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Invoices

An invoice uses the same lines, templates and theme as your quotes — different fields (invoice date, due date, payments) but the same document your customer already recognises.

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Start from a quote — or from scratch

Converting an accepted quote (Convert to invoice) carries its lines, notes, terms and display choice across. Or build one directly: add price book or ad-hoc lines exactly like a quote, with quantity, unit and VAT per line.

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Summary or itemised — you choose

By default the customer's invoice rolls your lines up into one total per category (Summary) — standard time-and-materials billing, and your cost detail stays private. Business customers reclaiming VAT sometimes want the detail: flip the Invoice display toggle to Itemised and every line shows with its quantity, unit price and VAT. The company-wide default lives in Settings → Invoicing → Documents.

Invoice display
SummaryItemised
Summary
Materials£120
Labour£180
Itemised
Consumer unit · 1£108
Electrician · 4£216
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Send it & get paid

Generate assigns the invoice number, then Sendemails a branded message with the PDF, or copy a link for WhatsApp or SMS. The customer's page shows your bank details beside the total automatically — and a Pay now card button when Stripe is connected (Settings → Connections).

Pay nowcard payment (with Stripe connected)
How to pay
Sort code 20-00-00 · Account 12345678
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Track payments

Record bank transfers in the Payments panel; card payments record themselves. The invoice moves through part paid to paid, and your dashboard's outstanding and overdue figures follow. Made a mistake after sending? Issue a credit note from the ⋯ menu.

INV-0004Part paid
Bank transfer · 14 Jul£620.00
Outstanding£560.00
Tipadd your bank details once in Settings → Invoicing → Bank & payment and they appear on every unpaid invoice automatically.

More in Quotes & invoices

  • Price bookBuild your cost items once, then price any job in minutes without showing your margin.
  • QuotesBuild a quote from cost lines, send it, and let the customer accept it online.

See what else Invoices can do, or browse all guides. Still stuck? Email support@jobivo.co.uk.