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Printing an Advance Invoice

Hey there buddy, how about a little moolah up front to get things going. You need a what?

Click the print button and choose advance.

To generate a document that indicates the amount you would like to get paid in advance for your job, click the Print button and choose Advance.

Enter an amount.

The amount entered by default is the percentage indicated in the Estimate Terms section of your preferences. Once printed, Blinkbid remembers this amount. When you transfer your estimate to the invoice from either the estimate window or the production window you'll be asked if you want to add the advance amount as a payment in the invoice.

Is the advance taxable?

This step is for UK users who have to charge tax on their advances.

The advance invoice.

Keeping track of the advance amount.

The amount of the advance invoice is remembered by Blinkbid so when you transfer to the invoice from either the estimate or the production mod to the invoice Blinkbid will prompt you to add the advance amount to the invoice as a paid line item.