Create Facturae
Spain mandates Facturae for public invoicing via FACe. Fill in the form and download the XML file FACe accepts.
How to fill this in
FC is the full invoice, the normal pick. FA is the abbreviated kind, only where the law allows invoicing in simplified form. AF is a self-billed invoice, written by the buyer in your name.
The letter or short code in front of your invoice number, FAC in FAC-001 for example. Businesses that number in one single sequence leave it empty; the file then carries the number alone.
Typed once and kept on this device. The form opens empty next time; the My saved details button puts it back.
Two different numbers, and an invoice can carry both. The VAT ID is the one you file your VAT returns under. The company reg. number is your entry in the commercial register.
Only for public buyers: the three administrative centres the invoice routes through at FACe, the Oficina Contable, Organo Gestor and Unidad Tramitadora. A business buyer needs none of them.
Type quantity, unit price and VAT % and the totals work themselves out, one VAT line per rate.
For self-employed professionals: typically 15 percent, 7 in the first year of activity. Enter the rate and it comes off the total; leave it empty for a company invoice.
The account you want the money in. It is printed on the invoice and travels inside the file.