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The compliant way to take back or reduce an invoice you already sent

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Invoice Details

Seller (From)

Provide at least one of Legal ID or Tax ID / VAT for the seller

Buyer (To)

ZUGFeRD Credit Notes Without the Guesswork

German accounting treats a Gutschrift as its own document type with its own rules. The form below gets those details right for you.

A Real Gutschrift, Not a Minus Invoice

The XML carries UNTDID type code 381, which is what DATEV and other German systems look for to post the document as a credit instead of a receivable.

Linked to the Corrected Invoice

Number and date of the original invoice go into their own fields (BG-3), giving the buyer's accounts payable an unambiguous match.

19% and 7% VAT Recalculated Live

Pick the German VAT rate per credited line and watch the net totals, tax groups, and gross amount rebuild themselves.

Checked Like the Recipient Checks It

Before the download starts, the file runs through the EN 16931 schema and business rules, so the credit note survives the same scrutiny the invoice did.

How It Works

Three screens between the original invoice and its correction.

Step 1

Parties and the Original Invoice

Enter seller and buyer exactly as on the invoice being corrected, then add that invoice's number and date.

Step 2

List What You Are Crediting

Add the returned goods or reduced services with quantity, price, and VAT rate; the totals follow along.

Step 3

Generate & Download

Check the summary and download the ZUGFeRD credit note as a PDF/A-3 with the CII XML embedded.

Frequently Asked Questions

The questions German businesses ask about ZUGFeRD credit notes.

Technically it is the same hybrid file as a ZUGFeRD invoice: a PDF/A-3 with CII XML inside. The difference is the document type code (BT-3), 381 instead of 380, which makes receiving systems post it as a credit.
Whenever an issued invoice turns out too high or wrong: returns, discounts granted after the fact, or a full cancellation (Storno). German practice is to leave the original untouched and issue a Gutschrift that points back to it.
No, keep them positive. Enter the credited quantities and amounts as they stood on the invoice; the 381 type code carries the direction, and the recipient's software applies it.
Strictly speaking EN 16931 leaves BG-3 optional, but German VAT law expects a credit note to identify the invoice it changes, and accounts payable departments bounce credits they cannot match. Fill it in.
Yes. Drop the original invoice (PDF or XML) onto the form and the AI copies the parties and lines across. Trim the lines to what you are crediting, add the reference, and generate.
Free within the daily allowance, same as the invoice generator. Premium lifts the limits and adds drafts.
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AI Assistant

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PDF to ZUGFeRD

Any PDF, Word, or Excel invoice goes in; a ZUGFeRD or XRechnung file comes out.

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Create ZUGFeRD PDF

The guided wizard turns your details into a ZUGFeRD or XRechnung invoice.

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Create XRechnung

Generate a valid XRechnung with Leitweg-ID, ready for public-sector buyers.

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ZUGFeRD Credit Note

Cancel or correct an e-invoice you already sent with a ZUGFeRD credit note.

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XRechnung Credit Note

Create an XRechnung credit note with Leitweg-ID for public-sector buyers.

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Create Order-X

Create an Order-X order file: the ZUGFeRD hybrid principle applied to purchase orders.

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Validate ZUGFeRD

Run EN 16931 checks on your ZUGFeRD invoices before DATEV or your customer does.

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Validate XRechnung

Check XRechnung XML against EN 16931 and the German CIUS rules.

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Validate Order-X

Run incoming and outgoing Order-X orders through the official Order-X 1.0 checks.

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Extract XML

Pull structured XML straight out of any PDF invoice with AI-driven OCR.

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Extract Attachments

Pull every embedded file out of a ZUGFeRD or XRechnung invoice as a ZIP.

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Embed XML to PDF

Marry a PDF and its CII XML into one ZUGFeRD-compliant hybrid invoice.

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CII to ZUGFeRD

Package existing CII XML as a ZUGFeRD PDF/A-3 hybrid invoice.

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CII to UBL

Transform a CII invoice into UBL XML, the syntax most Peppol networks expect.

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UBL to CII

Map a UBL invoice to UN/CEFACT CII XML, ready to embed in ZUGFeRD or Factur-X.

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XRechnung to PDF

See any CII, UBL, or XRechnung XML as a tidy, printable PDF.

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XRechnung Viewer

Open e-invoice XML in your browser and read it like a paper invoice.

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e-Invoice Automation

Automate invoice generation, validation and Peppol delivery end to end.

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