Invoice newbie questions

[plg]

I'm a newcomer, I hope someone can help me with these questions.
I'm located in EU and I have a client in US.

1. How often do I send them an invoice? Do I need to have this in the contract?
2. How often do they pay? Do I need to have this in the contract?
3. Do I need to include the VAT/taxpayer id in the invoice?

[Paddy]

I'm a newcomer, I hope someone can help me with these questions.
I'm located in EU and I have a client in US.

1. How often do I send them an invoice? Do I need to have this in the contract?
2. How often do they pay? Do I need to have this in the contract?
3. Do I need to include the VAT/taxpayer id in the invoice?

Have you asked your mum?

[greenlake]

[kaiser78]

I'm a newcomer, I hope someone can help me with these questions.
I'm located in EU and I have a client in US.

1. How often do I send them an invoice? What have you agreed with your client ? Do I need to have this in the contract? Yes
2. How often do they pay? What have you agreed with your client ? Do I need to have this in the contract? Yes
3. Do I need to include the VAT/taxpayer id in the invoice You need to show your VAT registration number on the invoice

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[plg]

Thanks kaiser78!

Should I avoid "work for hire" clauses? Is there anything that I can counteroffer?

[eek]

Are you based in the UK? If not any advice we give you may not be accurate for the country you live in.

[NotAllThere]

Are you based in the UK?

I suspect he is not.

[mattfx]

OP you're best off posting things like this in "Business / Contracts" to avoid some of the initial comments.....

[eek]

OP you're best off posting things like this in "Business / Contracts" to avoid some of the initial comments.....

To be honest my response would be no different.

1) he isn't in the UK
2) the end customer is American so any advice is going to be blooming complex even if he was in the UK
3) see point 1.

In reality no matter where he posts this question no one on here can answer it correctly...

[WTFH]

Are you going direct with the end client or through an agency?
Is this the first time you've had a contract?
What country are you located in?
Do you have your own limited company?
How long have you been working for this client?
What did you sign with the client before work commenced?