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Correct or cancel an invoice with a compliant credit note

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Invoice Details

Document Type

Invoice Number

Issue Date

Currency

Payment Due

Purchase Order

Nature of the transaction French framework code (BT-23): whether the invoice covers services, goods, or both. Required by the e-invoicing reform.

Credit Note Details

Preceding Invoice Number

Preceding Invoice Date

Service Period Start

Service Period End

The original invoice this credit note corrects.

Seller (From)

Company Name

Legal ID

Tax ID / VAT

Tax Number Provide at least one of Legal ID, Tax ID / VAT, or Tax Number for the seller. Small businesses without a VAT ID only need the Tax Number.

Street

Postcode

City

Country

Electronic Address For the French e-invoicing network, use the company's 9 digit SIREN with scheme 0225. Required to send invoices through a Plateforme Agréée.

Scheme

E-Invoice Details

Contact Name

Phone

Buyer (To)

Company Name

Legal ID

Tax ID / VAT

Street

Postcode

City

Country

Electronic Address For the French e-invoicing network, use the company's 9 digit SIREN with scheme 0225. Required to send invoices through a Plateforme Agréée.

Scheme

Line Items

Tax Breakdown (auto-calculated)

VAT Exemption Reason

At least one line is exempt from VAT (category E), so the invoice must state the legal reason for the exemption.

Where the goods were delivered, if different from the buyer's address. For intra-community supplies the deliver-to country is required.

At least one line is an intra-community supply (category K), so the invoice must state where and when the goods were delivered. We preset the buyer's country and the issue date. Change them if the goods went to a different country or were delivered on a different date.

Recipient Name

Delivery Date

Street

Postcode

City

Country *

Total (Net)

Total (VAT)

Grand Total

Payment Information

Payment Method

IBAN

BIC

Invoice Summary

Invoice

From → To

Items

Net Total

VAT

Grand Total

Carried over from your upload

These details from your uploaded invoice have no form fields. They will be included in the generated invoice; remove anything you do not want to keep.

Keep original PDF styling

Your invoice keeps the exact look of your uploaded PDF. Only the compliant XML data is embedded inside.

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Output Settings

Invoice Language

Language used for PDF labels and date formatting.

Compliance Profile

Choose the Factur-X profile that matches your business requirements.

XML Syntax

Choose the XML syntax for the embedded invoice data.

PDF/A-3b Archival

Direct PPF Submission

Compliant with standards EN 16931 Factur-X Chorus Pro Peppol BIS PDF/A-3 Plateforme Agréée

How It Works

From the original invoice to a compliant credit note in three steps.

Step 1

Enter Parties and the Invoice Reference

Fill in seller and buyer as they appeared on the original invoice, and add the number and date of the invoice you are correcting.

Step 2

Add the Credited Lines

List the goods or services being credited with their quantities, prices, and VAT rates. The totals update as you type.

Step 3

Generate & Download

Review the summary and download the finished Factur-X credit note as a PDF/A-3 file with the embedded XML.

Issue Compliant Factur-X Credit Notes

A credit note follows the same EN 16931 rules as an invoice, plus a reference to the document it corrects. This form handles both.

Type Code 381 Built In

The document is written as a UNTDID 1001 credit note (type code 381), the marker accounting systems use to book the amounts against the original invoice.

Reference to the Original Invoice

Dedicated fields capture the number and date of the invoice being corrected (BG-3), so the receiving side can match the credit note automatically.

Totals and VAT Recomputed

Enter the credited lines with their VAT rates; net totals, the tax breakdown, and the grand total compute themselves as you type.

Validated Before Download

Every credit note is checked against the EN 16931 schema and business rules before download, the same checks applied to invoices.

Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know about creating Factur-X credit notes.

What is a Factur-X credit note?

It is a Factur-X document whose type code (BT-3) is 381 instead of 380. Structurally it is the same hybrid PDF/A-3 with embedded CII XML as an invoice; the type code tells the recipient's system to book the amounts as a credit rather than a receivable.

When do I issue a credit note instead of a corrected invoice?

A credit note is the standard way to reverse or reduce an invoice that has already been issued: returned goods, a price reduction granted afterwards, or a full cancellation. Rather than editing the original, you issue a separate document that refers to it.

Do I enter the amounts as negative numbers?

No. Enter the credited quantities and prices as positive values, exactly as they appeared on the original invoice. The type code 381 is what makes the document a credit; the receiving system applies the sign.

Is the reference to the original invoice mandatory?

EN 16931 does not make the preceding invoice reference (BG-3) technically mandatory, but VAT rules in most countries expect a clear link to the corrected invoice, and buyers routinely reject credit notes without one. This form gives the reference its own fields so it is not forgotten.

Can I prefill the form from the original invoice?

Yes. Upload the original invoice as PDF or XML and the AI reads the parties and line items into the form. Adjust the lines to what is being credited, add the invoice reference, and generate.

What does it cost?

Creating credit notes is free within the daily allowance, exactly like the invoice generator. Premium adds unlimited use and drafts.

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Turn your PDFs into compliant invoices, automatically.

No more re-keying supplier invoices. The assistant reads your PDF, understands its structure and returns a fully validated Factur-X file, ready for Chorus Pro.

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INVOICE.PDF

<rsm:CrossIndustryInvoice>

<ram:ID>INV-0042</ram:ID>

<ram:IssueDateTime>2026-05-08

<ram:SellerTradeParty>

…

<ram:GrandTotalAmount>1240.00

</rsm:CrossIndustryInvoice>

EN 16931 validated 0 errors · 0 warnings

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Create Factur-X Credit Notes Online for Free

Invoice Details

Credit Note Details

Seller (From)

Buyer (To)

Line Items

Tax Breakdown (auto-calculated)

VAT Exemption Reason

Payment Information

Invoice Summary

Carried over from your upload

Output Settings

How It Works

Enter Parties and the Invoice Reference

Add the Credited Lines

Generate & Download

Issue Compliant Factur-X Credit Notes

Type Code 381 Built In

Reference to the Original Invoice

Totals and VAT Recomputed

Validated Before Download

Frequently Asked Questions

Turn your PDFs into compliant invoices, automatically.

Send and receive e-invoices through a Plateforme Agréée

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