Accounting & bookkeeping invoice template

Your invoice is a work sample: the client is paying you to keep their records clean, and the first record they see is the one you send them. It also has to separate the predictable from the occasional — the monthly close they budget for, versus the filing season and advisory work that lands in bursts.

This template anchors on the recurring engagement, itemizes filings and payroll runs per occurrence, and keeps advisory hours visible at their own rate. Fill it in below and download the PDF free.

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What bookkeepers usually itemize

  • The monthly bookkeeping engagement as the anchor ("Monthly close & reconciliation — March")
  • Payroll processing per run or per employee-month, as agreed
  • Filings and returns per occurrence ("GST return — March", "Quarterly estimated taxes")
  • Advisory or cleanup work as hours × rate — a different service at a different price
  • Software subscriptions billed to you for the client's file, passed through at cost

Frequently asked questions

Fixed monthly fee or hourly for bookkeeping?

Fixed fee for the defined recurring scope — clients want a predictable number and you're rewarded for efficient systems. Keep hourly for cleanup projects and advisory, where effort genuinely varies, and never blend the two on one line.

How do I bill for filing-season work?

As separate, named lines in the months it happens — or as an annual engagement split into the monthly fee, stated as such. What breaks trust is a quiet February fee jump with no line explaining it.

What payment terms suit accounting clients?

Short — Net 7 to Net 15, or auto-charged on the 1st for recurring engagements. You see the client's cash position; invoices from the person who knows exactly what's in the account rarely need to wait 30 days.

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