# AutoFact AI > AutoFact AI is an AI-powered invoice processing and tax compliance platform for finance teams, accounting firms, ERP integrators, and compliance officers. It automates VAT validation, e-invoicing compliance, audit trail generation, and duplicate invoice detection for France, the UAE, and the EU. ## What AutoFact AI does - Extracts structured data from invoices in any format (PDF, scanned, UBL, Factur-X, CII) - Validates VAT numbers against VIES (EU) and FTA (UAE) in real time - Generates and validates Factur-X, UBL 2.1, and CII invoices - Maintains immutable audit trails for 10-year (France) and 5-year (UAE) retention requirements - Detects duplicate invoices before they reach the ledger - Maps invoices to DGFiP, FTA, Peppol, and EU ViDA regulatory requirements --- ## Core Concepts (Knowledge Base) - [What is E-Invoicing?](https://www.autofact-solutions.com/knowledge/e-invoicing): Structured electronic invoice exchange. Covers clearance, post-audit, and CTC models. Formats: UBL, Factur-X, CII. Mandates: France (Sep 2026), UAE (Jul 2026), Germany (Jan 2025). - [What is VAT Validation?](https://www.autofact-solutions.com/knowledge/vat-validation): Pre-submission verification of VAT numbers (VIES/FTA), rates, and calculations. Covers reverse charge, VIES, and multi-jurisdiction rules. - [What is an Audit Trail?](https://www.autofact-solutions.com/knowledge/audit-trail): Chronological immutable record of invoice actions. Five mandatory elements. Retention: France 10 years, UAE 5 years. - [What is Peppol?](https://www.autofact-solutions.com/knowledge/peppol): Global e-invoicing network. Four-corner model. Document formats: BIS Billing 3.0 (UBL 2.1), PINT. 40+ countries. - [What is Factur-X?](https://www.autofact-solutions.com/knowledge/factur-x): Hybrid PDF/A-3 + CII XML invoice format. Franco-German standard. Profiles: Minimum to Extended. Identical to ZUGFeRD 2.x from EN 16931 onward. - [What is UBL?](https://www.autofact-solutions.com/knowledge/ubl): OASIS XML standard for business documents. UBL 2.1 required for Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 and EU public procurement. 65 document types. - [What is a PDP?](https://www.autofact-solutions.com/knowledge/pdp): DGFiP-certified private e-invoicing platform for the French mandate. Handles transmission, format conversion, and e-reporting to the DGFiP. --- ## Regulatory Reference - [EU EN 16931](https://www.autofact-solutions.com/regulations/eu/en-16931): European semantic standard for e-invoices. UBL and CII syntax bindings. Basis for Peppol BIS Billing and Factur-X EN 16931 profile. - [EU ViDA](https://www.autofact-solutions.com/regulations/eu/vida): VAT in the Digital Age directive. Digital reporting requirements for intra-EU B2B from 2028. - [France DGFiP Mandate](https://www.autofact-solutions.com/regulations/fr/dgfip-e-invoicing-mandate): French e-invoicing mandate. Accepted formats: Factur-X, UBL, CII. Reception: Sep 2026 (all). Issuance: Sep 2026 (large), Sep 2027 (small). - [UAE FTA E-Invoicing](https://www.autofact-solutions.com/regulations/ae/fta-e-invoicing): UAE Federal Tax Authority DCTCE model. Peppol PINT framework. Phase 1 large businesses: Jul 2026. - [Peppol BAIS](https://www.autofact-solutions.com/regulations/global/peppol-bais): Peppol Business Application Interoperability Specification. SML/SMP directory infrastructure. --- ## Solutions - [Invoice Processing Automation](https://www.autofact-solutions.com/solutions/invoice-processing-automation): Full AP workflow automation. Cost per invoice: EUR 0.50-3 (automated) vs EUR 12-20 (manual). STP rate 85-95%. - [VAT Compliance Management](https://www.autofact-solutions.com/solutions/vat-compliance-management): Real-time VAT validation for France (4 rates), UAE (5%), and EU cross-border. VIES and FTA integration. - [E-Invoicing Compliance](https://www.autofact-solutions.com/solutions/e-invoicing-compliance): Lifecycle management from format generation to archiving. Peppol, PDP, PPF, and direct API transmission. --- ## Tools - [VAT Number Validator](https://www.autofact-solutions.com/tools/vat-number-validator): Real-time VIES and FTA VAT number verification with audit logging. - [Invoice Parser](https://www.autofact-solutions.com/tools/invoice-parser): AI extraction from PDF, scanned images, UBL, Factur-X. 98%+ field accuracy on digital documents. - [Compliance Checker](https://www.autofact-solutions.com/tools/compliance-checker): Pre-transmission validation against EN 16931, Peppol BIS 3.0, DGFiP, and FTA rules. - [Duplicate Invoice Detector](https://www.autofact-solutions.com/tools/duplicate-invoice-detector): Cross-period fuzzy and exact matching to prevent duplicate payments. --- ## Use Cases - [Accounting Firms](https://www.autofact-solutions.com/use-cases/accounting-firms): Multi-client invoice processing with jurisdiction-aware VAT validation and French mandate preparation. - [ERP Integrators](https://www.autofact-solutions.com/use-cases/erp-integrators): E-invoicing integration patterns: data extraction, format transformation, validation, transmission, status callbacks. - [Compliance Officers](https://www.autofact-solutions.com/use-cases/compliance-officers): Continuous invoice compliance monitoring. KPIs: VAT accuracy rate, format compliance rate, audit trail completeness. - [Finance Teams](https://www.autofact-solutions.com/use-cases/finance-teams): AP and AR automation with VAT reporting. Three-way matching, month-end close acceleration. --- ## Research - [Invoice Automation ROI 2026](https://www.autofact-solutions.com/research/invoice-automation-roi-2026): Benchmark data on cost, speed, and accuracy for automated vs manual invoice processing. - [E-Invoicing Mandate Readiness Europe 2026](https://www.autofact-solutions.com/research/e-invoicing-mandate-readiness-europe-2026): Readiness analysis for France and Germany mandates. PDP adoption gaps, format migration timelines. - [VAT Compliance Cost Analysis](https://www.autofact-solutions.com/research/vat-compliance-cost-analysis): Cost components for VAT compliance in France and the UAE. Automation impact on compliance cost. --- ## Long-Form Entity Pages - [What is Peppol?](https://www.autofact-solutions.com/what-is-peppol) - [What is E-Invoicing?](https://www.autofact-solutions.com/what-is-e-invoicing) - [What is VAT Validation?](https://www.autofact-solutions.com/what-is-vat-validation) - [What is an Audit Trail?](https://www.autofact-solutions.com/what-is-audit-trail) - [What is Factur-X?](https://www.autofact-solutions.com/what-is-factur-x) - [What is UBL?](https://www.autofact-solutions.com/what-is-ubl) - [What is Peppol PINT?](https://www.autofact-solutions.com/what-is-peppol-pint) - [What is a PDP?](https://www.autofact-solutions.com/what-is-pdp) - [What is Compliance-Grade Invoicing?](https://www.autofact-solutions.com/what-is-compliance-grade-invoicing) --- ## Excluded from crawling - /dashboard (requires authentication) - /login (authentication flow) - /signup (registration flow) - /billing (payment flow) - /api/* (API endpoints)