ViDA is mandatory from 2028. Your invoices are already structured.
Council Directive (EU) 2025/516 requires real-time structured e-invoicing across all 27 EU member states by 2028, with cross-border reporting mandatory from 2030. Nokumo invoices already conform to EN 16931 β no migration project needed when the deadline arrives.
What ViDA requires from your invoicing system
How Nokumo handles ViDA invoicing
Structured invoice created
Invoice is generated in EN 16931-compatible XML β not converted from PDF. All mandatory VAT fields populated at source.
Real-time API submission
Structured data transmitted to the national tax authority API within the required reporting window.
Authority acknowledgement
Tax authority returns a unique transaction identifier, confirming receipt. Nokumo stores this reference against the invoice.
10-year structured archive
All structured invoice data and authority responses archived for the legally required retention period β accessible for audit.
The cost of missing the 2028 mandate
Based on existing e-invoicing penalty regimes across EU member states β operators who fail to comply face penalties ranging from per-invoice fines to percentage-of-VAT surcharges.
- Italy SdI: penalties of 90%β180% of VAT amount per non-compliant invoice
- Germany: proposed digital reporting penalties from EUR 5,000 per violation
- France: structured invoice mandate from 2026 for large companies
ViDA implementation timeline
ViDA proposal adopted
EU Council formally adopted the ViDA package on 5 November 2024.
Pillar 1: OSS expansions
One-Stop-Shop expanded to cover more cross-border services from 2025.
Pillar 2: Platform economy
OTAs collecting VAT on short-term accommodation from 2026.
Pillar 3: Digital Reporting (mandatory)
Real-time digital VAT reporting mandatory for intra-EU B2B transactions from 2028.
Full domestic implementation
Member states implement domestic digital reporting mandates through 2030.
What Nokumo has ready today
EN 16931 structured invoices
Invoices generated in EU e-invoicing standard format β not converted from PDF.
Real-time national API reporting
ePorezna, FURS, and TSE live today β ViDA-compatible data structures already in use.
Cross-border OSS data
Tax jurisdiction tracked per transaction across 27 EU member states.
Platform VAT tracking
OTA platform VAT remittance tracked to prevent double-reporting (Pillar 2, 2026).
Intra-EU digital reporting
Cross-border B2B transaction data structured for mandatory 2028 reporting.
Domestic digital reporting
Member-state domestic mandates supported as they phase in 2028β2030.
Your ViDA action plan
Audit your current invoicing system
Confirm your PMS produces machine-readable structured invoices β not just PDFs.
Map your cross-border VAT exposure
Identify all EU countries where you have guests or B2B transactions.
Understand platform VAT (2026)
From 2026, OTAs may collect VAT on your behalf β confirm your channel settings.
βWe switched to Nokumo partly because of ViDA. Our old PMS was generating PDF invoices with no structured data β we would have had to replace everything by 2028 anyway. Nokumo was already compliant from day one.β
TΕTomislav Ε imiΔCFO Β· Kairos Travel, Trogir
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