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VARIATIONS


There are many different kinds of invoices:

  • Credit Memo - If the buyer returns the product, the seller usually issues a ''credit memo'' for the same or lower amount than the invoice, and then refunds the money to the buyer or the buyer can apply that credit memo to another invoice.


  • Debit Memo - When a company fails to pay or short-pays an invoice, it is common practice to issue a ''debit memo'' for the Balance and any late fees owed. In function debit memos are identical to invoices.


  • Self Billing Invoice - A ''self billing invoice'' is when the buyer issues the invoice to himself (e.g. according to the consumption levels he is taking out of a Vendor Managed Inventory stock).


  • Timesheet - Invoices for hourly services work (such as by Lawyer s and Consultant s) often pull data from a ''timesheet''.




ELECTRONIC INVOICES


With the popularization of the Internet , many invoices are not paper based anymore, but done electronically. The regulation on how to do electronic invoicing varies widely from country to country. B2B standards have created messages and implementation guidelines for electronic invoices. See for example EDIFACT or RosettaNet .


WHAT IS ON AN INVOICE?


A typical invoice contains:
  • PO , invoice and internal order numbers

  • DUNS or business tax ID number

  • Entry, Shipped, order and invoice dates

  • Billing or "sold to", Shipping , and " Remit to" addresses

  • Terms of payment including due date, discount due date and discount amount

  • Line-item list of products, quantities and prices

  • Shipping method and cost

  • Total # of items and sum of amount due



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