Creating an invoice
Create a one-off invoice from scratch for work that isn't on your schedule. Your seller details are filled in for you.
When to create one by hand
If the work is on your schedule, you usually don't need this. Biller builds invoices from completed jobs, packages, and contracts for you. See Invoicing completed work.
Create an invoice by hand for anything else, like a one-time job you never scheduled or a receipt for money you've already received.
Creating the invoice
- Go to Invoices and click New invoice
- Check your Seller details, which are pre-filled from Settings > Invoicing & tax
- Enter the Amount and a Description of the work
- Add tax, dates, or notes if you need them
- Click Create Invoice
The new invoice opens, ready to share. See Sharing and sending invoices.
Invoice fields
The form has four sections:
| Section | Fields |
|---|---|
| Seller details | Your name, Business name, Email, Phone, address, and GST/HST Number. Pre-filled from your settings, and you can change them on this invoice. |
| Invoice details | Issue date (today by default), Amount, Currency, and Description are the essentials. Payment date, Payment method, and Reference number are optional. |
| Tax (optional) | Tax type, Tax rate, and Tax amount. See Charging GST/HST on invoices for how Amount and tax work together. |
| Extras (optional) | Start date and End date for the service period, plus Notes for your client. |
If you enter a Payment date, the invoice is marked Paid. Leave it blank for an invoice your client still needs to pay.
Invoice numbers
Biller gives every invoice a unique number when it's created, like INV-7K2QX9M4TB. The number is random, not sequential, and you can't edit it.
Clients paying by Interac e-Transfer are asked to put this number in the message, so Biller can match the payment to the invoice.
Your client's details
The form doesn't have a field for choosing a client or typing their details. Until they're added, the invoice shows "Pending purchaser details" where the client's name would go.
To add them, send your client the purchaser link from the invoice page. They enter their own name, company, address, and email. See Client self-fill.
Because a new hand-made invoice has no client email, you can't email it from Biller at first. Share its link instead. If your client adds an email through self-fill, a send button appears.
Editing an invoice
To change an invoice, open it and click Edit. You'll first see an Edit with caution notice. Invoices are legal documents, so only edit one to correct a genuine error. Tick the box, click Proceed to edit, make your changes, then click Update Invoice.
Changes show right away on the invoice link and in the PDF. Invoices can't be deleted.
Need more help? Email us at help@biller.ca