You have many configuration options for your invoice. Professional services companies conduct business in a variety of ways, and like to format their invoices in varied, and sometimes unique ways. The EnterYourHours.com system allows you to configure you determine how much or little detail is shown, which parts of the details are shown, and how the cover page and detail accompaniments will be formatted. There are millions of ways you can configure your invoice, so showing a sample of each would be impossible. However, we've included some samples below that demonstrate some of the more popular options.
You can test-drive invoice formats yourself by choosing configuration options in the
Invoice Settings Screen and clicking the
Create a Sample Invoice link.
One-Page Invoice
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This invoice uses the One-Page option, also known as our "green" option because it saves on paper by starting the detail information on the same page as the cover. You can also hide the detail information completely.
This invoice rolled up the information into the most generalized possible grouping, by item type, which is why you only see two lines on the invoice cover. Invoices can be broken down into much more detail based on how you choose to configure them.
One-Page Invoice with the Logo and Detail Dollars Hidden
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This invoice also uses the One-Page option, but notice that the logo is hidden as well as the dollar columns on the detail breakout. Hiding the dollar column prevents your client from associating a dollar amount with a particular task, which might cause them to eliminate certain billables in the future.
Two-Page Invoice Broken Down by Item Type and Project
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This invoice starts the detail section on the second page. Also, you'll notice that the cover page and detail information is further broken down by Project. You can even configure the cover page to be broken down in a different way from the detail section. In this sample, both the cover page and detail section are broken down by Item Type and Project.
Two-Page Invoice Broken Down by Item Type, Project, and Activity.
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This invoice also starts the detail section on the second page, and further breaks the billing down to the activity level. There is also a memo section containing a message to the client.
One-Page Invoice Broken Down by Item Type, Project, Activity, and Worker
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This one-page invoice breaks down the work into four levels: Item Type, Project, Activity, and Worker. You'll notice a large amount of information. Some clients might require a lot of detail, or wish to have it organized and a very specific way. Not only can you choose to break down your information into anywhere from 1 to 5 different groups, but you can sort the group heirarchy in any way you want (see next example).
One-Page Invoice Broken Down by Item Type, Worker, Activity, and Project
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This one-page invoice breaks down the work into four levels: Item Type, Worker, Activity, and Project. Notice that this is the same amount of data as the previous invoice, but the group heirarchy (e.g. order) is different. On this invoice the Worker is sorted higher than the Project or Activity, and the Activity is sorted higher than the project.