Invoices

Everybody knows what an invoice should look like. Or do they ? On the off chance that you don't know, here is what goes in to a typical invoice:

• your name, address and contact information, logo if you have one
• the customers name, purchase order number if any, and address, if known contact person
• the date the invoice is sent
• line items containing: count, description (can be extended over the next lines), unit price, total price
• a sub total with all the line item total prices added up
• any discounts that apply
• the applicable taxes over the total
• the grand total
• payment terms (such as 'payable within 7 days)
• payment information, such as your bank account number, international routing information and your bank branch id
• optional in some places, required in others, tax id, chambers of commerce registration id

When an invoice is sent, make a todo item to verify that it actually got paid. If not (it happens, unfortunately) check under 'payments'.