Proforma Invoicing/Sequential Invoice Numbering

[Dusan S.]

This is a standard way of how European accounting works on most countries. Reference: https://docs.whmcs.com/Invoicing_Setup (scroll down to "Proforma Invoicing/Sequential Invoice Numbering" part).

Basically, every new unpaid invoice would say "Pro-forma Invoice #4564" or "Invoice #4545" and these numbers does not mean anything.

But, once the invoice is paid it will change to "Invoice IN-2024/1000" or whatever is setup, and that's the real invoice number that goes into accounting.

[Seb]

Hi Dusan

We've got a series of updates on invoice numbering in progress:

- Proforma invoicing
- Different number series for 0 value invoices
- Marking invoice number prefixes optional
- Custom invoice numbering when paid and unpaid
- If invoices have taxes to change the title from invoice to tax invoice
- Unique order numbers separate from the invoice numbers

As well as this we've got e-invoicing underway with a deploy out for that this month -- for compliance with Indian, Mexican and Colombia tax authorities, as well as incoming support for Peppol.

For now you can edit the invoice pdf to show 'proforma' if it's unpaid -- but it does not change the number sequence.

Thanks

Seb

[Dusan S.]

Hey @Seb thanks for the update.

Do you have any rough ETA on when this could be available?

Thanks once again! 🙏