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Invoice Settings

An overview of what each of the invoice settings options does

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Written by Carson Cox
Updated over a month ago

This article explains the different Invoice Settings options available to customize invoices in the application. Adjust these settings to match your billing preferences and operational needs.

Accessing Invoice Settings

To access Invoice Settings:

  1. Click on the Invoices tab at the top of the order panel.

  2. Select Settings from the left navigation tabs.

Invoice Styles

There are three levels of invoice styles that can be selected in the dropdown. Each style contains the order number, date, and price, but have varying amounts of other information included in the information included for each order on printed invoices.

  1. Standard: This option makes each invoice a single line with 4 customizable fields.

  2. Detailed: This option makes each invoice 2 lines tall and keeps the 4 customizable fields, but also includes the pickup and delivery company names and street addresses.

  3. Extra Detailed: This option makes each invoice 4 lines long, includes 8 customizable fields, and includes the full pickup and delivery address and company name. In the top right box, there is an option labeled "Price Breakdown" that will replace all four of the boxes in the right column with all the rows of pricing information for the order.

Invoicing Options

Numbering and Printing

  • Next Invoice Number

    • Enter the number to use for the next invoice. This increments automatically after each invoice generated.

  • Print Invoice Summary

    • Adds a sheet to the bottom of each customer invoice that summarizes the invoice.

  • Print Invoice Number

    • Displays the invoice number on the top right of generated invoices.

Tax and Margins

  • Tax (%)

    • Enter the default tax percentage applied to invoices.

  • Additional Information

    • Add custom text or additional details that appear on invoices.

    • There can be up to two lines of text entered to be displayed in the header of invoices generated through our system.

  • Top Margin (inches) and Bottom Margin (inches)

    • Adjust these to control the spacing on printed invoices.

Sorting and Purchase Order (PO) Settings

  • Sort By

    • Choose the criterion to sort invoices by (e.g., Delivery Date).

  • PO Field

    • Select how purchase orders will be associated with invoices, either by Customer & Cost Center or Reference.

QuickBooks Invoicing Options

Check or uncheck these boxes based on your preferences:

  • QuickBooks Route Breakdown

    • Displays the address of each stop in a route order on the invoices

  • QuickBooks Invoice Per Order

    • Generates a separate invoice for each completed order that needs to be invoiced

    • Can also be controlled using the checkbox in the QuickBooks tab in the invoices window

  • QuickBooks Combine Cost Centers

    • Groups all orders placed to cost centers together under the parent company umbrella

    • This will ignore any QuickBooks links attached to cost centers

  • QuickBooks Add Line Separator Between Orders

    • Adds a single blank line between generated invoice orders

  • QuickBooks Invoice To Be Printed

    • Moves invoices into the Print Forms list in QuickBooks

  • QuickBooks Invoice To Be Emailed

    • Moves invoices into the Send Forms... Email list in QuickBooks

  • QuickBooks Invoice $0.00 Orders

    • Generates invoices for orders with no price

Fuel Surcharge Options

Manage fuel-related charges with these options:

  • Show Fuel Surcharge Options

    • Enables additional settings for fuel surcharges

  • Include Fuel Surcharge in Driver pay

    • Adds the surcharge to driver compensation

  • Pay Full Fuel Surcharge to driver

    • Ensures the driver receives the entire surcharge amount

  • Charge Tax on Fuel Surcharge

    • Applies tax on surcharge amounts

  • Fuel Surcharge (%)

    • Enter the percentage rate for fuel surcharges

Driver and Commission Settings

  • Customize Driver Deductions

    • Click this to configure specific deductions from driver payments.

  • Include Drivers With No Orders

    • Generates invoices for all drivers, even those without any completed orders in the selected date range.

  • QuickBooks Online Use Taxes

    • Enable this for getting tax code information from QuickBooks Online.

  • QB Tax Code

    • Specify the QuickBooks Online tax code to be used for invoices.

Driver Commission and Sorting

Define how commissions are structured and bills sorted:

  • Driver Commission

    • Choose which fields are displayed on driver commission bills.

    • In the rightmost box, there is an option labeled "Driver Breakdown" that will display the full list of rows of their commissions on the bills.

  • Sort Commissions By

    • Determine how commissions are sorted on bills. The sorting options are Delivery Date, Order Date, and Order Number.

Billing Groups

Use Billing Groups to categorize and manage billing cycles efficiently:

  • Click Add to create new billing groups.

  • Select existing groups and click Delete or Rename to manage group names.

Saving Your Settings

After configuring your Invoice Settings:

  • Click Save at the bottom of the screen to apply changes.

  • If you decide not to keep the changes, click Cancel.

For further assistance, please contact our support team.

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