What to include in an invoice
- Your business name, phone, email and license number
- The customer name and the service address
- An invoice number, the issue date and the due date
- Payment terms: due on receipt, net 15, net 30, or your own wording
- A description of the work, with quantity, unit and price
- Which lines are taxable, your tax rate, any discount and the total
- Any deposit already paid, and the balance still due
What late invoices look like
56% of US small businesses are owed money from unpaid invoices, averaging $17.5K. 47% have invoices more than 30 days overdue. Intuit QuickBooks, Small Business Late Payments Report 2025.
How to write a contractor invoice
- Add your business. Enter the business name, phone, email, website and license number. A logo stays on this device.
- Add the customer. Enter the customer name, service address, email and phone.
- Add the line items. Enter a description, quantity, unit and price for each line. Tick taxable on lines that should be taxed.
- Set the due date, tax and any amount already paid. Choose Due on receipt, Net 15, Net 30 or custom terms. Enter your tax rate, any discount and any deposit already paid.
- Download or print. Use Download PDF or Print. The browser saves the file. Nothing is sent to a server. Turn off the Fasite line if you do not want it on the page.
Get paid by card from the invoice link