Overview
Amenitiz is NF525-certified for its billing and payment-recording features in France. This article explains what NF525 is, what it means for your property, and how it differs from French e-invoicing.
What is NF525?
NF525 is a certification linked to the French anti-fraud VAT law (Article 88 of the 2016 Finance Law).
It applies to any software used to record sales transactions and payments. The certification confirms that the system:
Records financial data in a tamper-proof way
Prevents deletion or silent modification of fiscal records
Ensures secure archiving and traceability
Maintains chronological records of transactions
To learn more about the regulation and how it applies to hospitality businesses, read our blog article.
What NF525 means for your property
Fiscal receipts are issued automatically. Amenitiz issues a receipt each time a bill becomes fully paid, is refunded or is corrected. You don't create them by hand. See how to find and download fiscal receipts.
Records can't be deleted or silently changed. When something needs correcting, Amenitiz issues a new document that reverses the original, so the audit trail stays complete.
Records are archived securely and kept in chronological order.
Is NF525 the same as French e-invoicing?
No. NF525 covers how payments and fiscal records are stored. French e-invoicing (PDP) covers how B2B invoices are sent and reported to the tax authorities. They are two separate regulations, and complying with one does not cover the other. See what it means that Amenitiz supports French e-invoicing (PDP).
What the NF525 details on your invoices mean
Every invoice registered under NF525 carries a block of security details. The anti-fraud law requires them, so they can't be removed or hidden. They appear in the language of the invoice.
Code: the security code that certifies the document.
Id: the document's number in the tamper-proof fiscal record.
Software (FR: Logiciel): the certified software that registered the document.
Number of prints (FR: Nombre d’impressions): how many times the document has been produced. It is 1 on the original.
Why an invoice is marked Duplicate
The first time you download an invoice, you get the original. Every time you download it again, you get a copy marked Duplicate (FR: Duplicata), registered in the fiscal record like the original. A duplicate is not a new invoice: its number and amounts stay the same. It also shows:
Original number (FR: Numéro d’origine): the number of the original invoice.
Number (FR: Numéro): the copy's own number in the fiscal record.
Number of prints (FR: Nombre d’impressions): goes up by one with each copy.
Do I need to take any action?
No. Amenitiz issues and stores your fiscal receipts for you. To find or download a receipt for a guest or your accountant, see how to find and download fiscal receipts.