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Quotations and invoices, in order

Prepare a proposal, issue an invoice and record payments in the same Bizlif account. Keep the customer and the paperwork together.

Quotations and invoices, in order

Send a quotation with clear terms

Choose the customer, add your products or services and review quantities, prices and the terms of the work. Save a draft until it is ready to share.

Track the quotation through its workflow so your team can see which proposals need attention and which have been accepted.

Send a quotation with clear terms

Track invoices and outstanding balances

Create invoices for the work you are billing, then record payments against the correct customer and document. Review the remaining balance rather than relying on a separate chat or notebook.

Use customer statements and available credit-note tools when reviewing the account. Check local invoicing and tax requirements for your business before issuing documents.

Track invoices and outstanding balances

Make repeat work easier

Use supported recurring-invoice and task-automation workflows for work that repeats. Review schedules, recipients and amounts before enabling an automation.

Keep your team’s document permissions up to date. A shared workflow should make it clear who prepares a document and who is responsible for checking it.

Make repeat work easier

Make the document clear before sharing

Use quantities, descriptions and terms that the customer can understand. A service quotation should explain its scope; a product quotation should identify the actual items. Check the recipient and amount before issuing anything. Your own tax and invoicing obligations still need separate review.

Make the document clear before sharing

An example of a partial payment

If the agreed invoice is Rs 20,000 and the customer pays Rs 5,000, record that payment against the correct document and review the Rs 15,000 balance before any applicable adjustment. Keep the actual bank or payment reference so your team can reconcile the record.

An example of a partial payment

Avoid a confusing reminder

Check the customer statement and payment references before following up. A customer may have paid against a different reference, or a credit note may change the amount. Send a reminder with the correct document and balance rather than relying on an old chat message.

Avoid a confusing reminder

Put it into practice

  1. Choose the correct customer

    Complete this task with the information from your own business. Save unfinished work separately and check the result before moving to the next step.

  2. Add products or services and review the scope

    Prepare accurate names, quantities, prices and useful descriptions. Organise the records so your team can find the right item without guessing.

  3. Save and check the quotation before sharing

    Check the customer, scope, quantities and terms before sharing a document. Keep payment references with the correct record and reconcile money actually received.

  4. Record the outcome of the proposal

    Complete this task with the information from your own business. Save unfinished work separately and check the result before moving to the next step.

  5. Issue the invoice at the agreed billing point

    Check the customer, scope, quantities and terms before sharing a document. Keep payment references with the correct record and reconcile money actually received.

  6. Match payments and review the balance

    Check the underlying records as well as the headline number. Use a specific question to decide what needs updating or investigating next.

Common questions

What is the difference between a quotation and an invoice?

A quotation proposes the scope and price; an invoice bills the products or services at the appropriate stage. Keep the references and terms clear. A quotation is not automatically a tax invoice because it contains prices.

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Does recording a payment collect money?

No. Recording a payment is a recordkeeping action. Confirm the money using the actual bank or payment method, then record the correct amount and reference in Bizlif. Do not mark a document paid solely because a customer says they sent money.

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Can I track a partial payment?

Record the amount received against the correct invoice and review the remaining balance. Reconcile references before sending a reminder. Check the customer statement if several payments or credit notes are involved.

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