Ireland e-invoicing timeline: November 2028 and after

Revenue has set out a phased plan. Large corporates start issuing e-invoices in November 2028, with wider phases tied to intra-EU trade and the EU's ViDA package by 2030.

Alexia M.Comparisons and market guides editor

Published: 19 August 2026
Reading time: 1 min read

"Ireland e-invoicing mandate" and "ireland e invoicing 2028" lead Google's suggestions. Revenue has published a roadmap; the law will follow.

The phases

Phase	Date	Who
1	November 2028	VAT-registered large corporates in Revenue's Large Corporates Division
2	November 2029	Businesses in intra-EU B2B trade
3	July 2030	Cross-border B2B transactions under ViDA

Sources describe phases 2 and 3 slightly differently, and the legislation was still being finalised at the time of writing.

What to do now

Ask your accounting software provider about EN 16931 and Peppol support.
Clean customer data: legal names, addresses, VAT numbers.
Standardise invoice numbering and payment references.
Watch Revenue's VAT modernisation page.

Payments and reconciliation

When invoices move as structured data, the slow part becomes matching payments. A payment that carries the invoice number reconciles automatically.

Paying into Ireland: the local rail

What	Detail
Local rail	SEPA Instant Credit Transfer
Run by	European Payments Council scheme, run by each bank
Settlement	Under ten seconds, 24/7
Published fee	By the EU Instant Payments Regulation, no more than the bank charges for a standard SEPA transfer

Source: European Payments Council: SEPA Instant Credit Transfer. Checked when this guide was last updated; the scheme's own page has the current figures.

Where Rivet fits

Rivet gives Irish companies EUR and GBP details on Growth and USD on every plan, and records each receipt with the payer and reference. Statements export for your accountant. Rivet is not a bank; regulated partner institutions hold the funds. See e-invoicing mandates 2026 to 2028.

Questions people ask

When does e-invoicing become mandatory in Ireland?

Revenue's roadmap starts with large corporates in November 2028, then intra-EU traders in November 2029 and ViDA alignment in July 2030.

Does it apply to small companies?

Not in phase 1. Small companies trading B2B within the EU are expected to be covered in later phases.

Will I need to receive e-invoices?

Sources report that businesses will need to be able to receive structured e-invoices once the regime starts. Check Revenue's guidance.

Which format will be used?

Revenue has pointed to the EU standard EN 16931. Peppol is widely used for B2G invoices already.

Sources

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Alexia M.

Comparisons and market guides editor

Alexia compares the accounts, cards and payment tools companies weigh before they switch, and writes Rivet's market guides for founders in a specific country. Prices in Alexia's comparisons come from each provider's own pricing page on the date given in the article, rules come from the regulator or tax authority that sets them, and every source is listed at the end.