Edit a sales invoice

Summary

How to edit a sales invoice in Accounting Start.

You can only edit or delete invoices when they are not paid and are not included on a VAT Return.

If you have a payment or credit note attached to the invoice, you'll need to delete them before you're able to edit.

If you've only created the VAT Return and not yet submitted to HMRC, delete the draft VAT Return first.

Once you've included an invoice on a VAT Return you can't edit or delete it. Reverse the invoice by creating a credit note.

The next time you run a VAT Return, the credit note is included, and your VAT liability adjusted.

NOTE: On the cash accounting scheme, it's the payment, not the invoice, included on the VAT Return.

NOTE: If you're raising a new invoice, you must save the invoice as a draft before you can reorder lines.

If you need to add a line or change the order of the lines on your sales invoice:

Open the invoice you want to amend.
Select the "reorder lines" link.
In the order column, select and drag the icon to reorder the lines on your invoice.
Select Apply when you're done.
Once you've finished, make sure you clear the Save as draft check box ready to send the invoice to your customer and update your accounts.