Is your business using e-invoicing? E-invoices replace emailed PDF invoices or links to online invoices.
Preventing invoice fraud
Invoice scams are surprisingly common, and can be quite sophisticated. For example, with intercepted invoices everything looks exactly right, but the bank account number has been altered. When it happens to you, your client thinks they’ve paid you, but the money has actually gone to a scammer. Notifications from suppliers that their bank account number has changed – but it’s not actually your supplier, it’s fake, and your money is going to a scammer. In the event of an invoice scam, it can be very difficult to get your money back.
E-invoicing prevents these types of scams because the invoices travel directly from one accounting or payment system to another. By directly connecting suppliers with their clients, there’s no opportunity for scammers to intercept the invoices.
Start sending and receiving e-invoices
We can help you set up your accounting software to send and receive e-invoices immediately. You can learn how to set up e-invoicing in Xero at this link, or just get in touch and we can help. You can also use e-invoicing if you don’t use an online accounting platform with one of the free e-invoicing enabled software providers.
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