🇮🇹 Italy — Electronic Invoicing (SDI) Setup Guide

Who this guide is for

This guide applies to Italian properties issuing electronic invoices via SDI, using Chekin.

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What is e-Invoicing in Italy?

Italian e-invoicing requires invoices to be:

• Generated in a structured format

• Sent via SDI

• Stored according to legal archiving rules

Chekin integrates invoicing directly into your booking workflow.

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STEP 1 — Prepare your property

1. Connect PMS

2. Sync properties

3. Turn on Payments

4. Create Supplier

5. Sync bookings

6. Go to Housing → Invoice settings

7. Sync items

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STEP 2 — Supplier configuration (Italy)

Required fields

• Supplier name

• VAT number

• Default VAT rate

• Payment method

• Full address

Italy-specific field

• Legal storage email

  • Used for SDI and storage notifications

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STEP 3 — Invoice numbering

Configure series + start number for:

• Invoices

• Credit notes

• Receipts

• Retail credit notes

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STEP 4 — Sending rules

Choose:

• Manual sending, or

• Automatic:

  • Per booking

  • Monthly bulk

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STEP 5 — Items & optional adjustments

Items

Items represent invoice amounts (accommodation, fees, extras).

Optional: Commission rules

Use commission rules to:

• Extract OTA commissions

• Handle VAT-inclusive pricing

 

 

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STEP 6 — Review & access

Invoices are available:

• At booking level

• In Documents

• Downloadable as official PDFs

  

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Final note

Chekin’s e-invoicing is designed to:

• Match official legal frameworks

• Scale from small hosts to enterprise operators

• Reduce accountant back-and-forth

• Make compliance invisible