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Invoice Template

Sleek Invoice

Description Price Quantity Discount Tax Line Total
$0.00 1 0 % 0 % $0.00
Tax $ 0.00
Total $0.00
Amount Paid $ 0.00
Shipping/handling $ 0.00
Invoice Discount $ 0.00
$ 0.00
Balance Due $ 0.00

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FAQs Frequently Asked Questions

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How do I create an invoice?

There are two routes you can use to create a new invoice. You can hover to the left menu and click new document or return to VatPay main landing page and click ‘Create new document’ button.
  • Select document status (There are five status; Paid, Partially Paid, Unpaid, Draft & Cancelled).
  • Select Document type. You can create an Invoice, Tax Invoice, Proforma Invoice, General receipt, Sales receipt, Quote, Estimate, Credit memo, Credit note, Purchase order.
  • Choose Currency from the drop down list. You can create different invoices in different currencies.
  • Use the customization panel to customize document layout. You can add/remove features like ‘Detailed descriptions’, ‘Shipping Info’, ‘Taxes’, ‘Discount’, ‘Shipping and Handling’ etc.
  • You can also specify if item is measured in quantity, hours or just none. You can specify if just the amount on the invoice.
  • To edit company info, hover over the company info and the update button will show. Click ‘Edit Business info’ button and you will be redirected to the settings page to edit your company info.
  • Select a logo. Logo generally make your document more professional. (Highly recommend)
  • Enter customer information (Customer business name, Primary contact, Legal business address etc.)
  • If you enabled shipping info using the customization panel, the Shipping info block will display. Fill customer’s shipping information.
  • Don’t forget you can also change the predefined document number. Select the issued date as well as the due date.
  • The amount field is auto-calculated. You DON’T have to enter an amount here.
  • You can either click the ‘Add line item’ button to manually add a line item or simply search for an existing item from the items list.
  • You can change the ‘Terms & Conditions’ heading to anything you want. For example, if this is just a note to your client, you can change the title to ‘Additional Note’ or just ‘Note’. We put the power in your hands.
  • Finally enter the full terms and conditions or notes and click ‘Create new document’ button.

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How do I customize my invoice?

To change your invoice layout to meet your specific business needs, use the customize panel at the top of the invoice creation or invoice editing view. You can bill by quantity, hours, or amount only, and add or remove taxes, discounts, and custom amounts. You can also add/remove features like ‘Detailed descriptions’, ‘Shipping Info’, ‘Taxes’, ‘Discount’, ‘Shipping and Handling’ etc.

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How do I send an invoice?

To email a particular invoice to your customer, go to VatPay landing (home) page. Search for the invoice you wish to email to your customer.


  • Under the action tab, select the action drop down list box.
  • Click ‘Send’ from the list. A popup opens pre-populating all the customer’s email, Subject with Invoice number added.
  • If you want to copy other recipients on this email, enter their email addresses separated by a semi-colon.
  • If you will like to receive a copy of the email, check the box ‘Send me a copy of this email’
  • You can edit the subject title. It’s usually pre-populated with the Invoice number and your company name.
  • Enter additional note to your customer. See screenshot below on how additional notes are presented to your clients.
  • If you want to include payment link to this email for your customers to pay this invoice, check the box beside ‘Include a payment link to enable online payment for this document’ and your preferred payment links. Select either ‘Secured Credit Card (Stripe Payment)’ or ‘PayPal Express Checkout’ box. Remember you can send both payment options to your customers.
  • You can attach supporting file(s) (documents, images etc.) to your email. If you have more than one file, check the box beside ‘Attach Multiple documents’ and select multiple files.
  • When you are ready, click the ‘Send Email’ button to email the invoice and it’s supporting documents to your customers.

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How do I record a payment?

  • Go to VatPay main landing page and search for the invoice you want to record a payment. You can search by invoice number, client name, client company etc.
  • Under the actions tab, expand the dropdown and select ‘Record Payment’.
  • A popup will appear to will appear with metadata about this invoice. Review the data and make sure you are recording payment for the right invoice.
  • You can also see the last transaction that was done.
  • Enter the amount paid (Full or Partial Payment). Note if you enter partial payment, the invoice status will change to ‘Partially Paid’ instead of ‘Paid’.
  • Select the payment date as well as Payment method (Bank Transfer, Credit Card, Debit Card, Check etc.)
  • We strongly recommend you enter additional note for your records. This will appear in your reports for this invoice. You can always review it later to better understand the transaction in the future.

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Can I Share a payment link via email?

Absolutely. Follow the instructions below to send email link to your customer.
  • To send a payment link to your customer, simply check the ‘Include a payment link to enable online payment for this document’ check-box and your clients will be able to pay you with any credit card, debit card, check or with their PayPal account.
  • NOTE: You must have configured either PayPal or Stripe for payment link to work. If you want to send a link for your client to pay via PayPal, make sure you must have entered your PayPal email on the settings page. If sending a link for your customers to pay with Credit Card or debit card, make sure Stripe keys are entered in the settings page as well. Please see ‘Configure Payments’ section to learn more about enabling payment.
  • Remember, you can always send both payment types to your customer.
  • See screenshot below.

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Do you support Stripe payment?

Yes. You can receive payments for your invoices directly into your Bank account using Stripe Payment.

Please click the link below to learn more about stripe dashboard.

Click here to access Stripe dashboard manual.

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How do I edit my Company info?

Here's how to change your business information:


  • Go to ‘Settings’ page.
  • Click the Business Profile and settings tab.
  • Enter your business info.
  • Click Update at the bottom of the of the page.
  • You should receive a confirmation notification.


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Business Name
Primary Contact
Business Address
Phone
Email
Website
 

Invoices

0.00 PAID
0.00 UNPAID
0.00 OVERDUE
0.00 DRAFT
Due Date Invoice # Document Customer Status Action Total Amount

 

Estimates

New Estimate
Client Estimate # Estimate Date Status Action Total Amount

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