{"id":69212,"date":"2017-12-04T13:51:08","date_gmt":"2017-12-04T12:51:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tcm.be\/glossarium\/invoice\/"},"modified":"2026-01-14T23:24:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T22:24:17","slug":"invoice","status":"publish","type":"glossarium","link":"https:\/\/tcm.be\/en\/glossarium-en\/invoice\/","title":{"rendered":"Invoice"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>An <strong>invoice<\/strong> is the document, issued by a <a href=\"https:\/\/tcm.be\/en\/creditor-definition\/\">creditor<\/a> , describing a payment obligation (the <a href=\"https:\/\/tcm.be\/en\/debt\/\">debt<\/a> , the <a href=\"https:\/\/tcm.be\/en\/receivable\/\">claim<\/a> ) and its origin.<br><br>An <strong>invoice<\/strong> meets several needs:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Accounting<\/strong> (keeping a record of transactions)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Taxes<\/strong> (for the State to collect what it is owed)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>As <strong>information<\/strong> for the client (how much do I owe and how can I pay, etc.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>An <strong>invoice<\/strong> must include certain information, especially <a href=\"http:\/\/www.droitbelge.be\/news_detail.asp?id=170\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">for tax authorities<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Creditor<\/strong> <strong>identification<\/strong>, including their VAT number, if applicable<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Client<\/strong> <strong>identification<\/strong> (the <a href=\"https:\/\/tcm.be\/en\/debtor-definition\/\">debtor<\/a>), including their VAT number, if applicable<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <strong>goods<\/strong> and\/or <strong>services<\/strong> in question and their <strong>prices<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An <strong>invoice number<\/strong> (a sequential number in the book of sales invoices)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An <strong>invoice date<\/strong> (and preferably, also a due date)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>VAT<\/strong> and rates<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Etc.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Note: for Flanders, certain information in Dutch is required.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Updated 04\/12\/2017\n\n&nbsp;\n\nDiscover the following articles:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a class=\"post post-post current-item\" title=\"Go to Invoice time: when should you invoice your clients?.\" href=\"https:\/\/tcm.be\/en\/invoice-time-when-should-you-invoice-clients\/\">Invoice time: when should you invoice your clients?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tcm.be\/en\/how-to-make-perfect-invoice\/\">How to make a perfect invoice<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Definitions provided under this section refer to the Belgian situation; unless specified otherwise. The texts are meant to summarize concepts in daily language and should not be considered as comprehensive or definite. We welcome suggestions for modifications or additions at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:glossary@tcm.be\">glossary@tcm.be<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-69212","glossarium","type-glossarium","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tcm.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossarium\/69212","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tcm.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossarium"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tcm.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/glossarium"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tcm.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=69212"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}