Check a French invoice online, for free

Drop a PDF, Factur-X, UBL or CII invoice: CheckFacture checks it in seconds and tells you whether it's safe to pay. Over 40 checks, from the VAT number to a fraudulent IBAN.

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First check free, no account. A photo of a paper invoice works too.

A clear answer

🟢 Invoice OK: safe to pay

🟠 Review: for example, missing payment terms

🔴 Don't pay yet: for example, wrong VAT or a changed IBAN

Each point is explained: what was found, what's missing and which rule applies. For example: "20% of €1,000.00 net is €200.00, but the invoice shows €180.00".

Every check performed

Seller and customer

SIREN and SIRET present, check digit (Luhn)
SIRET consistent with the SIREN
VAT number present when required
VAT number key, and match with the SIREN
Names and addresses of seller and customer

The document

Invoice number present
Issue date present, not in the future, not over two years old
Delivery date or service period
Type: invoice, credit note, deposit, corrective invoice
A credit note or corrective invoice refers to the original
Numbering consistent with the supplier's earlier invoices

VAT and totals

Valid French VAT rates (20%, 10%, 5.5%, 2.1%, Corsica and overseas)
VAT breakdown per rate
VAT computed rate by rate
VAT bases equal to the net total
Net + VAT = gross
No VAT charged under the small-business exemption
VAT scheme stated: exemption (293 B), reverse charge, exemption article, self-billing, VAT on debits

Mandatory mentions

Quantities and net unit prices
Early-payment discount terms, or "no discount"
Reason for no VAT
Company legal form
The 4 new mentions of the reform: customer SIREN, type of transaction, delivery address, VAT on debits option

Payment

Payment terms or due date
Payment terms within the legal 60 days
Due date after the invoice date
Late-payment interest and its rate
€40 flat recovery fee

Fraud

Duplicate invoice (same number or same file)
IBAN checksum (mod 97)
IBAN different from the supplier's earlier invoices
Foreign IBAN for a French supplier

E-invoicing

Format detected: Factur-X (and its profile), UBL or CII
PDF/A-3 and embedded factur-x.xml
Visible PDF vs XML: totals, number, date, SIREN, IBAN
EN 16931 rules: mandatory fields, totals, VAT per category
French rule: seller's SIREN in the XML

Details in check a Factur-X invoice.

Duplicate, numbering and IBAN-change checks compare the invoice with the ones you saved: they need a free account.

Your invoices stay with you

PDF and XML files are checked in your browser by an engine compiled to WebAssembly: they're never uploaded. Only photos and scanned PDFs, which contain no text, go through text recognition, and they aren't stored.

FAQ

Is the check really free?

Yes: the first check is free and needs no account. CheckFacture Pro (€6.99 a month or €59.99 a year) gives unlimited checks, several invoices at once, and duplicate and IBAN-change detection across all your suppliers.

Which invoices can I check?

PDF invoices, Factur-X e-invoices (PDF/A-3 with XML), UBL and CII XML files, and photos or scans of paper invoices.

Does "OK" mean the invoice is fully compliant?

CheckFacture checks what can be checked from the document: identifiers, maths, mentions, formats, consistency. It doesn't replace an accountant's advice and can't know whether the service was actually delivered.

How do I spot a fake invoice or a fake IBAN?

The most reliable sign is an IBAN that differs from the supplier's earlier invoices. CheckFacture flags it in red when you save your invoices. See also our guide to bank-detail fraud.