Posted by CH2inCA on 6/23/09 6:24pm
Msg #293263

No need to invoice?

I did a job last week, packet instructions said not to include invoice with docs. I finally got around to calling the agency and they said no need to invoice. I'll get paid when the loan closes at the end of the month. Has anyone ever NOT invoiced an agency? Trying not to hold my breath here! ;0)

Reply by Linda_H/FL on 6/23/09 6:27pm
Msg #293264

Re: No need to invoice?...yep...I've had that happen

I always create one for my own file though so I have one to send if not paid in 30 days...

Did you have to fax back a confirmation of completion or anything? That may be what they use for the invoice.

Reply by CH2inCA on 6/23/09 6:48pm
Msg #293267

Re: No need to invoice?...yep...I've had that happen

Whew, that's a huge sigh of relief!!
This getting paid stuff can be daunting.
Thank YOU Linda for the quick response!

Reply by John Schenk on 6/23/09 7:01pm
Msg #293271

Re: No need to invoice?...yep...I've had that happen

I do the same, Linda. I find that booking direct with a TC they "usually" want the Invoice, usually in the FedEx or via fax or email. However, some TCs work their signings the same as a SS. SS want them faxed or emailed, or some pay no attention to that and don't want it so long, as you do the completion report on their site.

When I make up the Invoice, even if that's gonna be for my own personal use, I NOTE ON the Invoice that I filled out the completion report, or whatever they wanted me to do to get paid, ON the Invoice, so I know that I've done what they asked me to do. I can't remember from one signing to the next what I was supposed to do, so my quick reference is MY Invoice. It tells me I did what I was supposed to do to get paid. Also, I attach EVERY instruction do to MY Invoice, as well as emails concerning the signing. I don't want to have to go back to look through hundreds of emails to run one down if they don't pay me timely. I also have them there in case the IRS ever wants to see my books. My mileage is always noted on my docs so I can take that off, and I don't have to go calculate that at the end of the year. I also write the mileage in my Notary Journal, as I take off every 1/10th of a mile that I can.

JJ :-)

Reply by Marian_in_CA on 6/23/09 6:57pm
Msg #293270

All the time for me...

They always tell me there's no need to invoice. Like Linda, I always generate one anyway. Unless the specifically tell me not to invoice, I send one in.

The one service that calls me the most often has a web based purchase order system and my invoice is basically their purchase order.

Reply by MW/VA on 6/23/09 7:49pm
Msg #293283

There are actually many companies I don't need to invoice. All the ss on the "coffee" site use the completion report to pay from. I use QuickBooks Simple Start, and create an invoice for every transaction for my records. Some invoices I include with the package, some I email, some I fax
(according to each company's requirements).