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invoicing: more examples

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Simon Michael
2026-01-08 13:02:13 -10:00
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assets:checking $1000
```
### Plus invoices
In Cash accounting, invoices are not always tracked.
If you want to track them, you can use equity to balance the transactions, as follows:
@@ -48,11 +50,23 @@ If you want to track them, you can use equity to balance the transactions, as fo
2020-02-15 * AB Inc. | receive full payment for 202001ab
equity:receivable $1000
assets:receivable:ab $-1000 ;= $0
assets:receivable:ab $-1000 = $0
revenues:consulting:ab $-1000
assets:checking $1000
```
Or use unbalanced postings:
```
2020-02-01 * AB Inc. | invoice for work done in january
(invoices:receivable:ab:202001ab) $1000
2020-02-15 * AB Inc. | receive full payment for 202001ab
(invoices:receivable:ab:202001ab) $-1000 = $0
revenues:consulting:ab $-1000
assets:checking $1000
```
## Estimated tax
If you're a freelancer in the US, eg, you may be responsible for
@@ -70,6 +84,28 @@ with additional postings to track and save for tax owed:
assets:checking $850
```
### Cash accounting plus invoices plus estimated tax
Another example:
```
2025-12-05 * AB Inc. | invoice
equity:unrecognisedrevenue $-1000
assets:receivable:ab:202511ab $1000
2025-12-12 * AB Inc. | payment for 202511ab invoiced on 2025-12-05
; receive payment
assets:receivable:ab:202511ab $ -1000 = $0
assets:bank:wf:bchecking $ 1000
; recognise revenue
revenues:ab $ -1000
equity:unrecognisedrevenue $ 1000
; estimate income tax
liabilities:tax:2025:us $ -250
expenses:tax:2025:us $ 250
liabilities:tax:2025:hi $ -60
expenses:tax:2025:hi $ 60
```
## See also
- [invoicing entries](https://gist.github.com/simonmichael/986a65106a9db1f8bd68)
- [Ledger Practices: Tracking Reimbursable Expenses](https://felixcrux.com/blog/ledger-practices-tracking-reimbursable-expenses)