For construction and trades

Invoicing in construction: reverse charge and instalments without the hassle

The quote is your sale, the deposit is your working capital and reverse-charge VAT is the rule the moment you work as a subcontractor. Three things a standard invoice template gets wrong.

What it does for you

Reverse charge without thinking about it

If you work as a subcontractor for a main contractor, you shift the VAT. The invoice then has to say “btw verlegd” plus your client’s VAT number, and it must not show a VAT amount.

You set the invoice to reverse charge once and the mandatory wording is added automatically, with the client’s VAT number alongside it. No template to adjust per job, and no invoice bouncing back because the wording was missing.

Instalments are agreed in the quote

On a job of any size you do not invoice in one go. You put the split straight into the quote: 30% on order, 40% at the start and 30% on delivery, for instance. Your client sees that split, and therefore agrees to it at the moment they sign.

The split can be in percentages or per line, whichever suits the job. The amounts add up exactly to the quote total: the last instalment absorbs the remainder, so nothing is ever left floating.

The instalment invoices go out by themselves

Once your client accepts, the instalments are queued. On the agreed date factuurmaken creates the instalment invoice, with the next invoice number and a reference back to the quote. You do not have to track what you have already sent.

In focus: the deposit

The deposit is the difference between a job you pre-finance and a job that pays for itself. The hard part is not the amount but the timing: you want it invoiced before you buy materials, not two weeks later because it slipped.

By agreeing the instalments in the quote, the first invoice is ready the moment the job is confirmed. That saves a conversation nobody enjoys having.

A good fit if

  • You work as a subcontractor and invoice with reverse-charge VAT
  • You work with a deposit and instalments, on delivery for instance
  • Your quote is the moment the job is actually sold
  • You do not want to work out afterwards which instalment was already invoiced

Not the right choice if

  • You need an estimating or work-preparation package with material lists and time tracking
  • You employ a lot of staff and want hours and payroll in the same system
  • Your client requires you to submit invoices through their own portal

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