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Invoicing and taking payment from customers, what invoices must include, VAT invoices, sole trader invoices, limited company invoices, payment options, charging for late payment, chargebacks
If you sell a customer a product or a service, you need to give them an…
Your invoice must include: a unique identification number your company…
Your right to be paid You can set your own payment terms, such as…
Check what you need to do if you're sending, receiving and storing VAT invoices in an electronic format.
Defence Business Services (DBS) supplier invoice processing information.
MOD supplier payment performance, invoice processing and MOD contract payments.
How to set up a self-billing arrangement between a VAT-registered customer and their supplier, and the conditions that have to be met.
Find out what records you must keep and how to keep them if you're registered for VAT.
Supplementary Q&A for public sector buyers on paying undisputed invoices within 30 days
Guidance for immigration advisers on invoicing customers from the Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner (OISC).
How to account for VAT if you're a supplier and accept purchasing cards, or a business that buys goods and services using a purchasing card.
Be aware of misleading invoices offering services to help protect your IP rights in return for a fee.
Defence Business Services (DBS) invoicing forms to be used by Ministry of Defence (MOD) suppliers.
How customers and their suppliers must treat VAT if they're using self-billing arrangements.
Search reports on business payment practices: when invoices are paid, payment terms and practices
This Procurement Policy Note (PPN) [and guidance / documents] is now out of date
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