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Writing invoices that get paid, collecting online, and keeping every naira accounted for.
Corporate customers reject invoices for small reasons: the wrong legal name, a missing TIN, no PO number, the wrong inbox. How to set up a company customer once so every invoice clears their accounts team first time.
A statement puts every invoice, payment and balance for one customer on a single page. What to include, how it differs from an invoice, when to send one, and why it often gets you paid faster than a reminder.
Bill every learner and sponsor each term, handle siblings, part-payments and scholarships, send statements parents understand and collect fees online, without one spreadsheet per class.
Put a payment link on every invoice, let customers pay by card or bank transfer, and have each payment matched to its invoice. A practical guide, including fees and short payments.
Most late payments aren't refusals. They're invoices that were wrong, unclear, lost or hard to pay. A practical sequence for getting paid on time and keeping the customer, from terms to reminders to the awkward call.
What a Nigerian invoice needs to show, from TINs and VAT at 7.5% to payment terms, with a worked example, a printable checklist and the mistakes that delay payment.
Your invoice is often the most-read document you send. How logo, colour, layout and the address it comes from shape whether customers trust it, read it and pay it.
Why invoice numbers must be unique and sequential, which formats work for one company or a group, how to handle voids and credit notes, and how to change systems without breaking the run.
How recurring invoices actually work: billing cycles, enrolments, retainers and subscriptions, plus the checks that stop next month's invoice repeating last month's mistake.
A customer pays ₦240,000 on a ₦241,500 invoice. Another pays twice. How to tell a genuine shortfall from withholding tax, and what to do with each so your records, receipts and customer stay aligned.
