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Invoice Fields

The fourteen fields that stop an invoice being queried.

Original diagram for Invoice Fields

What it does

  • Most payment delays are missing fields, not missing money.
  • The checklist covers tax identifiers, references and payment terms.
  • A queried invoice costs more time than a late one.

How to use it

  1. Use the client legal entity name exactly as registered.
  2. Ask for the PO reference at contract signature, not at invoice time.
  3. State the payment terms as a date, not only as "30 days".
  4. Attach the timesheet or milestone reference the invoice claims.

Safety notes

  • An invoice without a reference will sit in a queue you cannot see.
  • Do not resend an invoice as a new one; it restarts the payment clock.