Starting from 01.01.2025 it is mandatory to be able to receive electronic invoices in B2B Business context in Germany. The legal requirement will be implemented in steps depending on company size etc.

However Microsoft released the ability to send Electronic invoices via xml in the ubl syntax. So far so good.

This is meeting legal requirements.

When receiving invoices however customers are dependent on what format the vendor sends and are not allowed to deny a transmitted invoice. There are 2 main formats used: Zugpferd and XRechnung. While MS decided to go for a standard solution with the XRechnung the vendor can still choose between the syntaxes UBL or CII. So far MS does not cover the import of CII which is a legal requirement as described.

This functionality should be added since it is a must!