Legal requirements for your invoice

Many people have asked us what information they have to legally disclose on their company’s invoices. So here’s our list:

• full name of company
• registration number of company
• registered office address
• country of incorporation
• details of any regulated professsion
• either a list of all the directors or no list at all

If you are VAT registered you also need the following:

• VAT number
• sequentual invoice number
• date of supply of goods/services
• name and address of your client/customer
• description of the goods/services sold
• amount excluding VAT, total amount of VAT at each VAT rate applicable, gross amount payable
• amounts should be quoted in £sterling