Creating invoices

To create an invoice

1. From the Sales menu or the Invoices page, click Create invoice. The Invoice page appears.

2. Choose the Customer you're selling to. The customer’s address details appear in the field below. If you've entered a shipping address when you created the customer, this will appear on PDF copies of the invoice.

3. If you want to:

   Add a new customer:

   Click the Customer dropdown arrow and choose Create customer. Enter as much (or as little) info as you like and click Save. You can always go back later and fill in additional details.
   
   

   Add missing details to an existing customer:

   Type the customer's name in the Customer field and hit Enter. Click the dropdown next for the information you want to add, such as the ABN or billing or shipping address, add the details and click Save.
   

4. (Australia only) The status of the ABN you've entered in the customer's record will checked, and the status shown. Click the status to see more details.
5. You're notified if the customer has any open quotes:
   
   If you want to convert one of these quotes to an invoice:
   1. Click Open quotes.
   2. Select an invoice and click Convert. The invoice is completed with the details of the quote. You can change these details if you want.

6. If necessary, change the Invoice number. This number is automatically generated, based on the last number you used.

   Changing the numbering

   If you change the invoice number, you’ll change the automatic numbering. For example, if you change the number to 000081, the next time you create an invoice, the new invoice number will be 000082.

7. If you have one — or you're entering an e-invoice — enter the Customer PO Number.

   If you're entering an e-invoice, you can enter additional reference numbers in the Customer PO Number field. See the FAQ below for details.

8. Check the date in the Issue date field.
9. Click the date in the Due date field to set the terms for this invoice. If you want to make these the default payment terms for this customer, click Remember terms for this customer:
   
   You can also set default payment terms in your sales settings. These are applied to any new customers you create.
10. (Australia only - if set up for online payments):
    1. Select the option Allow online payments to allow the customer to pay you straight from their invoice. If you haven't signed up yet, click Start getting paid online to get started.
    2. Select the option Apply Surcharge to pass the 1.8% online payment transaction fee (for credit or debit card payment) onto the customer. If you haven't turned on this preference, learn about Customer surcharging for online payments.
11. If you're registered for GST, select an option at the Amounts are field.
    • If you want the prices to include tax or GST, choose Tax inclusive. Note that this is the default tax preference.
    • If you want the prices to exclude tax or GST, choose Tax exclusive.

12. Click Field layout and select the applicable option based on what you're selling.
    

13. If you're selling items:

    1. In the Item ID column, click the dropdown to choose an item or search for an item by entering all or part of the Item ID or Supplier item ID. As you type, matching items are shown.

       Entering a new item?

       Click the dropdown arrow in the Item ID column and choose + Create Item. Enter the item details and click Save. Learn more about Creating items.

       

       When you choose an item:

       • the item's Description, Account for tracking sales, Unit selling price and Tax code appear automatically, based on what you entered when you created the item (you can edit these details if you want)

       • the total price of the items is calculated automatically in the Amount field.

    2. Enter the number of Units of this item you're selling. For units of time, enter as a percentage, such as 0.25 for 15 minutes or 0.5 for 30 minutes, etc. The calculated Amount is displayed.

       There's a built-in calculator in the No of units, Unit Price, Discount and Amount fields. Just enter a calculation in the field and tab out of it:

       

    3. Repeat for each item you're selling. Need to add or remove blank lines or line items?

14. If you're selling services:

    1. In the Description column, enter a description of the service you're providing.

    2. Choose the Account the income from this service will be allocated to. If you're not sure, check with your accounting advisor.

    3. Enter the Amount of this service.

    4. If required, change the Tax code. If you're not sure, check with your accounting advisor.

    5. Repeat for each service you're selling. Need to add or remove blank lines or line items?

15. Enter any charges for Freight, and if required, change the default Tax/GST code. If you can't enter Freight, you'll be prompted to specify a linked account for freight. (What is a linked account?) The totals are calculated at the bottom of the invoice:

    • Subtotal—the total for the items added to the invoice

    • Tax—the amount of tax applied to the invoice

    • Total amount—the total amount of the invoice including the tax or GST amount

    • Amount paid—the total of any invoice payments made

    • Balance due—the invoice total minus the amount paid.

16. (Optional)
    • Choose a Job if the line item relates to a specific job. Tell me more about jobs.

    • If you want to add a note about the invoice, choose a Notes to customer and enter any additional text in the box below it (or edit an existing note). These notes will appear on the customer's invoice. For example, you could use this area to add additional details about payment. You can choose one of the notes that come with MYOB Business, edit an existing one or add your own reusable notes — see Notes to customer.

      If you frequently use a note, select Save as default. This note will then appear automatically whenever you create an invoice (you can still choose a different note if you want).

17. Check that all the information in the invoice is correct.

18. Use the options across the bottom of the page to choose an action.

    If you want to...	do this...
    Print, download a PDF copy or send an invoice link	Click View PDF. The invoice appears as a PDF in a new tab where you can download it or print it. Learn more about downloading an invoice PDF.
    Email the invoice	Click Email invoice. Enter or confirm the email details and click Send invoice. Learn more about emailing invoices.
    Save it as a recurring invoice	Click Save as recurring. Enter the recurring transaction Schedule name and choose the Frequency, such as Daily, Weekly or Monthly. Learn more about recurring transactions.
    Prefill the invoice from a recurring transaction	Click Prefill from recurring. Select a recurring transaction and click Prefill. The invoice is updated with information from the recurring transaction. Learn more about recurring transactions.
    Cancel without saving	Click Cancel.
    Save the invoice and create a duplicate	Click Save and duplicate. An invoice with the same details and new invoice number is created. Learn more about Duplicating an invoice.
    Save the invoice and create a new one	Click Save and create new. The invoice is saved and a new, blank invoice appears.
    Save the invoice	Click Save.
    Add an attachment	Drag files or browse and add files into the Attachments area. These files can only be PDF, TIFF, JPEG or PNG and below 10MB.