Generally perceived Invoice Value:

Many business owners and executives have given very little thought about the value of that sheet of paper called an Invoice. Most have thought the Invoice was a necessary document demanding payment for their products and services delivered and sold to the Customer, they know there is a small Invoice Processing cost associated with the transaction. What business owners and executives must learn, if they have not already,  selling  Invoices almost always generates free Financing of Working Capital. Furthermore, the financing not only reduces the investment in Working Capital the business has to provide which also yields a boost in the Checking Account Balance in spite of Financing charges.

Therefore, you should begin thinking about the “Real Value” of that sheet of paper called an Invoice. If you are not now selling that sheet of paper, you should. Otherwise, your business will continue to invest about 10% of the Invoice Face Value in unnecessary Costs and Taxes. The point is, your business is now investing more Working Capital than is necessary and paying more Taxes than is necessary. Why not relieve those expenditures and generate greater Earnings or use the money for something is really important and necessary?

Generally accepted Invoice Definitions:

• A formal request for payment; a written record of a transaction submitted to customer or client when requesting payment for services or goods delivered; includes taxes where applicable; also called bill, and sometimes statement, though the term "statement" has a different meaning that does not include a formal request for payment.

• An Invoice is a commercial document issued by a Seller to a Buyer, indicating the products, quantities and agreed prices for products or services that the Seller has already provided the Buyer with. An Invoice indicates that, unless paid in advance, payment is due by the Buyer to the Seller, according to the agreed terms.

• A message sent from the seller to the buyer notifying the buyer that payment is due for the goods or services detailed in the invoice supplied under conditions agreed between the buyer and the seller. An invoice may refer to goods, items or services related to one or more orders. An invoice may containreferences to payment terms and transport.

• A legal debt instrument which indicates the amount due from a customer to pay for delivered goods or services. Invoices may be traded or sold.

• Invoice - Bill or list of charges for services rendered, sent to the commercial account to whom the move is charged.

• An Invoice is a bill issued by one who has provided products and/or services to a customer. In asset-based lending, invoice means account receivable.