Paperless office is a good opportunity for any company, especially for small business startups. E-invoicing (electronic invoicing) enables businessmen to represent business to the customers and trading partners, to see payments in process and to receive transfers using different formats and delivery channels. If you already know how to start up your business, you should choose a system for e-invoicing. It will help you to write an invoice in a few steps, by filling the form in a proper way.
Invoice is one of the basic documents in commercial activities showing the sale conditions, agreed prices and payment terms. It is one of the most ancient commercial documents, known at least since ancient Mesopotamia trade, and now regulated by the governments.
The invoice must be supplied in accordance to the state regulations. Sometimes it is not simple to fill it not being professional accounting manager. But high technologies help startups to avoid mistakes.
How to write an invoice using European FINOM e-invoicing service?This is simple; it takes 5 minutes only and always for free. After registering, you fill the form on-line, writing following issues:
- Company-sender name and contact information (you can fill it once and then choose it from the list)
- Receiver and contact information (you can fill it once and then choose it from the list)
- Invoice number
- Date of sending and date of payment deadline (Invoice date and Due date accordingly)
- Invoice description (goods or services by item, quantity, period), amount and currency of the invoice, discounts (if any). The system enables to add units, to choose unit type and VAT rate. Total amount will be calculated automatically.
- Payment terms
- Account number. Please, note, that your e-invoicing system will be connected to the bank account and will be protected according to European Data Protection Rules.
It will take just 1 minute to create an invoice and to send it by social network (Facebook or Linkedin), Whatsapp or by email. As soon as you fill the form, the customer receives a reminder. He can pay immediately, in one click.
In addition to the ordinary, usual system of bank payments, European FINOM e-invoicing service makes your invoice personal and controllable at all stages. It matches the invoices with receipts, shows you all transactions and incoming payments. You always keep the access to payment history and to the documents, and see the upcoming payments.
