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Free credit note template
Reduce an invoice you've already issued for a discount, complaint or mistake. Reference the original invoice and download the credit note as PDF, Word or Excel.
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- PDF, Word and Excel
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- Your data stays with you
In AdBooks you create credit notes from the invoice.
Credit notes linked to the invoice, with accountant export in PDF and Excel.
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What to include
What a credit note must include
- The label “credit note”The document isn't a new invoice but a reduction of an existing one.
- Original invoice number and dateWhich invoice the credit note refers to.
- Reason for the reductionDiscount, returned goods, complaint or correcting a mistake.
- Credited amount and VATThe net amount and VAT being reduced.
- Details of both partiesThe same as on the original invoice.
- Issue dateThe credit note has its own number and date.
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FAQ
Frequently asked questions
When an invoice already issued has to be reduced: a later discount, a return, a complaint or a wrong amount.
An issued invoice is not deleted. It's corrected with a credit note or cancellation, under your country's rules.
Yes, it's free with no sign-up. Your data stays in your browser only.