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Should I issue a separate invoice for the down payment?

I'm doing a website for a client, and I require them to make a down payment that is a percentage of the bill for the entire project. The remaining portion of the bill is due when the website is ...
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Describing an Upfront Cost in an Invoice Description?

My client and I have agreed to 2 payments. One is due right after signing the contract (due 7 days after) and another when the product is completed. I'm currently drafting the invoice for the first ...
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Can I pay freelancer overseas who does not have a business account?

I'd like to work with a freelancer who is based overseas however he does not have an offical company and only a personal bank account. If he invoices me is it acceptable to pay in to his personal ...
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Tracking items to/from stock for warranty purposes

We buy stock from our suppliers, book this stock to stores, then call this stock off project by project delivering to the client and invoicing for it. When an item breaks at the clients site it needs ...
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Tracking all work/items-delivered are invoiced

We are a small business and use Xero.com (which is an accounting system without ERP functionality). What we have found that we have at times lost track of items requested by the customer, and have ...
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How to number the invoices?

I've always wondered how its done, is there a standard or just everyone does it randomly? I thought this would be good: xxxxx (5 digits for client ID) xxxxxx (6 digits for DDMMYY) xxxxx (5 digits ...
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What form to use for a company that receives payment before performing the service?

In the business to consumer world it is too difficult to get paid after the services has been done. Therefore our company mandates that payment be sent first. So we do not fit into the usual a) ...
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What's the best way to deal with a proforma invoice?

I have a supplier that sends me invoices in advance, with so many days to pay. I want to enter these invoices into my accounting software as soon as they arrive, so I know what my commitment is for ...
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Invoicing customers that pay with Paypal or Google Wallet

I have an online service for which customer subscribes and pays a monthly fee. They use Paypal or Google Wallet to make these payments. Customers are starting to ask for invoices. Is there a way for ...
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How do I invoice Canadian customer from US?

I have US company and all of my customers so far here in US. I send monthly bill and get a check. No CC processing fees, etc. Now I have some Canadian prospects. How can I bill them? Should I start ...
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Invoicing while full-time employed

I'd need some help in understanding what I need to do, admittedly I am getting into this for the first time. I am full-time employed in a privately held company in the UK. Recently, I started doing ...
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Is it illegal for a seller to sell products without offering VAT invoice?

Is it illegal for a seller to sell products without offering VAT invoice? Is it tax evasion? What are the costs for a seller to provide VAT invoice?
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invoicing for a bonus incentive

I was offered a specific bonus amount on top my hourly rate if I could complete a project by a specific deadline. I met the requirements for the bonus. It's time to invoice and I'm wondering if I ...