How to make an invoice
The invoice to be issued to a customer is subject to mandatory rules, defined by the tax administration.
It is better to know everything and be calm for the future
If you send an invoice to your customer and it does not comply with the legal formal requirements, the latter can return it to you asking you to correct it and send him a new one. !
Annoying…In addition to the time spent modifying your invoice, the payment period can be extended!
So here’s how to make an invoice :
To make a valid invoice, the following information must appear:
- name and legal form of the company (e.g.: Transport SUPERVITE, SASU), the address of the head office and its Siret number.
- The name of your company’s registry (example: RCS of Lyon)
- The intra-community VAT number (starting with FR)
- Date on which the invoice is issued
- A unique invoice number
- The customer’s name and address,
- Actual day of delivery or end of performance of the service
- Information relating to the sale, including unit and overall price data, the mention of VAT (with the word “VAT”, the applicable rate, the amount excluding VAT, that of VAT and the amount including VAT).
- the due date for payment and penalties in the event of late payment
S ince 2013, it is also necessary to include an additional mention,
which specifies that a minimum of €40 will be charged for recovery costs if the due date is exceeded.
Therefore, the following statement must be added to the invoice:
“Fixed compensation for recovery costs in the event of late payment set at €40 (law no. 2012-387 of March 22, 2012 and decree no. 2012-1115 of October 2, 2012.”
In addition to the criminal penalty of up to €75,000, a company that does not comply with these obligations is liable to a tax fine of €15 for each missing or inaccurate entry for each invoice, capped at 1/4 of its amount.
Happy billing!
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