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Electronic invoicing · Ecuador

SRI electronic invoicing: what to automate first in Ecuador

Start by connecting your orders to the invoicing system and by reviewing SRI rejections. VAT rules, amounts and signing stay in the system and with your accountant; AI only explains errors and suggests which data to fix.

Start now if

  • You issue hundreds of invoices a month from orders
  • Data is copied into the invoicing tool by hand
  • SRI rejections are reviewed one by one

Not yet, if

  • You issue few invoices: the free SRI tool is enough
  • VAT rates are not defined in writing
Are you ready? 30 seconds ↓

Real process · example timings

One invoice, from order to SRI authorization

Today

  1. 1Copy order data into the invoicing tool: customer, RUC or ID, items4 min
  2. 2Check totals and VAT rate against the order2 min
  3. 3Sign, submit to the SRI and confirm authorization1 min
  4. 4Find the cause of each rejection, fix and resubmit1 min

With AI

  1. 1The system builds the invoice from the order with the VAT rules your accountant approvedauto
  2. 2Signs in a secure component, submits to the SRI and stores the statusauto
  3. 3AI reads each rejection, explains the cause and suggests which data to fixauto
  4. 4A person approves the fix before resubmitting3 min
Today≈ 8 min per invoice
With AI≈ 3 min, only on invoices with a rejection or doubt
Illustrative timings, not client measurements.

Ready for a pilot?

Tick what you already have; heavier items stall a pilot more. Nothing is sent.

Readiness to automate electronic invoicing

0 % · 0 of 6 controls that applyFirst missing: volume and rejections measured and VAT rules approved

Not yet: the basics for error-free invoicing are missing.

Higher-risk controls weigh more in the score.

What it costs and when it pays back

Hours freed by AI minus what it costs to run. Examples are marked; public prices link to their source.

2,000
8 min
10%
3 min
AI model
Estimated floor: the 2026 SBU (USD 482, Ministry of Labor) ÷ 173.33 h (40 h × 52 weeks ÷ 12) ≈ USD 2.78. Typical real cost (example): ×2.5, a salary of two basic wages plus employer contributions and bonuses. Source
Today267 h/month
Automated10 h/month
Value of hours freed per month256.7 h × USD 2.78
USD 714
AI model public price2,000 invoices × USD 0.0010 (example: 6,000 input + 800 output tokens; gpt-6-luna at USD 0.10 / 0.50 per million) · OpenAI · API pricing
−USD 2.00
File-based signing certificate (Civil Registry) public priceUSD 31.05 for 2 years, VAT included · gob.ec · e-signature certificate
−USD 1.29
Platform, monitoring and support exampleTypical monthly range
−USD 120 to −USD 350
Net savings per month
USD 360 to USD 590
Connection to your system, approved rules, SRI testing and pilot typical range · exampleOne-off, up front
USD 3,000 to USD 8,000
Months to pay back the investment
5.1 to 22 months

Tokens: the unit AI providers bill for the text the model reads (input) and writes (output). OpenAI puts 100 tokens at about 75 English words.

Range: the lower figure uses low costs, the higher one high costs. Public prices checked on 11 Oct 2026.

estimated

4-week pilot

A typical plan; real timing depends on your systems.

Pilot · weeks 1 to 4

  1. Week 1Measure and pickInvoices per month, SRI rejections and their causes over one real month.KPI: Signed baseline
  2. Week 2Rules and signingYour accountant approves the VAT rules; signing stays in a secure component.KPI: Rules approved in writing
  3. Week 3Test environmentReal cases are issued in SRI testing, with no tax validity, and corrected.KPI: Documents authorized in testing
  4. Week 4Scoped productionOne point of issue goes to production and is compared to the baseline.KPI: Minutes and rejections per invoice vs. baseline

Before you start

Frequently asked questions

Do I need to build an invoicing tool from scratch?

Not necessarily. SRI provides free tools. We first check whether they meet your needs; custom integration makes sense when a workflow or system needs to connect.

Does AI calculate taxes or sign invoices?

The model should not decide tax rules, invent amounts or handle signing keys. Those functions require deterministic logic and authorized components. AI may assist in classification or document review.

Does a test invoice have tax validity?

No. SRI states that documents issued in the test environment have no tax validity. Production requires validation of the complete workflow.

Do you guarantee tax compliance?

We do not offer a blanket legal guarantee. We implement technical controls against current documentation; tax validation stays with the business and its advisers.