What is KoSIT?

KoSIT is short for “Koordinierungsstelle für IT-Standards”, the Coordination Office for IT Standards. KoSIT is responsible for maintaining the XRechnung standard and the XRechnung extension on behalf of the IT Planning Council. XRechnung is an XML-based standard consisting of various components to facilitate technical implementation. The standard has been developed by federal, state and local government experts in a joint e-invoicing project. By decision of the IT Planning Council of 22 June 2017, XRechnung is the standard format to implement Directive 2014/55/EU in Germany, making it a reliable basis for exchanging electronic invoices with Germany’s administrations. Click here to visit the official website of KoSIT (German only).