Creating and managing invoices is a core feature of QuickBooks accounts receivable functionality. You can create invoices from scratch, for sales orders or for estimates/quotations.
Follow these steps to create an invoice from scratch:
- Select Create Invoices from the Customers menu.
- Go to the Customer: Job and select the customer or customer job for the invoice. You can click Add New to create a new customer.
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- Fill out the form with the required information, such as the date, invoice number, bill to, and terms.
- Add items for the invoice to the detail area. You can create a new item or modify the descriptions and costs of previously entered items.
- Click Save & Close to complete the invoice.
If you need to create an invoice for an existing sales order, follow these steps:
- Go to the Sales Orders tab and select Create Invoice.
- Select the option to either create an invoice for all sales orders or create an invoice for selected items.
- Make changes to the invoice as needed. For example, quantity, price, or other details may have changed between the order and the invoice.
- Click Save & Close.
You can also create an invoice from an estimate with these steps:
- Open the estimate.
- Click on Create Invoice near the top of the form.
- You may be prompted to select which items and quantities to apply to the invoice.
- The invoice will generate, and you can modify any information if needed.
- Click Save & Close.