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Poll: Have you ever forgotten to issue an invoice?
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Sophie Dzhygir
Sophie Dzhygir  Identity Verified
Franciaország
Local time: 21:03
német - francia
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No Oct 10, 2013

But I happened a couple of times to issue the invoice and forget to send it...

 
Tatty
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Local time: 21:03
spanyol - angol
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No, never Oct 10, 2013

I work for money so forgetting to invoice a client would be a big failing on my part. To make life easier for myself, I invoice every job after I have finished it. It takes me a maximum of 5 minutes tops.

 
Vera Schoen
Vera Schoen  Identity Verified
Svédország
Local time: 21:03
Tag (2008 óta)
német - svéd
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Yes Oct 10, 2013

Only once.
I had tons of work, sent the translation, but forgot to invoice. A few days later I received a very kind reminder from the PM. So, no harm done!


 
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida  Identity Verified
Portugália
Local time: 20:03
Tag (2007 óta)
angol - portugál
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Me too! Oct 10, 2013

Sophie Dzhygir wrote:

But I happened a couple of times to issue the invoice and forget to send it...


 
Marjolein Snippe
Marjolein Snippe  Identity Verified
Hollandia
Local time: 21:03
Tag (2012 óta)
angol - holland
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me too Oct 10, 2013

Vera Schoen wrote:

Only once.
I had tons of work, sent the translation, but forgot to invoice. A few days later I received a very kind reminder from the PM. So, no harm done!


For me, the client only became aware after I had asked him to check the payment was underway - it turned out he had never received an invoice, so was unaware there should be a payment underway. All resolved in a friendly and professional way, after an apology from me.


 
Helen Hagon
Helen Hagon  Identity Verified
Local time: 20:03
Tag (2011 óta)
orosz - angol
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No Oct 10, 2013

I have a terrible memory, so I make a habit of always sending the invoice with the completed translation.

 
Madeleine Chevassus
Madeleine Chevassus  Identity Verified
Franciaország
Local time: 21:03
Tag (2010 óta)
angol - francia
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I send it with the translation delivery Oct 10, 2013

When the work is ready, I prepare a "delivery" Zip which contains the translated file(s) and the invoice in PDF format.
This way, I don't forget the invoice

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Heather McCrae
Heather McCrae  Identity Verified
Németország
Local time: 21:03
német - angol
Yes Oct 10, 2013

I am absolutely terrible about paperwork, just the thought makes me incredibly desperate to do anything else It is really daft, but there you go. Certainly wouldn't have lasted the course in bookkeeping that I started about a millenium ago!
Still I manage to get around to the invoices at some point, usually when my accountant reminds me
So long as the c
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I am absolutely terrible about paperwork, just the thought makes me incredibly desperate to do anything else It is really daft, but there you go. Certainly wouldn't have lasted the course in bookkeeping that I started about a millenium ago!
Still I manage to get around to the invoices at some point, usually when my accountant reminds me
So long as the cash appears in the account at some point, all is well
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Mario Chavez (X)
Mario Chavez (X)  Identity Verified
Local time: 15:03
angol - spanyol
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Once or twice, but for a good client Oct 10, 2013

I forgot to bill a certain good client on at least one occasion. When I got the check in the mail, I couldn't find its matching invoice...so I emailed my client.

I felt pretty embarrassed for having had a simple invoice slip my mind.


 
Noura Tawil
Noura Tawil  Identity Verified
Szíria
Local time: 22:03
Tag (2013 óta)
angol - arab
Administration Oct 10, 2013

I would love to hear details about the system that some of you follow to keep track of the invoicing tasks (Issuing invoices and checking if they're received on time).

I usually delay sending my invoices for a few days, in case the client needs small amendments or tiny additional tasks, it all goes into a single invoice.


 
Julian Holmes
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Japán
Local time: 04:03
Tag (2011 óta)
japán - angol
Yes, once or twice Oct 10, 2013

Because the customers's website or billing rules were so clumsy or complicated.
Once invoiced, twice shy.


 
neilmac
neilmac
Spanyolország
Local time: 21:03
spanyol - angol
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Yes Oct 10, 2013

Usually it'll be smaller ones.... I too work for money, but it's not the be-all and end-all of my existence.

 
Thayenga
Thayenga  Identity Verified
Németország
Local time: 21:03
Tag (2009 óta)
angol - német
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Other Oct 10, 2013

Not an invoice, but once I issued a monthly invoice which invoice # was 0XX/13.

When I issue a monthly invoice, I prepare it it at the beginning of the month. As the projects arrive, they are being added with all relevant information to this "template", but without the actual invoice number, since I don't at the beginning of the month which number must be entered on the last day of the month. It's place is held by XX.

At the end of one month the invoice was completed pr
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Not an invoice, but once I issued a monthly invoice which invoice # was 0XX/13.

When I issue a monthly invoice, I prepare it it at the beginning of the month. As the projects arrive, they are being added with all relevant information to this "template", but without the actual invoice number, since I don't at the beginning of the month which number must be entered on the last day of the month. It's place is held by XX.

At the end of one month the invoice was completed properly, but I forgot to enter the invoice number before I sent it to the client. My client was very understanding and quickly ended my embarrassment.
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Triston Goodwin
Triston Goodwin  Identity Verified
Egyesült Államok
Local time: 13:03
spanyol - angol
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Once or twice Oct 10, 2013

But I sent it once I remembered. Now I have my beloved board! All my projects go on the whiteboard, which is separated into active invoices, invoices I need to send, active projects, and my monthly goal (and there's a note on there from my wife reminding me that I need to do some exercise). I haven't forgotten anything since I started using it and I love having all my information right above my computer.

 
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