Split Billing: Billing Each Payer for Their Share
How to bill a cost that two or more payers share: send each payer their own invoice for the share you agreed on, and when one payer needs time, let them pay their invoice in installments or in part.
Key Takeaways
- Agree on each payer's share in writing before you invoice, then send each payer their own invoice for that share.
- Billed's invoice software page says you can "Create branded invoices, send them by email, take card and PayPal payments on them, and see which invoices are paid, partly paid or past due, all from one Billed account."
- If a payer needs to pay over time, Billed's help center says "Clients can pay several installments against a single invoice."
- To follow up, 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."
What split billing means
Split billing can mean one of two things. The first is dividing a shared cost between two or more payers, such as partners who share a project or businesses that share a service, so that each pays an agreed share. The second is letting one payer split an amount into more than one payment over time.
For a shared cost, agree in writing on who pays what share before you invoice, and say what the share is based on. How each payer can treat their share for tax depends on their business, so ask your accountant.
Billing each payer for their share in Billed
Send each payer their own invoice for the share you agreed on. Billed's invoice software page says you can "Create branded invoices, send them by email, take card and PayPal payments on them, and see which invoices are paid, partly paid or past due, all from one Billed account." Billed's mobile app page says "Add line items, your logo, and tax, then send by email or share a link before you leave the site." A line that names the shared cost and the payer's share lets each payer check their amount.
For services you bill again and again, Billed's help center says "You can use these items and services to bill your clients."
Splitting one invoice into payments over time
Billed's help center says "A payment schedule lets you add a payment plan to the invoices." It also says: "Choose a suitable option among percentage or flat amount." and "Fill out the payment amount and due date of each payment." It says "Clients can pay several installments against a single invoice." and "However, the sum of all installments should be equal to the total balance of the invoice."
For a client who pays part of an invoice, Billed's help center says of the partial payments setting: "You can let your clients pay the partial amount through this option."
Worked example: a shared marketing project
These are sample figures, and sales tax isn't included. Two business partners agree in writing to share a $3,000.00 marketing project 60% and 40%. Partner A's invoice is 60% of $3,000.00 = $1,800.00, and Partner B's invoice is 40% of $3,000.00 = $1,200.00. $1,800.00 + $1,200.00 = $3,000.00, the full project cost.
Partner B asks to pay in two parts, so Partner B's invoice gets two scheduled payments of 50%, each with its own due date: $600.00 + $600.00 = $1,200.00, which matches that invoice's total.
Following up
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." It also says "When a client pays by check or cash, record it as an offline payment so all your income is in one place."
Split Billing & Cost Sharing in Billed
An Invoice for Each Payer
Billed's invoice software page says you can "Create branded invoices, send them by email, take card and PayPal payments on them, and see which invoices are paid, partly paid or past due, all from one Billed account."
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At a glance
| You need | In Billed |
|---|---|
| Each payer billed for their share | A separate invoice for each payer |
| The share shown clearly | A line item naming the cost and the share |
| One payer paying over time | Scheduled payments on one invoice |
| A client paying part now | Partial payments |
Sources for this page (checked October 30, 2026). Billed capabilities come only from Billed's own pages: invoice software and mobile app, and Billed's help center on payment schedules, scheduled payments, partial payments and saved items and services.
When this isn't for you
If each client pays its own invoices in full, you don't need a split arrangement; invoice each one as usual.