Why Google is asking for your SIREN — e-invoicing in France is arriving for real
Electronic invoicing becomes mandatory in France on September 1, 2026 — vendors are collecting SIREN numbers to route invoices. The email wave is just starting.
Subject line of this morning's email: "Notice: Invoicing changes for your Google Cloud account in France starting September 1, 2026."
Google is asking for my SIREN (French company ID)? Why?
E-invoicing, of course
It becomes mandatory on September 1, 2026. And to route an invoice to the right company, you need a unique identifier: the SIREN.
So your vendors are cleaning up their records.
What to expect
If you run a company in France, brace yourself: this summer you'll receive a wave of emails — "update your tax information", "provide your SIREN". Google today, the others in the coming weeks.
It's not spam. It's the reform actually arriving.
And you — have you received your first ones, or am I early?