For starters

Sending your first invoice, freshly registered with the Chamber of Commerce

You have just registered, the first job is finished and now an invoice has to go out. Except: what actually has to be on it, and do you already need to sign up for something?

What it does for you

You do not have to sign up for anything

You build your invoice without an account. You see for free what it looks like, and only when you want the PDF without a watermark do you pay, per invoice. No subscription, no notice period, no profile we create for you.

Notice after a few months that you invoice more often than you thought? Then you move to a plan. The other way round works too.

The mandatory details are there by default

A Dutch business invoice has to carry a number of things: a sequential invoice number, the date, your Chamber of Commerce and VAT number, your client’s details and the VAT per rate. Miss one and the invoice is not formally valid, and your client may not be able to reclaim the VAT.

factuurmaken asks for exactly those fields, so there is little to forget. The full checklist is in the knowledge base.

VAT and the KOR without looking it up

If you fall under the small business scheme (KOR) you invoice without VAT, and that needs specific wording. If you work in construction as a subcontractor it is reverse charge, with different wording again plus your client’s VAT number.

You pick the situation, the rest is automatic.

In focus: your invoice numbers

This is the thing starters most often trip over, usually only a year later. Invoice numbers have to be sequential: no duplicates, no gaps. Start in Word and copy last month’s invoice every time, and one day it goes wrong.

So start properly. You choose your first number, 2026-001 for instance, and it counts on from there by itself.

A good fit if

  • You are sending your first or second invoice and want to be sure it is right
  • You do not want a subscription for two invoices a quarter
  • You are not yet sure how VAT and the KOR scheme work
  • You want something that works without reading a manual first

Not the right choice if

  • You are not registered with the Dutch Chamber of Commerce yet. Without a KVK number you cannot send a valid business invoice
  • You already send dozens of invoices a month, in which case a plan is cheaper than paying per invoice
  • You mainly need help with your tax return and bookkeeping, not with invoicing itself

Ready to create an invoice?

User-friendly invoicing from €2.50 per month excl. VAT, cancel any month.