Receipt or Invoice? (Understanding § 14)

What is this? The difference between a receipt and an invoice – and when guests get which. The legal overview is given in Legally Compliant Menu & Labelling.

Standard: the receipt

By default the guest receives a Receipt with a note that it is not an invoice (§ 14 UStG). It contains the line items, any deposit (Pfand) line and the VAT (MwSt.) presentation (or, for small businesses, the note „no VAT shown“).

Automatic invoice (on request)

A real Invoice with a sequential number can be created automatically – but only if this function is activated for your restaurant and only for orders that were paid online.

This function is set up differently depending on the restaurant.

Deposit (Pfand) and the invoice

If a deposit (Pfand) is charged (see Base Price, Deposit (Pfand) & Age Rating), the deposit VAT (Pfand-MwSt.) must also be set in the Business Details. As long as that is not the case, an order with a deposit remains a receipt.

Create an invoice yourself

Independently of this, you can create an invoice from an order number at any time – this is described in Creating & Numbering Invoices.

Next step: Creating & Numbering Invoices