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An invoice is a commercial document issued by a seller to a buyer, indicating the products, quantities, and agreed prices for products or services the seller has provided the buyer.

Invoicing is the related process of raising an invoice.

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Can they sue me in this situation?

I have accepted a project on Freelancer.com. The project belongs to an agency that has a client. I have not signed any form of contract or written legal agreement. Despite the fact that I have done all the work as requested, they continued to ask…
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EU client wants 'registration number' on invoice (I work in the UK)

So a client has asked be for a registration number on an invoice. The client is in the EU, and I'm in the UK. I'm self-employed and not sure what number I can give them? UTR? NINO? That seems like sensitive information, and I'm somewhat weary to…
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Is there any guideline for invoice numbering?

If I create an invoice for client1 with invoices numbered 0001, 0002, 0003, then do I start invoicing client2 with invoice numbered as 0004 or 0001? I'm assuming that there would be some logic behind creating invoice numbers. Also, if I invoiced…
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Asking client to pay bank transfer charges

This question is two-fold: Is it okay to expect a client to pay any bank transfer related charges when paying for services? Assuming 1., how would be a polite way of stating this on the invoice. I have currently come up with "Please check that any…
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Invoice a client without an address?

I'm considering doing handyman jobs on canal boats, as a self employed trader. But some boaters don't have a fixed address. Do I absolutely have to put an address for them on the invoice? It seems a bit insensitive to ask someone who lives on a boat…
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U.K. company has deducted tax

My wife invoiced a university for some work she did. She’s just had the paperwork back and they have taken tax from the total amount that she invoiced for. Is this right? I have never heard of this happening before. Normally people pay invoices in…
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(UK freelancer) Do I still need to put a client's address in the invoice if they are not a business/company?

According to gov.uk my invoice must include "the company name and address of the customer you’re invoicing". However my customer does not have a company, I'm simply invoicing them as an individual. Do I still need to include their address?
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Client asking to cancel Invoice & resend

I am working on a project where I and the client agreed on a fixed amount project and some extra buffer amount for any extra work. And I suppose to get paid after the completion of the project. I completed the project with a 1-day delay. The client…
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Emailing an Invoice for small freelancing work

I recently started doing some small freelance work (USA). I need to email an invoice. It is just for one job. How should I do that? I do not have a company or anything like that.
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Is it ok to charge a (always late-paying) client for hours i haven't worked yet?

I have a client who always pays my invoice around at least 1 month after i send it. This is very inconvenient for me as i, a one-man company, heavily depend on this money to be able to pay my bills etc. I tried communicating with the client about…
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How often should I send an invoice?

How often should I send out an invoice to the client? What is standard practice?
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Due date vs invoice date

Should the due date be different from the invoice date? Also, if I have a clause in the contract that all payment should be done within 30 days from the invoice sendout, should I have the "date+30days" as due date or the "date"?
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Invoicing from a Residential Address

Is there any way I can invoice from a residential address without making it look like its coming from a home?
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Do I have to issue an invoice?

I'm a web developer living in the UK. Last September I found one client in the UK that was looking for web developers for his websites. Since September he has been paying me monthly on the basis of tasks that I've done. I'm registered as a self…
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Looking for timer by service and task to group and import

I've been struggling with connecting my various system and having only enough tools to make my freelancing work and invoicing flow efficient. I've been using Freshbooks for invoicing and Asana for project management details. Now I'd really like to…
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