The Spanish Confederation of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (CEPYME) has succeeded in getting the Government to extend the implementation schedule for the Verifactu invoicing system, initially planned for January 1, 2026. This decision, which the organization had been demanding due to the impossibility of thousands of businesses meeting the deadline, has been received as a step in the "right direction" that acknowledges the time and resource limitations of smaller companies.
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The business organization CEPYME has welcomed the extension of the implementation deadline for the new system Verifactuwhich seeks to digitize and strengthen the reporting corporate tax. This measure comes after CEPYME warned the Tax Agency in early November about the deficiency in the adaptation rate of with necessary for the new regulations.
The president of CEPYME, Angela de Miguel, he emphasized that this decision "moves in the right direction and It recognizes the reality of thousands of SMEs and micro-enterprises whose timelines, resources, and technical capabilities are not comparable to those of large corporations.” The Confederation insisted that adaptation is not a simple update, but requires "new implementations, installation of additional modules, or complex processes".
In addition to the technical obstacles, the organization had warned about the Confusion that exists between the new obligations of reporting tax and the future electronic invoice, urging intensify outreach efforts among smaller companies.
The Critical Case of the Microenterprise
The situation was especially delicate in sectors such as hospitality or in the small businesses that depend on weighing scales that emit tickets such as simplified invoices. For many of these businesses, immediate compliance meant the need to address high investments in a short period of time, or adopt solutions that were less competitive or involved longer collection times for the customer.
Ángela de Miguel has emphasized that Spain is mostly made up of microenterpriseswith nearly a million companies that have no more than five employees. "Each new obligation It's not just another rule, it's a burden. "This adds to an already excessive and difficult-to-manage regulatory framework," the president stated.
According to De Miguel, the implementation of Verifactu will suppose a "profound change in work dynamics" of thousands of businesses, which need time to adapt, train and raise awareness without risking their daily activity.
Extension and Commitment
For CEPYME, the granting of this extension represents a "an essential change of approach", oriented to support, not punishment“The goal should be to facilitate real and effective compliance by the majority, Do not penalize those who lack the ability to reach“This extension of deadlines allows us to work rigorously on a correct and realistic implementation of the system,” he stated. Angela de Miguel.
The Confederation has reiterated its commitment to continue collaborating with the institutions to ensure that Verifactu is implanted effective, proportionate and consistent with the reality of SMEs and the self-employed, contributing to a business environment more stable and manageable for the Spanish business sector.
