Self-billing invoice format

Created by Alex C, Modified on Mon, 22 Dec, 2025 at 7:47 PM by Alex C

A typical invoice will have all the relevant information:

  • Billed to: Your company and address
  • Staff name/company and address
  • Date of issue: date the payroll batch was run
  • Due date: 1 month after the date of issue
  • Bank details
  • The invoice number is in this format
    • Payroll Batch Number
    • Date in format: YYMMDD
    • Incremental invoice number within the payroll batch
  • All shifts listed within the payroll batch include
    • Date/start time
    • Job name
    • Role
    • Total shift time
    • Rate
    • Total rate
    • Subs/Per diems
    • Expenses
    • Additionals/Extras
    • Deductions
    • Total
  • Total to pay, which will include VAT if they have added a VAT number
    • Self-employed staff can add their VAT number via Staffarea > My Profile > About you > Freelancer
    • Admin can add the VAT number via Staff profile > Main details > Bank & Tax > Freelancer details
  • Company name, company number, UTR number, VAT number
  • Bank name, Sort code, Account number, NI number

A typical self-billing invoice example will look as follows

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