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Invoice:

In order to be a professional graphic design I need to have an invoice to send to clients in order to get paid. I have not had much experience with invoices in the past so it is going to require research into the layout of an invoice and what an invoice needs to have on it.

1. Overview

If you sell a customer a product or a service, you need to give them an invoice (bill) by law if both you and the customer are registered for VAT (a business to business transaction). An invoice is not the same as a receipt, which is an acknowledgement of payment.

The invoice must include certain information such as:

how much the customer needs to pay you
when the customer must pay you

You and the customer also have certain obligations on payment.

2. Invoices - what they must include

You must clearly display the word ‘invoice’ on the document. You must also include:

a unique identification number
your company name, address and contact information
the company name and address of the customer you’re invoicing
a clear description of what you are charging for
the date the goods or service were provided (supply date)
the date of the invoice
the amount(s) being charged
VAT amount if applicable
the total amount owed

If your company is a registered limited company, you must also include:

your company registration number
the address of your company’s registered office

VAT invoices

You’ll need to include additional information for VAT invoices.

You must use these invoices if you and your customer are VAT registered.

Limited company invoices

If you’re a limited company, the invoice must also include:

the full company name as it appears on the certificate of incorporation
any business name used in your business
an address where any legal documents can be delivered to you if you’re using a business name

If you decide to put the names of the directors on your invoices, you must include the names of all directors.