Invoicing Software for Plumbers

A plumbing invoice can cover a service call, a repair priced as a flat amount, hours of labor, the parts and fixtures you supply, and any permit fee the job needed. Larger work, such as a water heater replacement or a repipe, can be quoted first and invoiced once it's done.

Licensing, permit and sales tax rules depend on your state and city, so check them and ask your accountant how to show parts and labor on your invoices.

Billed's mobile app page says: "Build a professional invoice from your phone the moment a job wraps. Add line items, your logo, and tax, then send by email or share a link before you leave the site."

Billed's invoice software page says you can "save the products and services you sell so you can pull them into an invoice instead of retyping them." Billed's invoice software page says: "Save your tax rates and settings once, and Billed calculates taxes automatically when you create invoices and estimates."

Billed's estimating page says you can "Attach important files and images with your estimates." Billed's features page says: "Yes your clients can approve or reject your estimates online."

Billed's invoice software page says you can "convert an approved estimate into an invoice", and Billed's help article on converting estimates says: "You can add and edit any information here."

Billed's time tracking page says: "Create an hourly rate project, set its hourly rate, and Billed tracks the charge for each task as you log it."

Billed's expense tracking page says: "An expense in Billed records who you paid, when, how much and which category it belongs to, with the receipt attached to the same entry."

These are sample figures, and sales tax isn't included. A plumber replaces a water heater: the heater is $1,150.00, fittings and supply lines are $85.00, labor is 3.5 hours at $110.00 = $385.00, and the permit fee is $95.00.

The invoice has four lines: $1,150.00 + $85.00 + $385.00 + $95.00 = $1,715.00. The prices and the rate are examples, not suggested prices.

For a maintenance contract billed the same amount on a schedule, use a recurring invoice. Billed's invoice software page says: "For clients you bill on a schedule, set up a recurring profile once." Billed's recurring invoices page says you can "Choose whether to send invoices daily, weekly, monthly or yearly" and "Auto send invoices or save them as draft to recheck and send later."

Billed's mobile app page says: "Invoices carry a pay button when Stripe or PayPal is connected, so clients can pay by card the minute they receive it." Billed's invoice software page adds: "When a client pays by check or cash, record it as an offline payment so all your income is in one place." Billed's invoice software page says: "Set a due date on each invoice so your client knows when to pay."

Billed's invoice software page says: "Invoice reports show which invoices are paid, partially paid or past due, and you can see who owes you money and send them a payment reminder." Billed's help article on payment reminders says: "You can set a schedule of payment reminders before and after the invoice's due date."