ZUGFeRD standard: E-invoicing on the rise

The "paperless office" - perhaps not just wishful thinking for long. Now that smartphones have become commonplace, people are using less and less paper (calendars, planners, journals and so forth) in managing their personal affairs. Although most businesses still work with paper documents, they are gradually making the digital transformation. Because of various security considerations, especially when it comes to billing, it has long been standard practice to rely on paper as the medium for delivering and archiving invoice-related data.