1. How to apply for an electronic invoice online? The website operation in different regions may be different. The following is for reference only 1. Enter the local electronic tax bureau official website 2. Click the "Login" icon in the upper right corner. 3. Select "natural person login" and click "natural person registration" to register if you don't have an account yet. 4. Enter the background, click the navigation menu "VAT Electronic Invoice *" on the left, and select the corresponding menu item if you want to apply for a general ticket. 5. The instructions on behalf of the driver will pop up, and click "Agree". 6. Click the button "Apply on behalf of". Second, whether the electronic invoice is printed in black and white is effective. The drawer and the drawee can print (color, black and white) the format file of the electronic invoice on their own paper, and its legal effect, basic use and basic use regulations are the same as those of the ordinary VAT invoice supervised by the tax authorities. Electronic invoices can be printed and used as vouchers such as invoice copy and bookkeeping copy respectively. 3. What are the advantages of electronic invoices 1? Issuing electronic invoices will greatly save the cost of invoices for enterprises and the cost of printing invoices, and it does not include the indirect cost of invoice management for enterprises. Moreover, the electronic invoice system can be combined with ERP, CRM, SCS and other systems within the enterprise, and the invoice data is fully electronic and centralized, which is helpful to the accounting treatment of the enterprise itself and can provide decision support to the enterprise operators in time. 2. Electronic invoices are more convenient for storage, inquiry and access, and also facilitate e-commerce websites to provide more convenient services for consumers. Moreover, it can reduce the waste of paper invoices, reduce the deforestation, and be more environmentally friendly, in line with the future development of mankind. 3. The introduction of online invoices is an inevitable way for the state to regulate e-commerce tax payment, which is conducive to the state's supervision of online transactions and to safeguarding the legitimate rights and interests of consumers. 4. For consumers, invoices are consumers' shopping vouchers and an important basis for safeguarding rights. After the implementation of electronic invoice, e-commerce tends to be standardized and the price of online shopping goods may increase.