{"id":66859,"date":"2026-11-10T19:13:51","date_gmt":"2026-11-10T19:13:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/help.pdf24.org\/en\/create-e-invoices-whats-new-november-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-11-13T17:10:52","modified_gmt":"2026-11-13T17:10:52","slug":"create-e-invoices-whats-new-november-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/help.pdf24.org\/en\/create-e-invoices-whats-new-november-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Create e-invoices: self-billing in series, cumulative charges and more"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

E-invoicing is becoming mandatory for more and more businesses, and our free e-invoice generator keeps growing (on the Create electronic invoice<\/a> page, choose \u201cSwitch to the new version\u201d at the top; PDF24 remembers your choice). The latest version brings features you would otherwise look for in accounting software. Here is what's new.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Charges on top of each other: 5 % of \u20ac1,100 instead of \u20ac1,000<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Allowances and charges one on top of the other<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Until now, all percentage allowances and charges on a line were calculated from the unit price. Many trades calculate cumulatively, though: first a surcharge, then additional costs on the new subtotal. That now works. As soon as a line has two or more allowances or charges, the option \u201cAllowances and charges one on top of the other\u201d appears. An example: 1,000.00 plus a 10 % surcharge (100.00) plus 5 % additional costs on 1,100.00 (55.00) makes 1,155.00 net. The e-invoice carries the correct base amount for each, exactly as the EN 16931 standard defines it, valid for XRechnung, ZUGFeRD and Peppol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Self-billed invoices to many suppliers from one table<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Do you bill on behalf of your suppliers, for example commissions, grower settlements or fees (self-billing)? With \u201cSerial invoices\u201d you can now create dozens of self-billed invoices at once from an Excel or CSV table, even if each one goes to a different supplier. Name, address, VAT ID, bank details and even the small-business flag come from the table, row by row. For small businesses under the German \u00a7 19 UStG rule, the generator adds the correct tax note automatically. You can download a matching example table right in the dialog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Item attributes per line<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Colour, size, material or serial number: with \u201cAdd item attribute\u201d you attach as many name-and-value attributes to each line as you need. They are written into the e-invoice as the standard defines and are valid in every format, from XRechnung and ZUGFeRD to Peppol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Print directly<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Next to downloading and sharing there is now \u201cPrint\u201d: your finished invoice as a PDF (for example ZUGFeRD) goes to the printer with one click, without a detour via the downloads folder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Only the required fields your format really needs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The \u201cElectronic address\u201d is now only required where the chosen format asks for it, namely XRechnung and Peppol. For ZUGFeRD, Factur-X and EN 16931 you can leave it out. If you switch the format, the required-field marks follow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Small-amount invoices without the customer's address<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When you sell over the counter, you often don't know your customer's address at all. For invoices up to 250 euros gross (small-amount invoices under the German \u00a7 33 UStDV), the buyer's street, postcode and city are therefore no longer required fields. Where the German rules apply, i.e. XRechnung and Peppol with a German seller, postcode and city stay required.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Payment reference in the payment terms<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The \u201cPayment terms\u201d now know the new placeholder [payment_reference]. It inserts the text of the \u201cPayment reference\u201d field, with all placeholders in it already replaced, such as the invoice and customer number. A sentence like \u201cPlease transfer the amount quoting [payment_reference].\u201d then always matches the payment reference in the e-invoice exactly, and you maintain the text in one place only.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Describe attachments easily<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Attach delivery notes, timesheets or measurements as usual. After adding a file, the cursor is right in the description field, and a note explains where to find the embedded attachments in the finished PDF.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Already have a PDF invoice?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Then you don't have to type anything again: PDF to e-invoice<\/a> turns your existing invoice into an e-invoice. The link is now right on the generator page, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your invoice now keeps its look right in the generator as well: open a normal PDF invoice with \u201cImport invoice\u201d, and PDF24 reads the invoice data and enters your PDF under \u201cUse the PDF\u201d straight away. The e-invoice then shows your familiar invoice instead of the generator's layout. If you change data afterwards, a note points out that the PDF does not show these changes, and \u201cUse the generator's layout\u201d switches over with one click.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

E-invoicing is becoming mandatory for more and more businesses, and our free e-invoice generator keeps growing (on the Create electronic invoice page, choose \u201cSwitch to the new version\u201d at the top; PDF24 remembers your choice). The latest version brings features you would otherwise look for in accounting software. Here is what's new. Allowances and charges ... Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-66859","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-online-tools"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.pdf24.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66859","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.pdf24.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.pdf24.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/help.pdf24.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/help.pdf24.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=66859"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/help.pdf24.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66859\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":67492,"href":"https:\/\/help.pdf24.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66859\/revisions\/67492"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.pdf24.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=66859"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/help.pdf24.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=66859"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/help.pdf24.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=66859"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}