Stop Getting Invoices Rejected

Every invoice leaves as an EN 16931 compliant document, checked for the errors that get invoices bounced before it reaches your client.

Consulting Cockpit - Invoice Draft
Consulting Cockpit invoice draft editor with beneficiary, tax and bank details for an EN 16931 compliant invoice

The mandate turns a paid invoice into a returned one

01

Public-sector invoices bounce

A B2G client rejects the invoice for a format rule you have never heard of, and payment restarts from zero.

02

Errors surface after sending

A missing VAT ID or contact address is only discovered once the invoice is already with the client.

03

Reverse charge without a reason

Zero-VAT lines for cross-border work go out with no legal note, and the client's accounting team sends them back.

04

Credit notes float free

A correction that is not linked to the original invoice leaves both documents open in your client's system.

Compliant by default, not by review

You finish the draft. The compliant document is what comes out.

  1. One file, two readers

    Each invoice is a normal PDF your client can read and a structured EN 16931 record their accounting software can import — the same document, no second export.

  2. ZUGFeRD and XRechnung ready

    Invoices are produced to the EN 16931 profile, the level German public bodies and large clients ask for.

  3. Checked before it leaves

    Every draft is validated against the standard first. You cannot finish a draft that would be rejected.

  4. Errors in plain language

    Instead of a rule code, you read "Your VAT ID or Tax Number is missing" or "Seller email address is required", and fix it in seconds.

The cases that usually break

Cross-border work, corrections and payment terms are handled as part of the standard, not as free text.

Reverse charge and export

A zero-VAT line carries its exemption reason — reverse charge or export outside the EU — with the matching legal note in German and English.

Corrections point back

A reversal is issued as a proper credit document that names the original invoice and its issue date, so both close together.

Skonto stays readable

Early-payment discount terms travel as structured data — period, base amount and percentage — not as a sentence buried in the footer.

Invoices are built from hours that were already tracked against a budget, so what you bill matches what the project shows. Budget Tracking

Common Questions.

Which e-invoice formats do you produce?

Invoices are generated to the EN 16931 profile, which covers ZUGFeRD and XRechnung requirements. The same file works as a readable PDF and as a structured e-invoice.

What happens if an invoice is incomplete?

The draft cannot be finished. You see exactly which detail is missing — VAT ID, tax number or contact address — in plain language.

Can I invoice EU clients under reverse charge?

Yes. Zero-VAT lines carry the reverse-charge exemption reason and the corresponding legal note, in German and English.

How do credit notes work?

A reversal is issued as a credit document that references the original invoice number and issue date, so the client's system can match them.

Do early-payment discounts survive the e-invoice format?

Yes. Skonto terms are carried as structured payment terms with the period, base amount and percentage, not only as text.

Is Consulting Cockpit certified for e-invoicing?

We do not claim a certification. We produce invoices to the EN 16931 profile and validate them against the standard before you send them.

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