invoicing: more examples
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@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ Revenue is recorded when money is actually received:
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assets:checking $1000
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```
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### Plus invoices
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In Cash accounting, invoices are not always tracked.
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If you want to track them, you can use equity to balance the transactions, as follows:
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@@ -48,11 +50,23 @@ If you want to track them, you can use equity to balance the transactions, as fo
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2020-02-15 * AB Inc. | receive full payment for 202001ab
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equity:receivable $1000
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assets:receivable:ab $-1000 ;= $0
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assets:receivable:ab $-1000 = $0
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revenues:consulting:ab $-1000
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assets:checking $1000
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```
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Or use unbalanced postings:
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```
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2020-02-01 * AB Inc. | invoice for work done in january
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(invoices:receivable:ab:202001ab) $1000
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2020-02-15 * AB Inc. | receive full payment for 202001ab
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(invoices:receivable:ab:202001ab) $-1000 = $0
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revenues:consulting:ab $-1000
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assets:checking $1000
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```
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## Estimated tax
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If you're a freelancer in the US, eg, you may be responsible for
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@@ -70,6 +84,28 @@ with additional postings to track and save for tax owed:
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assets:checking $850
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```
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### Cash accounting plus invoices plus estimated tax
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Another example:
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```
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2025-12-05 * AB Inc. | invoice
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equity:unrecognisedrevenue $-1000
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assets:receivable:ab:202511ab $1000
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2025-12-12 * AB Inc. | payment for 202511ab invoiced on 2025-12-05
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; receive payment
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assets:receivable:ab:202511ab $ -1000 = $0
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assets:bank:wf:bchecking $ 1000
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; recognise revenue
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revenues:ab $ -1000
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equity:unrecognisedrevenue $ 1000
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; estimate income tax
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liabilities:tax:2025:us $ -250
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expenses:tax:2025:us $ 250
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liabilities:tax:2025:hi $ -60
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expenses:tax:2025:hi $ 60
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```
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## See also
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- [invoicing entries](https://gist.github.com/simonmichael/986a65106a9db1f8bd68)
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- [Ledger Practices: Tracking Reimbursable Expenses](https://felixcrux.com/blog/ledger-practices-tracking-reimbursable-expenses)
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