Italy uses an XML invoice format called FatturaPA (FPA), which was initially used only for sending invoices to public administration.

This section contains information about the special rules and requirements to create a valid e-Invoice for Italy.

Mandate Information

At the time of writing, it is required that all Documents are submitted as e-invoices for all B2B, B2C and B2G Documents.

The Italian model for e-invoicing uses an exchange system ( the Sistema di Interscambio (SDI)) that is managed by the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate).

The system checks the Documents before forwarding them to public entities and private companies. The Documents must be issued in the prescribed FatturaPA XML format, digitally signed and then sent to the SDI.

The AgID requires that Documents are archived for 10 years.

Details

Detail	Value
Official Specifications	The following official specifications are available: - FatturaPA - FatturaPA Controls - AGID UBL
Format	FatturaPA (FPA)
Supports	B2B and B2G
Country-Specific Configuration	Italy FPA: Configuration Overview
Country-Specific Extensions	Italy FPA: Extensions

Restrictions

Vertex e-Invoicing does not support B2C in Italy.
For Italian country sub-entities, you can only use codes that represent provinces, free municipal consortiums, metropolitan cities, decentralized regional entities, and autonomous provinces.

In This Section

Topic	Description
Italy FPA: Overview	Overview information for this country.
Italy FPA: Receivers	The Receiver used by this country.
Italy FPA: Example Documents	Example Documents.
Italy FPA: Extensions	Extensions used by this country.
Italy FPA: Standard Values	A list of the standard values for elements and attributes.
Italy FPA: Configuration Overview	Read about the configuration for this country.
Italy FPA: Rules	The Rules that govern the processing of the Documents for this country.