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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…
Be aware of misleading invoices offering services to help protect your IP rights in return for a fee.
Check what you need to do if you're sending, receiving and storing VAT invoices in an electronic format.
Supplementary Q&A for public sector buyers on paying undisputed invoices within 30 days
Learn how to identify misleading invoices and what you should do if you receive one.
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.
MOD supplier payment performance, invoice processing and MOD contract payments.
Search reports on business payment practices: when invoices are paid, payment terms and practices
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.
How customers and their suppliers must treat VAT if they're using self-billing arrangements.
How to make a payment to MHRA by credit or debit card or a bank transfer.
Central government departments and their arm's length bodies must accept unstructured e-invoices submitted on or after 30 June 2015.
The Currency of Invoice for UK trade with countries outside the EU was collected under EU legislation from 2010 to 2020. It is being collected for all trade declared via Customs systems under UK legislation for 2021 onwards.
How to account for VAT if you make supplies to your customers, and you pay certain costs that you pass on when you invoice them.
Defence Business Services (DBS) supplier invoice processing information.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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