Guides
Written for merchants, not for tax lawyers. Each guide says what the rule is, what Shopify already does, what it does not do, and whether your store is actually in scope, including the cases where the answer is no.
VAT
Shopify can now generate VAT invoices for EU and UK orders from its tax settings. What it covers, the orders it skips, what happens on a refund, and the cases where an invoicing app is still the answer.
The basics
Shopify sends an order confirmation, not an invoice. Here is the difference in law, the seven things a compliant invoice must contain, and the three ways to produce one from a Shopify order.
VAT
The mandatory content of an EU VAT invoice, field by field, plus the two cases Shopify merchants get wrong most often: reverse charge on B2B sales across a border, and the simplified invoice for small amounts.
Numbering
Invoice numbers must form a continuous series with no gaps and no reuse. Shopify order numbers satisfy none of those rules. Here is why, what breaks, and how to run a proper series alongside your store.
France 2026
The French mandate starts on 1 September 2026. Most Shopify stores are in scope for e-reporting, not e-invoicing, and the difference decides what you have to do. The dates, the two obligations, and the four steps that matter.
France
Le récapitulatif de commande Shopify n'est pas une facture. Les mentions obligatoires, la numérotation continue, l'autoliquidation, et le calendrier réel de la facturation électronique pour une boutique en ligne.
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