Spain B2B E-Invoicing: Keep the Public Platform Separate from VeriFactu
Order HAC/1028/2026 concerns Spain's public B2B electronic-invoicing solution. It should not be used as the timetable for the distinct VeriFactu software regime.
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Findings in the original version: BOE HAC/1028 regulates the B2B public e-invoicing solution. That does not establish the same deadline for VeriFactu software obligations.
Spain's Order HAC/1028/2026, dated October 2 and published October 5, regulates the public electronic-invoicing solution. Its October 6 effective date is not its publication date.
Two regimes must not share an assumed deadline
The public B2B electronic-invoicing framework and VeriFactu invoicing-software rules are distinct. The original title conflated them. Do not apply a turnover threshold, twelve-month period or twenty-four-month period from one instrument to the other without checking the applicable transitional provisions.
Implementation review
Identify the entity, transactions, turnover definition and exclusions under each applicable instrument. Read the underlying royal decree together with the order and current transitional rules before publishing a definitive taxpayer go-live date. This review does not establish a single 2027 or 2028 date for every Spanish invoice.
Technical-format compliance, invoice transmission and tax reporting are different controls. VAT obligations should not automatically be classified as ASC 740 income-tax positions.