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title: "Storage and retention · EenFactuurMaken.nl"
description: "How long EenFactuurMaken.nl keeps your invoices. Free for 60 days with warnings and downloads, Pro for 7 years. And what the 7-year Dutch retention duty means for you."
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# Storage and retention

How long EenFactuurMaken.nl keeps your invoices. Free for 60 days with warnings and downloads, Pro for 7 years. And what the 7-year Dutch retention duty means for you.

As a business owner in the Netherlands you must **keep your invoices for 7 years**: the tax retention duty (fiscale bewaarplicht). It applies to the invoices you send, in the form you sent them. How EenFactuurMaken.nl helps depends on your plan.

|  | Free | Pro |
| --- | --- | --- |
| How long do we keep your invoices? | 60 days after creation | 7 years |
| Who takes care of the 7 years? | You: download your invoices | We do |

## Free: 60 days

On the Free plan we keep every invoice, credit note and draft for **60 days** after creation. After that we delete it. Each invoice shows when.

Before we delete a finalised invoice, we make sure you have a copy:

1. **14 days** and **3 days** before deletion you get an email listing the invoices concerned, and whether you've already downloaded them.
2. An invoice you **haven't downloaded yet** is only deleted once you've been warned at least 3 days in advance. If the warning failed, we wait.
3. **Drafts** aren't real invoices: we delete them without a warning.

In your invoice list, invoices that will disappear soon carry the label **Not downloaded yet** if you don't have them yet.

### What counts as downloaded?

- downloading the PDF or UBL from the invoice;
- a ZIP export that contains the invoice;
- a download link requested through the API or your AI assistant.

Sending an invoice by email doesn't count: your customer then has a copy, but you don't yet.

### Download everything at once

On your dashboard and under **Export** you'll find **Deleted soon**: a ZIP with all invoices and credit notes we'll delete within 30 days, with PDF, UBL and a CSV overview. This works on the Free plan too.

### What happens to your VAT overview?

Deleted invoices no longer count in your [VAT overview](https://eenfactuurmaken.nl/en/docs/vat/vat-return). If you file quarterly, the quarter is usually over before the invoices disappear, but check older quarters.

## Pro: 7 years

With Pro we keep all your invoices for **7 years**, as the Belastingdienst requires. You can always download them or [export them as a ZIP](https://eenfactuurmaken.nl/en/docs/export). When you upgrade to Pro, we also keep your existing invoices for 7 years.

## Stopping Pro

If you stop Pro, we keep your invoices for an extra **60 days**. After that the Free plan rules apply, including the warnings. So download what you need in that time, or export everything as a ZIP while you still have Pro.

## Deleting your account

If you delete your account, we delete all your invoices, customers and settings. So download everything first. See [Managing your account](https://eenfactuurmaken.nl/en/docs/security/account#delete).

> **The retention duty stays with you**
>
> Even when we keep your invoices, you remain responsible for your records. So make an export now and then, for example every quarter.

Last updated on 13 October 2026