Brussels, 20 June 2026 – OpenPeppol has released a critical hotfix for the ViDA Tax Data Document, the reporting format underpinning the ViDA pilot for digital VAT reporting. The hotfix, version 1.0.0, corrects a validation error that could wrongly reject compliant intra-EU reports.
What went wrong in the ViDA Tax Data Document
The error in the ViDA Tax Data Document stemmed from a validation rule that lacked support for certain delivery country data in specific intra-community supply scenarios. As a result, technically compliant reports were sometimes incorrectly rejected. OpenPeppol has temporarily disabled the affected validation rule with this hotfix, allowing ViDA pilot participants to keep reporting without interruption while a structural fix is prepared.
Why this matters for the ViDA rollout
The VAT in the Digital Age (ViDA) package introduces mandatory digital reporting for cross-border B2B transactions from 1 July 2030, with e-invoicing becoming the default method. Peppol is positioning itself as the technical infrastructure member states can build their reporting obligations on. This hotfix illustrates how technically complex EU-wide digital reporting harmonisation remains, even at the current pilot stage. Readers tracking the broader ViDA developments may also want to read our article reviewing the EY report on the Dutch ViDA implementation for more background.
What this means for IT and finance teams
Organisations already participating in ViDA pilots through Peppol should check whether their Peppol Serviceprovider has implemented the updated validation rules for the ViDA Tax Data Document. For finance and IT teams preparing for mandatory digital reporting from 2030, this is a good moment to assess whether their current serviceprovider has the capacity to keep pace with ViDA’s technical evolution.
An up-to-date and objective comparison of Peppol Serviceproviders, including their support for future ViDA reporting, is available through the Peppol.now comparison tool. The hotfix to the ViDA Tax Data Document underlines that the technical standards behind ViDA are still very much in development.
