[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":723},["ShallowReactive",2],{"templates-index":3},[4,219,341,475,610],{"id":5,"title":6,"body":7,"date":208,"description":209,"extension":210,"icon":211,"meta":212,"navigation":213,"path":214,"seo":215,"stem":216,"updated":217,"__hash__":218},"templates\u002Ftemplates\u002Ffreelance-invoice-template.md","Freelance invoice template (Word, Excel, Google Docs)",{"type":8,"value":9,"toc":199},"minimark",[10,14,19,22,31,36,46,80,84,107,171,177,180,184,187,191],[11,12,13],"p",{},"Whatever you freelance in (design, writing, development, or something else),\na client invoice needs to answer the same questions clearly: who's billing,\nfor what, how much, and by when. Download the template below, replace the\ngrey placeholders, and save it as a PDF to send.",[15,16],"template-downloads",{"docx":17,"xlsx":18},"\u002Fdownloads\u002Fbillebly-freelance-invoice-template.docx","\u002Fdownloads\u002Fbillebly-freelance-invoice-template.xlsx",[11,20,21],{},"Both files include the fields an EU invoice needs: your VAT and\nregistration numbers, the client's VAT number for reverse-charge invoices,\nand a VAT line. The Excel version also adds up line items, VAT, and the\ntotal for you.",[11,23,24,25,30],{},"Rather not edit a file? The ",[26,27,29],"a",{"href":28},"\u002Ftools\u002Finvoice-generator\u002F","free invoice\ngenerator"," builds an invoice from a\nshort form and downloads it as a PDF, with no signup.",[32,33,35],"h2",{"id":34},"what-to-include","What to include",[11,37,38,39,45],{},"In the EU, the list of details an invoice must show comes from ",[26,40,44],{"href":41,"rel":42},"https:\u002F\u002Feur-lex.europa.eu\u002Flegal-content\u002FEN\u002FTXT\u002F?uri=CELEX:02006L0112-20250414",[43],"nofollow","Article 226 of the EU VAT Directive",", which every country applies, sometimes with a few national additions:",[47,48,49,53,56,59,62,65,68,71,74,77],"ul",{},[50,51,52],"li",{},"Your name or business name, full address, and contact details",[50,54,55],{},"Your VAT number, if you're VAT-registered",[50,57,58],{},"Your business registration number, where your country requires it on\ninvoices (for example, your KvK number in the Netherlands)",[50,60,61],{},"The client's name and address and, if useful, the project it relates to",[50,63,64],{},"The client's VAT number, if you're invoicing a business in another EU\ncountry under the reverse charge",[50,66,67],{},"A unique, sequential invoice number and the invoice date",[50,69,70],{},"A description of the work, with quantities or hours where relevant",[50,72,73],{},"The rate or fee for each line item",[50,75,76],{},"The subtotal, the VAT rate and amount, and the total due, or a note\nexplaining why no VAT is charged (for example \"Reverse charge\")",[50,78,79],{},"Payment terms (e.g. due on receipt, or net 14\u002F30) and how the client can pay",[32,81,83],{"id":82},"example-invoice","Example invoice",[11,85,86,90,91,94,95,97,100,101,103,106],{},[87,88,89],"strong",{},"From:"," Alex Rivera, Freelance Copywriter, Amsterdam, Netherlands",[92,93],"br",{},"\nKvK: 12345678. VAT: NL123456789B01",[92,96],{},[87,98,99],{},"To:"," Bloom & Co. B.V., Utrecht, Netherlands",[92,102],{},[87,104,105],{},"Invoice #:"," 0057. Date: 18 August 2026",[108,109,110,123],"table",{},[111,112,113],"thead",{},[114,115,116,120],"tr",{},[117,118,119],"th",{},"Description",[117,121,122],{},"Amount",[124,125,126,135,143,151,159],"tbody",{},[114,127,128,132],{},[129,130,131],"td",{},"Website copy, homepage and 3 landing pages",[129,133,134],{},"€1,400.00",[114,136,137,140],{},[129,138,139],{},"Revision round (2 hrs × €85)",[129,141,142],{},"€170.00",[114,144,145,148],{},[129,146,147],{},"Subtotal",[129,149,150],{},"€1,570.00",[114,152,153,156],{},[129,154,155],{},"VAT (21%)",[129,157,158],{},"€329.70",[114,160,161,166],{},[129,162,163],{},[87,164,165],{},"Total due",[129,167,168],{},[87,169,170],{},"€1,899.70",[11,172,173,176],{},[87,174,175],{},"Due:"," 1 September 2026 (payable online by card or bank transfer)",[11,178,179],{},"The VAT rate depends on where you're based: 21% is the standard Dutch\nrate. A client in another EU country with a valid VAT number would get\nthe same invoice with no VAT line, their VAT number added, and a\n\"Reverse charge\" note in its place.",[32,181,183],{"id":182},"using-the-template-in-google-docs-or-sheets","Using the template in Google Docs or Sheets",[11,185,186],{},"Upload the Word file to Google Drive and open it with Google Docs, or upload\nthe Excel file and open it with Google Sheets, where the VAT and total\nformulas keep working. When it's filled in, use File > Download > PDF to get\na copy to send.",[32,188,190],{"id":189},"sending-it-with-billebly","Sending it with Billebly",[11,192,193,194,198],{},"Instead of filling in a template by hand each time, Billebly generates the\ninvoice from your client and line-item details, gives it a number and due\ndate automatically, and attaches a hosted payment link so the client can pay\nonline. It moves to \"paid\" on its own once they do. No manual tracking is\nrequired. See ",[26,195,197],{"href":196},"\u002Fsolutions\u002Finvoice-generator-for-freelancers\u002F","how invoicing for freelancers works in\nBillebly",".",{"title":200,"searchDepth":201,"depth":202,"links":203},"",2,3,[204,205,206,207],{"id":34,"depth":201,"text":35},{"id":82,"depth":201,"text":83},{"id":182,"depth":201,"text":183},{"id":189,"depth":201,"text":190},"2026-08-18","Download a free freelance invoice template for Word or Excel, also usable in Google Docs and Sheets, with EU VAT and registration fields, plus an example invoice.","md","receipt",{},true,"\u002Ftemplates\u002Ffreelance-invoice-template",{"title":6,"description":209},"templates\u002Ffreelance-invoice-template","2026-09-28","FeTNIBy0908-oLp5zrQsZkYElngSQ1Al9sbBdwMoy3I",{"id":220,"title":221,"body":222,"date":333,"description":334,"extension":210,"icon":335,"meta":336,"navigation":213,"path":337,"seo":338,"stem":339,"updated":217,"__hash__":340},"templates\u002Ftemplates\u002Finvoice-template-for-coaches.md","Invoice template for coaches",{"type":8,"value":223,"toc":328},[224,227,229,232,257,259,277,315,320,323,325],[11,225,226],{},"Coaches often bill per session, per package, or on a recurring monthly\nretainer. This template covers what to include on a coaching invoice so\nclients pay on time.",[32,228,35],{"id":34},[11,230,231],{},"A coaching invoice doesn't need to be complicated, but a few details make it\nlook professional and avoid back-and-forth questions from clients:",[47,233,234,236,239,242,245,248,251,254],{},[50,235,52],{},[50,237,238],{},"Your VAT number, if you're VAT-registered, and your business\nregistration number where your country requires it (for example, your\nKvK number in the Netherlands)",[50,240,241],{},"The client's name and address",[50,243,244],{},"A sequential invoice number and the invoice date",[50,246,247],{},"What was delivered: session dates, a package name, or the billing period\nfor a retainer",[50,249,250],{},"The rate (per session, per package, or per month)",[50,252,253],{},"The VAT rate and amount, or a line saying why no VAT is charged (for\nexample, if you use your country's small-business VAT exemption)",[50,255,256],{},"The total due, the due date, and how to pay",[32,258,83],{"id":82},[11,260,261,263,264,266,267,269,271,272,274,276],{},[87,262,89],{}," Jamie Reyes Coaching, Rotterdam, Netherlands",[92,265],{},"\nKvK: 87654321. VAT: NL987654321B01",[92,268],{},[87,270,99],{}," Alex Morgan, Rotterdam, Netherlands",[92,273],{},[87,275,105],{}," 0032. Date: 3 March 2026",[108,278,279,287],{},[111,280,281],{},[114,282,283,285],{},[117,284,119],{},[117,286,122],{},[124,288,289,297,304],{},[114,290,291,294],{},[129,292,293],{},"Coaching sessions, February (4 × €150)",[129,295,296],{},"€600.00",[114,298,299,301],{},[129,300,155],{},[129,302,303],{},"€126.00",[114,305,306,310],{},[129,307,308],{},[87,309,165],{},[129,311,312],{},[87,313,314],{},"€726.00",[11,316,317,319],{},[87,318,175],{}," 17 March 2026 (payable online by card)",[11,321,322],{},"Alex is a private client, so there's no client VAT number: VAT is charged\nat the coach's local rate, 21% in the Netherlands.",[32,324,190],{"id":189},[11,326,327],{},"Instead of rebuilding this layout in a document editor every month, Billebly\nlets you save a client's rate and session details once, then generate an\ninvoice like the one above in a couple of minutes. For retainer or package\nclients, you can set the invoice to repeat automatically on a schedule, and\nyour client gets a hosted link they can pay with a card, and no manual bank\ntransfer instructions are required.",{"title":200,"searchDepth":201,"depth":202,"links":329},[330,331,332],{"id":34,"depth":201,"text":35},{"id":82,"depth":201,"text":83},{"id":189,"depth":201,"text":190},"2026-08-12","A coaching invoice template covering per-session fees, package pricing, and recurring monthly retainers, with a full example invoice you can copy.","target",{},"\u002Ftemplates\u002Finvoice-template-for-coaches",{"title":221,"description":334},"templates\u002Finvoice-template-for-coaches","RHDsWf5jfZnzRXqidnDT-yBwwqEM6mbqbQ20uebITtY",{"id":342,"title":343,"body":344,"date":467,"description":468,"extension":210,"icon":469,"meta":470,"navigation":213,"path":471,"seo":472,"stem":473,"updated":217,"__hash__":474},"templates\u002Ftemplates\u002Finvoice-template-for-consultants.md","Invoice template for consultants",{"type":8,"value":345,"toc":462},[346,349,351,379,381,384,405,443,454,457,459],[11,347,348],{},"Consulting engagements are billed a few different ways: hourly, fixed-fee\nper project, or a monthly retainer. The invoice should make clear\nwhich one applies so a client never has to ask what they're being charged\nfor.",[32,350,35],{"id":34},[47,352,353,356,359,362,365,367,370,373,376],{},[50,354,355],{},"Your business name, full address, and contact details",[50,357,358],{},"Your VAT number and your business registration number, where your\ncountry requires it (for example, your KvK number in the Netherlands)",[50,360,361],{},"The client's legal name and address and, if relevant, the specific\nengagement or SOW it relates to",[50,363,364],{},"The client's VAT number, which you need for a business client in\nanother EU country",[50,366,244],{},[50,368,369],{},"The billing basis: hours and rate, a fixed project fee, or a retainer period",[50,371,372],{},"A short description of the work covered",[50,374,375],{},"The VAT rate and amount, or \"Reverse charge\" if the client accounts for\nthe VAT",[50,377,378],{},"The total due and payment terms (e.g. net 14)",[32,380,83],{"id":82},[11,382,383],{},"This one goes to a client in another EU country, so it's a reverse-charge\ninvoice: no VAT is added, and the client's VAT number and a reverse-charge\nnote take its place.",[11,385,386,388,389,391,392,394,396,397,399,400,402,404],{},[87,387,89],{}," Reyes Strategy Consulting, Amsterdam, Netherlands",[92,390],{},"\nKvK: 23456789. VAT: NL234567891B01",[92,393],{},[87,395,99],{}," North & Co. GmbH, Berlin, Germany",[92,398],{},"\nVAT: DE123456789",[92,401],{},[87,403,105],{}," 0091. Date: 24 February 2026",[108,406,407,415],{},[111,408,409],{},[114,410,411,413],{},[117,412,119],{},[117,414,122],{},[124,416,417,425,433],{},[114,418,419,422],{},[129,420,421],{},"Strategy engagement, February (18 hrs × €175)",[129,423,424],{},"€3,150.00",[114,426,427,430],{},[129,428,429],{},"VAT (reverse charge)",[129,431,432],{},"€0.00",[114,434,435,439],{},[129,436,437],{},[87,438,165],{},[129,440,441],{},[87,442,424],{},[11,444,445,448,449,451,453],{},[87,446,447],{},"Note:"," Reverse charge: VAT to be accounted for by the recipient.",[92,450],{},[87,452,175],{}," 10 March 2026 (payable online by card or bank transfer)",[11,455,456],{},"For a client in your own country, you'd charge VAT at your local rate\ninstead and leave the reverse-charge note off.",[32,458,190],{"id":189},[11,460,461],{},"Consultants often mix billing types across different clients: hourly for\none, retainer for another. Billebly keeps tracked time, one-off invoices,\nand recurring retainers under the same client record, so switching between\nthem doesn't mean switching tools. Each invoice ships with a hosted payment\nlink, so a client can pay by card without you chasing a wire transfer.",{"title":200,"searchDepth":201,"depth":202,"links":463},[464,465,466],{"id":34,"depth":201,"text":35},{"id":82,"depth":201,"text":83},{"id":189,"depth":201,"text":190},"2026-02-24","An invoice template and walkthrough for independent consultants billing hourly, by project, or on retainer.","briefcase",{},"\u002Ftemplates\u002Finvoice-template-for-consultants",{"title":343,"description":468},"templates\u002Finvoice-template-for-consultants","HX35LvhtIQvKebcOvevcrTCnMW6rkN3EIVIdLiY92sE",{"id":476,"title":477,"body":478,"date":602,"description":603,"extension":210,"icon":604,"meta":605,"navigation":213,"path":606,"seo":607,"stem":608,"updated":217,"__hash__":609},"templates\u002Ftemplates\u002Finvoice-template-for-freelance-designers.md","Invoice template for freelance designers",{"type":8,"value":479,"toc":597},[480,483,485,506,508,526,587,592,594],[11,481,482],{},"Design invoices often need to itemize more than a single fee: concepts,\nrevision rounds, and licensing terms all affect what a client is actually\npaying for. Spelling these out avoids disputes about what was included.",[32,484,35],{"id":34},[47,486,487,490,492,495,497,500,503],{},[50,488,489],{},"Your name or studio name, full address, and contact details",[50,491,238],{},[50,493,494],{},"The client's name and address, the project name, and the client's VAT\nnumber if they're a business in another EU country",[50,496,244],{},[50,498,499],{},"Line items broken out by deliverable (concept, revisions, final files)",[50,501,502],{},"Usage or licensing terms, if the fee depends on how the work will be used",[50,504,505],{},"The subtotal, VAT rate and amount (or \"Reverse charge\" for a business\nclient elsewhere in the EU), the total due, and accepted payment methods",[32,507,83],{"id":82},[11,509,510,512,513,515,516,518,520,521,523,525],{},[87,511,89],{}," Alex Rivera Design, Utrecht, Netherlands",[92,514],{},"\nKvK: 34567890. VAT: NL345678912B01",[92,517],{},[87,519,99],{}," Atlas Studio B.V., Amsterdam, Netherlands",[92,522],{},[87,524,105],{}," 0057. Date: 6 May 2026",[108,527,528,536],{},[111,529,530],{},[114,531,532,534],{},[117,533,119],{},[117,535,122],{},[124,537,538,546,554,562,569,576],{},[114,539,540,543],{},[129,541,542],{},"Brand identity, initial concepts (2)",[129,544,545],{},"€900.00",[114,547,548,551],{},[129,549,550],{},"Revision round 2",[129,552,553],{},"€250.00",[114,555,556,559],{},[129,557,558],{},"Final files & usage license (web + print)",[129,560,561],{},"€350.00",[114,563,564,566],{},[129,565,147],{},[129,567,568],{},"€1,500.00",[114,570,571,573],{},[129,572,155],{},[129,574,575],{},"€315.00",[114,577,578,582],{},[129,579,580],{},[87,581,165],{},[129,583,584],{},[87,585,586],{},"€1,815.00",[11,588,589,591],{},[87,590,175],{}," 20 May 2026 (payable online by card)",[32,593,190],{"id":189},[11,595,596],{},"Save a client's standard line items once (concept, revisions, licensing)\nand reuse them on the next invoice instead of rebuilding the breakdown from\nscratch. Your client gets a hosted invoice with a pay-now button, so there's\nno back-and-forth over how to send payment for a design fee.",{"title":200,"searchDepth":201,"depth":202,"links":598},[599,600,601],{"id":34,"depth":201,"text":35},{"id":82,"depth":201,"text":83},{"id":189,"depth":201,"text":190},"2026-05-06","An invoice template for freelance designers: itemize concepts, revision rounds, and usage licensing so clients see exactly what a design fee covers.","pencil",{},"\u002Ftemplates\u002Finvoice-template-for-freelance-designers",{"title":477,"description":603},"templates\u002Finvoice-template-for-freelance-designers","WnGnzM34KVhUZ_v8m7OxYeXb-WHQyvnU3caVuwyxYw8",{"id":611,"title":612,"body":613,"date":715,"description":716,"extension":210,"icon":717,"meta":718,"navigation":213,"path":719,"seo":720,"stem":721,"updated":217,"__hash__":722},"templates\u002Ftemplates\u002Frecurring-invoice-template-for-retainer-clients.md","Recurring invoice template for retainer clients",{"type":8,"value":614,"toc":710},[615,618,620,644,646,662,700,705,707],[11,616,617],{},"A retainer invoice should look almost identical every time it goes out,\nbecause that predictability is the point. The template below is built to be set up\nonce and repeated on a schedule, not rebuilt from scratch each billing\ncycle.",[32,619,35],{"id":34},[47,621,622,624,626,629,632,635,638,641],{},[50,623,355],{},[50,625,238],{},[50,627,628],{},"The client's name and address, their VAT number if they're a business\nin another EU country, and the retainer period it covers (e.g. \"June 2026\")",[50,630,631],{},"An invoice number and date (these should still increment each cycle)",[50,633,634],{},"The fixed retainer fee and what it covers, in one line",[50,636,637],{},"The VAT rate and amount, which stays the same each cycle unless the\nrate changes",[50,639,640],{},"Any usage caps or overage terms, if applicable",[50,642,643],{},"The due date relative to the billing period (e.g. due on the 1st)",[32,645,83],{"id":82},[11,647,648,263,650,266,652,654,656,657,659,661],{},[87,649,89],{},[92,651],{},[92,653],{},[87,655,99],{}," Maya Chen, Delft, Netherlands",[92,658],{},[87,660,105],{}," 0104. Date: 1 June 2026",[108,663,664,672],{},[111,665,666],{},[114,667,668,670],{},[117,669,119],{},[117,671,122],{},[124,673,674,682,689],{},[114,675,676,679],{},[129,677,678],{},"Monthly coaching retainer, June 2026",[129,680,681],{},"€800.00",[114,683,684,686],{},[129,685,155],{},[129,687,688],{},"€168.00",[114,690,691,695],{},[129,692,693],{},[87,694,165],{},[129,696,697],{},[87,698,699],{},"€968.00",[11,701,702,704],{},[87,703,175],{}," 8 June 2026 (auto-charged to card on file)",[32,706,190],{"id":189},[11,708,709],{},"Set the amount and interval once (weekly, monthly, or yearly) and Billebly\nrepeats the charge automatically until you stop it, with the invoice number\nand date incrementing on its own. If a retainer client's fee changes, you\nupdate the schedule once rather than editing every future invoice\nindividually.",{"title":200,"searchDepth":201,"depth":202,"links":711},[712,713,714],{"id":34,"depth":201,"text":35},{"id":82,"depth":201,"text":83},{"id":189,"depth":201,"text":190},"2026-06-12","How to structure a recurring invoice for retainer clients so it repeats cleanly without manual re-entry each month.","repeat",{},"\u002Ftemplates\u002Frecurring-invoice-template-for-retainer-clients",{"title":612,"description":716},"templates\u002Frecurring-invoice-template-for-retainer-clients","ECOJRvge8YzUIeX7G4KQ5DRqH-RUl3Rre4lPVth4rNQ",1792840630249]