The issue date on an invoice indicates when the invoice was created and delivered to your customer. Including this date ensures that both parties understand when the terms and conditions on the invoice take effect.
Typically, the invoice issue date should be the same as the date when the invoice is created and sent to your customer.
If the order was not paid at the time it was created, the issue date also marks the start of the period until the due date of the invoice. This can happen in cases such as a later payment by bank transfer.
By default, the issue date is set to the date of the creation of the invoice.
To change invoice issue date for new invoices:
- In your Sufio account, go to the Settings → Documents page.
- Scroll down to the Document numbering and defaults → Dates section.
- From the Issue date dropdown, select one of the options in the section below.
- Click on the Update settings button at the top of the page to apply the changes.
Set to invoice creation date
The invoice issue date will be the same as the date the invoice was created. This is the default and recommended setting.
Set to order creation date
The invoice issue date will be the same as the date the order was created.
Note that if you create invoices when orders are paid or fulfilled, the order and invoice creation dates can be different.
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