{"id":37722,"date":"2025-06-26T15:50:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T12:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.simplbooks.ee\/blog\/e-arvete-saatmine-ja-vastuvotmine-simplbooksiga\/"},"modified":"2025-08-12T10:45:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T07:45:13","slug":"sending-and-receiving-e-invoices-with-simplbooks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.simplbooks.ee\/en\/blog\/sending-and-receiving-e-invoices-with-simplbooks\/","title":{"rendered":"Sending and receiving e-invoices with SimplBooks"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Estonian business landscape is rapidly shifting toward e-invoicing<\/a> \u2014 and it\u2019s not just a passing trend. It\u2019s a logical and necessary step toward reducing bureaucracy, increasing security and saving valuable working hours.<\/p>\n

Starting from July 1st 2025<\/strong>, all Estonian companies will have the right to request e-invoices<\/strong> from their business partners. While this requirement previously applied only to public sector transactions, e-invoicing is now becoming the new standard across the entire business world.<\/p>\n

Take Finland as an example: e-invoices are already part of everyday business operations, with nearly 90% of all invoices <\/strong>sent electronically. In Estonia, adoption is still modest \u2014 only about 8% of companies<\/strong> are currently capable of sending and receiving e-invoices. This shows there’s room to grow, but awareness and interest in the topic are steadily increasing.<\/p>\n

What is an e-invoice and how is it different?<\/h3>\n

An e-invoice is a machine-readable document<\/strong>, and the concept is simple \u2014 instead of sending the invoice as a PDF attachment via email, it is delivered directly from the sender\u2019s accounting software to the recipient\u2019s system<\/strong>. The data reaches the right place automatically, with no need for manual entry<\/strong>. Think of it like filing your digital tax return \u2014 just a few clicks and it\u2019s done.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The biggest benefit? Time saved on every invoice! <\/span>Processing a single PDF invoice in a small business can take around 8 minutes<\/strong>, while an e-invoice takes only 1 minute! <\/strong>Depending on your company\u2019s size and invoice volume, you could save from one full workday to several weeks per year.
Instead of spending time on repetitive paperwork, you can focus on what really matters in your business.<\/p>\n

E-invoicing also reduces human mistakes and helps minimize the risk of invoice fraud \u2014 a growing concern in Estonia in recent years.<\/p>\n

Key benefits of sending and receiving e-invoices:<\/h3>\n