[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":170},["ShallowReactive",2],{"\u002Ftemplates\u002Finvoice-template-for-consultants":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"date":159,"description":160,"extension":161,"icon":162,"meta":163,"navigation":164,"path":165,"seo":166,"stem":167,"updated":168,"__hash__":169},"templates\u002Ftemplates\u002Finvoice-template-for-consultants.md","Invoice template for consultants",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":151},"minimark",[9,13,18,49,53,56,82,129,141,144,148],[10,11,12],"p",{},"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.",[14,15,17],"h2",{"id":16},"what-to-include","What to include",[19,20,21,25,28,31,34,37,40,43,46],"ul",{},[22,23,24],"li",{},"Your business name, full address, and contact details",[22,26,27],{},"Your VAT number and your business registration number, where your\ncountry requires it (for example, your KvK number in the Netherlands)",[22,29,30],{},"The client's legal name and address and, if relevant, the specific\nengagement or SOW it relates to",[22,32,33],{},"The client's VAT number, which you need for a business client in\nanother EU country",[22,35,36],{},"A sequential invoice number and the invoice date",[22,38,39],{},"The billing basis: hours and rate, a fixed project fee, or a retainer period",[22,41,42],{},"A short description of the work covered",[22,44,45],{},"The VAT rate and amount, or \"Reverse charge\" if the client accounts for\nthe VAT",[22,47,48],{},"The total due and payment terms (e.g. net 14)",[14,50,52],{"id":51},"example-invoice","Example invoice",[10,54,55],{},"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.",[10,57,58,62,63,66,67,69,72,73,75,76,78,81],{},[59,60,61],"strong",{},"From:"," Reyes Strategy Consulting, Amsterdam, Netherlands",[64,65],"br",{},"\nKvK: 23456789. VAT: NL234567891B01",[64,68],{},[59,70,71],{},"To:"," North & Co. GmbH, Berlin, Germany",[64,74],{},"\nVAT: DE123456789",[64,77],{},[59,79,80],{},"Invoice #:"," 0091. Date: 24 February 2026",[83,84,85,98],"table",{},[86,87,88],"thead",{},[89,90,91,95],"tr",{},[92,93,94],"th",{},"Description",[92,96,97],{},"Amount",[99,100,101,110,118],"tbody",{},[89,102,103,107],{},[104,105,106],"td",{},"Strategy engagement, February (18 hrs × €175)",[104,108,109],{},"€3,150.00",[89,111,112,115],{},[104,113,114],{},"VAT (reverse charge)",[104,116,117],{},"€0.00",[89,119,120,125],{},[104,121,122],{},[59,123,124],{},"Total due",[104,126,127],{},[59,128,109],{},[10,130,131,134,135,137,140],{},[59,132,133],{},"Note:"," Reverse charge: VAT to be accounted for by the recipient.",[64,136],{},[59,138,139],{},"Due:"," 10 March 2026 (payable online by card or bank transfer)",[10,142,143],{},"For a client in your own country, you'd charge VAT at your local rate\ninstead and leave the reverse-charge note off.",[14,145,147],{"id":146},"sending-it-with-billebly","Sending it with Billebly",[10,149,150],{},"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":152,"searchDepth":153,"depth":154,"links":155},"",2,3,[156,157,158],{"id":16,"depth":153,"text":17},{"id":51,"depth":153,"text":52},{"id":146,"depth":153,"text":147},"2026-02-24","An invoice template and walkthrough for independent consultants billing hourly, by project, or on retainer.","md","briefcase",{},true,"\u002Ftemplates\u002Finvoice-template-for-consultants",{"title":5,"description":160},"templates\u002Finvoice-template-for-consultants","2026-09-28","HX35LvhtIQvKebcOvevcrTCnMW6rkN3EIVIdLiY92sE",1792840629318]