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Create a reverse charge invoice

If you're invoicing B2B clients within the EU outside of Cyprus

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Written by Christopher Dosin
Updated over 2 months ago

Enter your company VAT ID

  1. Click the Gear icon βš™ in the header to open the settings

  2. Within the sidebar menu click on Organization Profile ( opened by default )

  3. Find the Tax- and register numbers section and enter your VAT ID. Make sure to include the country code.

  4. Click the Save button in the header

Check your Text Templates

  1. Click the Gear icon βš™ in the header to open the settings

  2. Click Text Templates within the sidebar

  3. Search for the Text template name Invoice Footer

  4. Click the three dots at the right of the Invoice Footer row to open the dropdown and click ✎ Edit.

  5. Make sure to include a legal text that mentions that an invoice is a Reverse Charge invoice. And example text is below.

Example Text for a Reverse Charge invoice footer:

[%REVERSED_CHARGE%] is a placeholder used by Cybooks to determine if an invoice contains a EU Reverse Charge rule.

{% IF [%REVERSED_CHARGE%] %}
VAT exempt under Article 44 and 196 of Council Directive 2006/112/EC. Reverse charge applies.
{% ENDIF %}

Please transfer the invoice amount to the account specified below, stating the invoice number.

The invoice amount is [%TIMETOPAY%].

Best regards
Team John Doe LT

Create your customer

  1. In the main menu click Sales & Payment, after click Customers.

  2. Click Add New Customer within the sidebar menu.

  3. Enter a company name for your client and fill out all other required details such as billing address or contact information.

  4. Scroll down to the VAT field.

  5. Enter the VAT ID of your customer. Make sure to include the country code

  6. Click the Check if VAT ID is valid button.

    1. We're validating if your customers VAT ID is valid.

  7. After you've entered all information, click the Save button.

Create the invoice

  1. For the line item tax rate, decide if it's a physical good or service what you're selling

  2. Save & Close the invoice as a draft, or Approve & email the invoice to your customer

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