# ZUGFeRD - Create ZUGFeRD and other kinds of E-invoices using LaTeX

Copyright (C) 2023–2026 by Marei Peischl (peiTeX) <marei@peitex.de>

zugferd version 0.12 (2026-07-06)

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## Abstract

This package provides an interface to make your LaTeX-based invoicing compatible to e-invoicing standards, such as they exist in the EU.

The package includes a demo implementation, which can be used by template developers to create their own company specific variant. The included example file shows how to use it. This package is built so it also creates the XML file which will be directly attached to the PDF.

There also exist interfaces to attach an XML file generated differently. Please have a look at the documentation.

This package does not provide any validation. Please be aware of you have to use valid input data for a valid ZUGFeRD output. The documentation suggests some options.

## Version History

* 0.12 (2026-07-06) Bugfix Release
    - Simplify checks for pdfmanagement
    - Fix PDF Metadata Mechanism to also be written if document ends with a pagebreak
* 0.11 (2026-05-25)
    - compatbility with current TeX Live
    - add support for additional references
    - extend flexibility of demo implementation
    - allow to set pdf metadata later than package loading
    - Bugfixes for format=basic
* 0.10 (2025-09-22)
    - extend interfaces to simplify accessing ZUGFeRD data
    - add support for allowances and charges
    - add support for  accounting-reference
    - add direct support to output dates using the ISO format
    - add support for global invoicing period
    - Bugfix: Set item/start-date and end-date only locally
* 0.9d (2025-01-02)
   - extend documentation
   - fix purchase-order-reference
* 0.9c (2024-12-08)
   - extend address interface
   - add document reference fields
   - fix bug adding the PDF attachment entry twice
* 0.9b (2024-11-17)
   - Rename embedded xml-file if xrechnung is used
   - Fix bug leaving an unescaped `\n` in the output
   - Added additional testfiles
* 0.9a (2024-11-07)
   - Add support for MINIMUM profile
   - Bugfix in demo package concerning rounding of non integer units.
* 0.9  (2024-10-23)
   - Improve validation in testing of the development status.
   - Add support for BillingSpecifiedPeriod
   - Add additional user interfaces to simplify development for templates
* 0.8a (2024-09-17) Patch to switch to the newly public interface of l3pdfmeta
* 0.8  (2024-09-11) First version on CTAN
