Free handyman invoice maker

What to put on a handyman invoice

An invoice gets paid faster when the customer doesn't have to call you to understand it. Include these:

1. Your business name and contact details. Phone and email at the top, so questions come to you, not to a review site.
2. An invoice number and date. Number them in order. Your bookkeeper, and the IRS, will thank you.
3. The customer and job address. Landlords and property managers pay many addresses; make it obvious which one this is.
4. The same line items as the quote. If they approved it, repeat it word for word. Add any extra work as its own line, agreed before you did it.
5. Sales tax on its own line, if your state charges it on your work or materials.
6. Any deposit already paid, and the balance still due, so nobody pays twice.
7. When it's due and how to pay. "Due on receipt. Cash, check, Zelle or Venmo." One line removes most of the back-and-forth.

Getting paid faster

• Invoice before you leave the driveway. The job is fresh, and they're standing next to the work they're happy with.
• Take a deposit on bigger jobs. It covers materials and filters out customers who won't pay.
• Make the due date short. For most handyman work, "due on receipt" is normal.
• Follow up on day 3 and day 7. A short, friendly text: "Hi Dana, just a reminder about invoice 1048 for $604.80."
• Keep a copy of every invoice. Save the PDF in one folder; you'll need it at tax time.

Need a quote first?

Use the free handyman quote maker to price the job before you start. Same layout, so the invoice matches what your customer approved.