The Invoices tab allows you to configure how WHMCS generates and sends invoices and applies late fees.

You can access this tab at Configuration () > System Settings > General Settings.

Continuous Invoice Generation #

When you enable Continuous Invoice Generation, the system creates invoices regardless of whether unpaid invoices exist for the service. Use this when the product has a minimum term and the client must pay all invoices.

• The system generates invoices if the service status is Active or Suspended.
• The system will not generate invoices if the service status is Pending, Completed, Cancelled, or Terminated.

If you disable this, the system will not generate additional invoices until the client pays the unpaid invoice.

Enable Metric Usage Invoicing #

Enabling this will bill any enabled billing metrics for a given product at the time of service renewal. Each metric generates a line item that reports the total usage value and a breakdown of the system’s calculation of the billed amount.

• The line item’s description will vary based on the pricing scheme type, the pricing brackets, and the incurred usage.
• All possible descriptions are available for translation via the language file system.

Only the Bandwidth metric type is aggregate. For example, an annual service can have 11 stored snapshots of usage on a renewal invoice. Other metric types like Disk Space will only have a snapshot of the usage at the time of renewal invoice generation (the current month).

Service termination triggers the creation of a one-time usage invoice for current snapshot metrics and unbilled usage to date. This will look similar to the standard renewal invoice excluding the service.

Enable PDF Invoices #

Enabling this attaches a copy of the invoice to invoice notification emails as a PDF file.

PDF Paper Size #

Enabling this allows you to change the size of the individual pages of a PDF invoice. For example, the A4 paper size is slightly larger than a standard letter, allowing you to include more information per page.

TCPDF Font Family #

Enabling this allows you to select the font to use in PDF invoices and quotes. By default you can choose either Helvetica or Freesans, but you can also upload and specify other fonts.

Store Client Data Snapshot #

Enabling this causes the system to save clients’ name, addresses, and custom field data (for example, VAT numbers) during invoice generation, Both Client Area and PDF invoice views will display the name and address information as it was at the time of initial creation. Editing the client or billing contact only causes future invoices to change; existing invoices will keep their current addressees.

After you enable this, the system will begin to fix invoice data. This setting does not apply to existing invoices.

Enable Mass Payment #

Enabling this allows clients to pay several invoices in one transaction using the options in the Due Invoices section of the Client Area Homepage.

Clients Choose Gateway #

Enabling this adds a menu to the invoice allowing customers to choose which gateway they use to pay each invoice. If you disable this, each invoice will use the gateway that the client chose upon signup.

Group Similar Line Items #

WHMCS automatically groups products, services, addons and domains into a single invoice if they are due on the same date with the same payment method and the same person. The customer only receives a single invoice and only needs to make a single payment. This, then, reduces your transaction fees.

For example, enabling this automatically groups any identical line items on these invoices into a quantity x description format. For example, three entries of Monthly Lease $15.95 would become one line item for 3 x Monthly Lease @15.95 $47.85.

Cancellation Request Handling #

Enabling this causes the system to cancel any unpaid invoices for a service automatically when a client submits a cancellation request.

If the invoice for the service renewal includes other items, this only removes the cancelled item and any related discounts or group discounts from the invoice.

Automatic Subscription Management #

Enabling this causes the system to automatically cancel PayPal and 2CheckOut subscriptions if any of the following circumstances occur:

• The client or an admin submits a cancellation request.
• An admin cancels the order or sets it to fraud via the Admin Area.
• The API passes cancelsub=true to cancel the order or set it to fraud.
• The client or an admin submits an upgrade order for the service.

PayPal supports automated subscription cancellation for subscription profiles that start with I. It does not support automated subscription cancellation or other management actions via API for subscription profiles that start with S.

Enable Proforma Invoicing #

Enabling this option will cause invoices to display Proforma invoice when the status is Unpaid and Invoice when the status is Paid.

Sequential Paid Invoice Numbering #

Enabling this option numbers paid invoices separately from unpaid invoices.

Sequential Invoice Number Format #

Enter the format for sequential invoice numbering. The default value of this is {NUMBER}, which will contain only the value from Next Invoice Number. The format can contain any text in the invoice number that the client will see.

Next Paid Invoice Number #

Enter a number to use to number the next invoice that WHMCS generates.

Late Fee Type #

Enabling this allows you to choose whether the one-time fee on late payments is a percentage or a fixed amount.

Late Fee Amount #

Enter an amount to charge to customers who fail to pay an invoice by the due date.

Set this to 0 to disable late fees.

Late Fee Minimum #

Enter the minimum amount to charge for late fees. For example, if the late fee is $0.50 and this value is 1.00, the system will charge the client $1.00.

Accepted Credit Card Types #

Choose the types of credit cards to accept via your payment gateway. Hold Ctrl and left-click to select multiple cards.

Issue Number/Start Date #

Enabling this prompts customers to enter the issue number and start date required from some card types.

Invoice # Incrementation #

Enter the amount by which each invoice number will increase. For example:

• Entering 1 would cause the first four invoice numbers to be 1, 2, 3, and 4.
• Entering 2 would cause the first four invoice numbers to be 1, 3, 5, and 7.

Invoice Starting # #

Enter the invoice number that WHMCS will start with when it generates the next invoice. This is useful for if you want to start invoicing at a number other than 1 or start invoices for a new year from a new number.

• Only enter numbers that are greater than the most recent invoice’s number.
• Do not enter a number unless you specifically want to change the invoice numbering.

Last modified: June 14, 2024