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Invoicing & Accounting
Instalment agreement with customers: template and rules
Your customer asks whether they can pay the invoice in three instalments. Before you agree, two things matter: the tax office will not wait, and your favour legally becomes a loan.
Invoicing & Accounting
Cash Discount on an Invoice: Wording, Deadline and VAT
A client deducts a cash discount even though they paid far too late – and looking at your invoice, you realise your wording never settled the point.
Invoicing & Accounting
Invoicing Without a Trade License in Germany: Allowed, With a Limit
A client wants an invoice, but you haven't registered a trade. You may still write one – the real question is when a favor turns into an obligation.
Invoicing & Accounting
Payment terms on an invoice: wording, deadlines, default
How long may your customer take, what do you put on the invoice, and when may you send a reminder? The answers, with wording you can copy.
Invoicing & Accounting
Invoice numbers in Germany: gaps, duplicates and examples
A duplicate invoice number costs you neither your bookkeeping nor your customer's input VAT deduction – provided you correct it properly. This article shows how.