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How to Generate an Invoice in QuickBooks Desktop?

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How to Generate an Invoice in QuickBooks Desktop?

Are you looking for the steps to create invoice in QuickBooks? If yes, then reading this post till the end will surely help. QuickBooks offers features such as financial management, invoice raising, inventory handling and more. Invoice means ‘promise to pay’, In other words, it is an asset and liability for the seller and the buyer. It is also defined as the itemized commercial document that is used for recording the sales transactions between a buyer and seller like a paper receipts from a store or online records from an e-trailer. In this post, we are going to discuss the steps involved in creating invoices in QuickBooks. To know more, make sure to read this post till the end. Or you can also consult our tech team at +1(844)405-0907 and we will provide you with immediate support services.


Elements of an Invoice

·        ‘Invoice’ word

·        Invoice number.

·        Date

·        Terms of payment

·        Contact number and Name of the seller.

·        Contact number and Name of the buyer.

·        Description of Goods and services.


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Steps for generating an invoice from scratch in QuickBooks

Follow the steps in the same ways that are listed below:

·        The very first step is to choose create invoices from the home screen

·        After that go for customer or customer job from the list

·        In case the customer or job is not on the list yet, then choose the add new option.

·        Enter the relevant information at the top of the form such as the Date, invoice number, Bill to/Ship to, P O. number, Rep, Ship, Via, F.O.B, and terms.

·        Now, go for the items.

·        Note that when you choose or add an item, the description and amount are categorized on the basis of the description and unit cost entered when it was set up that too on its own.

·        In case the user wishes to apply for a discount, he/she can create a discount item:

o  Head to the list menu from the home screen.

o  Now, choose item list.

o  After that right click anywhere, followed by selecting new.

o  Move to the type drop down and then select discount.

o  Enter the item name/number and a brief description.

o  Also, enter the discount amount or percentage in the Amount or % field.

o  In case the discount amount varies, you will have to leave the amount or percent field blank and then enter the amount directly on the sales forms.

o  Go for the income account to be used to track discounts from the account drop-down.

o  Opt for an appropriate tax code for the item.

o  Hit OK button


We end this post right here, with the hope that the information shared in above might be of some help in creating invoice successfully. However, if there is any query or if the user needs our assistance at some point in time, then contacting our tech team at +1(844)405-0907 is recommended. We are a team of certified QuickBooks professionals who work round the clock in providing instant QuickBooks Enterprise support services. 

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