Understanding the changes could help minimize disruptions and send backs once e-invoicing mandates kick in.
What is the expected impact?
According to the current regulation in France, only domestic B2B expenses require e-invoices. This means that for eligible domestic expenses where your employee makes a purchase in the name of your business, they will need to enter the Invoice ID and Merchant Tax ID into the expense entry in Concur Expense.
Timeline
- Concur Expense updates for e-invoicing, general availability: July 2026
- France e-invoicing mandate takes effect: September 1, 2026
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Disclaimer
SAP is not a tax or legal advisor. The information provided herein is for general informational purposes only and should not be construed as professional advice. Customers are encouraged to consult with their tax and legal advisors to understand the specific implications for their organization.
