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Legally required information on a sales invoice

ZG
13/06/2022
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Hello everyone,

Dexxter makes it easy to write invoices with my details on them: company number, address, VAT exemption statement, etc…

Still, I was wondering if an invoice is legally okay if it only has the name of a private person on it.

Almost all of my customers are private persons, and I write everyone a small invoice that I give them immediately instead of working with daily takings. Is the customer’s name sufficient on the invoice?

Thanks!

If the rest is correct, I think so. By that I mean the description of your services for that private person, i.e. what you did.

You could add their address (i.e. the customer's), but I don't think that's even mandatory. I'm not sure, but if you compare it to daily receipts and what you have to fill in there :) So if you draw up a sales invoice to a private person (compared to the fact that you could actually use daily receipts), then I think everything that is stated on a sales invoice is a bonus anyway (from an auditor's point of view, that is).But I'm curious to know if anyone else has experience with this!

Hmmm, I might still put the address of the person (customer) on it. It wouldn't be a mortal sin not to mention that for a private person, but I think it would be a good addition.

I think an auditor will be happy if you describe in detail what you did for a private person; the rest will be a bonus, I think.

Thanks to both of you.

I was wondering about this too.But if I go by the (reliable) website

the customer's address must indeed be included on the invoice:

"The following information must be included on invoices:

  • ...

    the name (company name) from the recipient and their address

  • ..."

The possible fines/penalties are not insignificant (see further down on that web page).However, Dexter allows you to add customers without an address and link them to an invoice you have created (tested myself).P.S. According to wolterkluwers.com, the delivery date (for goods) or the date of performance (for services) must also be noted.

P.S. All of this is confirmed on the other reliable site:

https://www.unizo.be/ondernemersgids/financial/invoices/correct-invoicing

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You really should try it out for yourself. Even if you don’t have a company number yet, you can already go ahead.

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