Introduction - Invoices

An invoice is a financial document which indicates the supply of goods or services between a vendor and a customer.

How does an invoice work? The workflow of an invoice in Zoho Books is as follows:

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Create Invoice

You can create an invoice in Zoho Books from the sales module or directly from the dashboard.

From the Sales module

New Invoice

Item Details

Note: Fields in red are compulsory, others are optional.

Fields Description
Customer Name The customer for whom the invoice is created.
Place of Supply The location where the supply takes place.
Invoice# Invoice number is generally auto-generated. You can manually enter the invoice number as well by clicking the Gear icon next to this field.
Invoice Date The date on which the invoice is created.
Terms The time period within which the customer is obliged to repay the invoice amount.
Salesperson A salesperson can be allocated to each invoice.
Item Details Type or select the items from the Items Details dropdown.
Tax Select a tax type from the drop down to apply to the selected Item.

From the Dashboard

Invoices Dashboard

Import Invoices

Do you already have invoices in your business? Zoho Books provides you the option to import invoices in the CSV, TSV or XLS format.

To import invoices:

Import Invoices

Choose File

Map Fields

Import Invoices


Types of Invoices

In Zoho Books, you can create different types of invoices based on how you want to collect money from your customers, the time intervals in which you want to invoice customers and a lot more.

Recurring Invoice

Create an invoice for a recurring time period. You can choose between the standard time period  weekly or  monthly or even set a custom time period.

Retainer Invoice

If you collect advance payments from your customers, you can using retainer invoices.


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Record Payment for Invoice

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