[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":153},["ShallowReactive",2],{"\u002Ftemplates\u002Frecurring-invoice-template-for-retainer-clients":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"date":142,"description":143,"extension":144,"icon":145,"meta":146,"navigation":147,"path":148,"seo":149,"stem":150,"updated":151,"__hash__":152},"templates\u002Ftemplates\u002Frecurring-invoice-template-for-retainer-clients.md","Recurring invoice template for retainer clients",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":134},"minimark",[9,13,18,46,50,73,121,127,131],[10,11,12],"p",{},"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.",[14,15,17],"h2",{"id":16},"what-to-include","What to include",[19,20,21,25,28,31,34,37,40,43],"ul",{},[22,23,24],"li",{},"Your business name, full address, and contact details",[22,26,27],{},"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)",[22,29,30],{},"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\")",[22,32,33],{},"An invoice number and date (these should still increment each cycle)",[22,35,36],{},"The fixed retainer fee and what it covers, in one line",[22,38,39],{},"The VAT rate and amount, which stays the same each cycle unless the\nrate changes",[22,41,42],{},"Any usage caps or overage terms, if applicable",[22,44,45],{},"The due date relative to the billing period (e.g. due on the 1st)",[14,47,49],{"id":48},"example-invoice","Example invoice",[10,51,52,56,57,60,61,63,66,67,69,72],{},[53,54,55],"strong",{},"From:"," Jamie Reyes Coaching, Rotterdam, Netherlands",[58,59],"br",{},"\nKvK: 87654321. VAT: NL987654321B01",[58,62],{},[53,64,65],{},"To:"," Maya Chen, Delft, Netherlands",[58,68],{},[53,70,71],{},"Invoice #:"," 0104. Date: 1 June 2026",[74,75,76,89],"table",{},[77,78,79],"thead",{},[80,81,82,86],"tr",{},[83,84,85],"th",{},"Description",[83,87,88],{},"Amount",[90,91,92,101,109],"tbody",{},[80,93,94,98],{},[95,96,97],"td",{},"Monthly coaching retainer, June 2026",[95,99,100],{},"€800.00",[80,102,103,106],{},[95,104,105],{},"VAT (21%)",[95,107,108],{},"€168.00",[80,110,111,116],{},[95,112,113],{},[53,114,115],{},"Total due",[95,117,118],{},[53,119,120],{},"€968.00",[10,122,123,126],{},[53,124,125],{},"Due:"," 8 June 2026 (auto-charged to card on file)",[14,128,130],{"id":129},"sending-it-with-billebly","Sending it with Billebly",[10,132,133],{},"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":135,"searchDepth":136,"depth":137,"links":138},"",2,3,[139,140,141],{"id":16,"depth":136,"text":17},{"id":48,"depth":136,"text":49},{"id":129,"depth":136,"text":130},"2026-06-12","How to structure a recurring invoice for retainer clients so it repeats cleanly without manual re-entry each month.","md","repeat",{},true,"\u002Ftemplates\u002Frecurring-invoice-template-for-retainer-clients",{"title":5,"description":143},"templates\u002Frecurring-invoice-template-for-retainer-clients","2026-09-28","ECOJRvge8YzUIeX7G4KQ5DRqH-RUl3Rre4lPVth4rNQ",1792840629334]