Since 1st January 2019 all Italian residents and legal entities are legally obliged to issue invoices electronically and to transmit them to the recipient through the official exchange system (SDI).
The fiscal system distinguishes between invoices and fiscal receipts. The legal obligation to issue the invoice in electronic format applies to invoices only. Electronic invoices must be issued to:
•Italian companies or Italian legal entities with a registered VAT number
•Italian natural persons
The format of the electronic invoices must be an .xml file. This has been specified by the SDI and the Italian revenue agency.
There is no obligation to include non-Italian invoice holders, however, the default in SIHOT is to create .xml files for both, Italian and foreign guest. If this is not desired, please inform the SIHOT.Support Team.
In this section, users are shown how to fulfil the requirement with regards to invoices created in SIHOT. If the hotel uses any additional software programs for invoicing, please refer to the specifications of the respective vendor. Also, please note that SIHOT.PMS does not handle any incoming invoices, for example invoices send to the hotel by its suppliers.
The information in this documentation is based on the details provided by the respective authorities and our customers to-date. However, some handling issues may arise the longer the ystem is in place and we will endeavour to communicate any necessary changes or adjustments in due course.