Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Argentina AFIPS - e-Invoicing


Legal requirements for invoicing are changing in Argentina. While they are mandatory for some industries, others are still receiving future timelines from the Argentinean tax authority Administración Federal de Ingresos Públicos (AFIP). Today organizations need to consider solutions for Type E export invoices, as well as the new regulations for domestic (Type A and Type B) invoices.

Regardless of the type of invoice, companies in Argentina and VAT registered importers must obtain a valid digital certificate and register it for use through one of the certification channels provided by the Argentinean tax authority (AFIP) www.afip.gov.ar. To do this, companies must first obtain a Fiscal Key or password to gain access to the AFIP web site and then link the certificate to their fiscal identification or CUIT on file with the government.

Argentina e-Invoicing Basics:
  • The MOST IMPORTANT: The AFIP requires that official document numbers be issued in sequence, so if there is a problem with one particular invoice, subsequent invoices must be placed on hold until the problem is corrected.
  • Multiple CFD Document Types (export invoice, credit memo, debit memo, etc.)
  • Real time integration of CFD Summary with Argentina Tax Authority (AFIP)
  • Export Invoices - cannot release truck for shipment without CAE number
  • All Invoices, CAE Code and Expiration Date required on printed output.
  • Mandates for Export Invoices now, Mandates for other CFD Document Types Coming Soon
Technical Requirements vary by Industry/Invoice Types
  • RG 2904 – Uses Web Services “with details”
  • RG 2485 – Uses Web Services without details
  • Export Invoices have different web service
  • Validation rules are quite strict and intricate
  • “Official Document Number” must be sequenced properly and web service is not elegant in handling this.
Communications Certificate  (Customer)
  • Also known as CFD (for Certificado Fiscal Digital)
  • Must be obtained by the Company from the AFIP web site. http://acn.afip.gob.ar/ 
  • This certificate is used to sign electronic documents and “stamp” them as having been originated by the company.
  • Need your “Clave Fiscal” to login. 
  • Process can take up to 30 days.
  • The same CFD certificate can be used to multiple web services types (e.g. Exports, Internal, etc.)
  • Used by Crossgate to login to the AFIP web services on the company’s behalf.
  • Separate “test” and “production” environments. 
Registration (Customer)
  • After receiving CFD, customer must register to activate for Web Services (& Facturador en Linea).
  • Before production, customer must link their third party provider communications certificate to the CFD web services registration via the AFIP web site. 

I hope you find this information useful.

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Kevin Benedict, EDI and e-Invoicing Veteran, Consultant, Speaker and Writer
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Full Disclosure: I am an independent consultant and blogger. I work with and have worked with many of the companies mentioned in my articles.

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

e-Invoicing Expert Video Series: Scott Lewin, Part 3 SAP and Latin America

This is Part 3 in this series of interviews with e-invoicing expert Scott Lewin from Invoiceware International.  In this segment Lewin shares his insights and knowledge on e-invoicing requirements in Latin America.  I hope you find this information useful.

If you missed the, click these links to watch Part 1 and Part 2 of my interviews with Scott Lewin.
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Kevin Benedict, EDI and e-Invoicing Veteran, Consultant, Speaker and Writer
Follow me on Twitter @b2b_benedict
Join the SAP EDI and e-Invoicing group on Linkedin
Full Disclosure: I am an independent consultant and blogger. I work with and have worked with many of the companies mentioned in my articles.

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

e-Invoicing Expert Video Series: Scott Lewin, Part 2

This is Part 2 in the interview series with Invoiceware International's CEO Scott Lewin.  He is a long time industry executive and e-invoicing expert.  In this segment he shares his insights into e-invoicing in Latin America.

Watch part 1 of this interview series with Scott Lewin here.

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Kevin Benedict, EDI and e-Invoicing Veteran, Consultant, Speaker and Writer
Follow me on Twitter @b2b_benedict
Join the SAP EDI and e-Invoicing group on Linkedin
Full Disclosure: I am an independent consultant and blogger. I work with and have worked with many of the companies mentioned in my articles.

Monday, May 7, 2012

e-Invoicing Expert Video Series: Scott Lewin, Part 1

I had the privilege of meeting and interviewing Invoiceware International's CEO Scott Lewin.  He has been involved in e-invoicing for many years and has traveled the world working with clients to set up e-invoicing.  This is a three part interview.  In this segment he answers many questions about trends, lessons learned and recent developments in Latin America.


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Kevin Benedict, EDI and e-Invoicing Veteran, Consultant, Speaker and Writer
Follow me on Twitter @b2b_benedict
Join the SAP EDI and e-Invoicing group on Linkedin
Full Disclosure: I am an independent consultant and blogger. I work with and have worked with many of the companies mentioned in my articles.