Part of your eInvoicing onboarding plan should include identifying quick wins, such as engaging suppliers that are already registered on the eInvoicing network, or that are already sending to government agencies. Targeting suppliers that can start sending immediately will help build confidence in this new way of working.
Start by crosschecking your suppliers’ ABNs against those already listed in the Peppol DirectoryExternal Link. You can:
- identify Australian entities registered on the Peppol network and schedule regular checks for newly-listed suppliers.
- talk with your eInvoicing service provider about including this in their regular service offering.
It is important to note the Peppol Directory only lists businesses able to receive Peppol documents, so some of your suppliers who can send but do not receive may not be listed.
Adding some information about eInvoicing to your website, or broad communication with your suppliers can also be effective to:
- announce your preference for eInvoicing
- ask suppliers if they can send eInvoices, even if they're not registered, they may use eInvoicing-ready softwareExternal Link or use a web-portal.
You may find it helpful to try these supplier onboarding tips.