What stationery (documents, templates, etc)?

[mattfx]

Postage stamps. Not even joking; first time i'd ever had to buy them - always pinched them from the accountants at old work places before.

MS Word has an invoice template you can use and customise if you feel you need it; you'll only need that if going direct to customer or doing some on the side work outside of contract.

For overdue invoices I just send a polite email asking to pay and include the invoice reference.

Other than that OP just focus on getting a contract!

[TheFaQQer]

I had to create a remittance advice template this week for the first time since I started contracting - I wouldn't worry about templates and things like that (beyond an invoice) until you need one.

For invoice reminders, I just print the same one again but with a big red "OVERDUE" printed on it as well.

[Lance]

Get an accountant who offers Freeagent and a lot of the stuff you need is provided.

and join IPSE. They will provide all your contract needs. Bear in mind that if you're going via agents to get a contract they'll provide that for you, so all you'll need to do is have it reviewed.

And you'll need some insurance. At the very least Professional Indemnity and Public Liability.

[ladymuck]

Invoice template needs to contain specific information

https://www.gov.uk/invoicing-and-tak...y-must-include

Other than that, you don't need special templates

Getting a contract is your primary concern.

[SueEllen]

Get yourself a contract and get that contract reviewed.

[MountainMatt]

I'm planning ahead a little to moving into contracting and looking mainly at the limited company route.

I've registered a company, got the web accounts sorted, and opening a business account in a week or so.

One thing I'm unsure of is exactly what documents I need. I've read a fair bit online and taking in as much advice as I can. I can do accounts and ledgers, am getting a template contract looked at that I can amend as needed, and know that I'll need to invoice, which I'm sure I can manage!

I feel like I might be missing something obvious though? Are there any key documents I'm missing? Ignoring things like 'friendly reminder' templates for overdue payments - they're just letters really.