Invoicing for freelancers and consultants in India

When you work across several clients, the difficult part is often knowing what you have billed, what has been paid and what still needs a follow-up. Lekhiva's planned pilot focuses on that workflow.

Before you invoice

Agree the deliverables, billing milestone, payment deadline and client details. Confirm your own GST registration and the tax treatment of the transaction. GST is not automatically applicable just because an invoice template includes a tax field.

Describe the work clearly

For a monthly consulting engagement, a useful line item identifies the service period and agreed scope. “Consulting services — September, milestone 2” is easier to reconcile than “Professional fees.” Keep the agreement and approval with the invoice.

Track partial payments

If a ₹29,500 invoice receives ₹10,000, the outstanding balance is ₹19,500. Record the payment date and reference without changing the original invoice value. Keep credit notes and adjustments separate from payment receipts.

Prepare a monthly accountant handoff

Collect sales invoices, payment references, expenses and unresolved questions in one place. Use our records checklist and downloadable worksheet.

Try the workflow today

Use the calculator for arithmetic and the invoice guide for introductory checks. The invoicing app is still being prepared; review the planned product scope before requesting the three-month free pilot.

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