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Bill template
A plain one-page bill for services or goods. It shows who is charging, who owes, the bill number, the date and the due date, ruled lines for what was done, and a box that tells the customer how to pay. It suits freelancers, tradespeople and small shops.
- Type your details or print blank
- Print or PDF, Letter or A4
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On this page
What prints
The word Bill sits at the top right with three fields under it: Bill no., Date and Due date. Your business details print at the upper left. If you leave the business box empty, a labeled set of four ruled lines prints there instead, so you can write it in.
Below that is a Bill to block for the customer, then a ruled table of rows, then a footer. The footer has a How to pay box on the left and three totals on the right: Subtotal, Tax and Amount due. There are no signature lines on this form.
Anything you type prints in ink. Anything left empty prints as a line to write on, which makes the page usable as a typed bill or as a blank you photocopy.
The settings
- Your business (name, address, phone). Up to four lines. It is shared with the other business forms on the site, so you type it once.
- Bill to. The customer's name and address, up to four lines.
- Bill no., Date and Due date. Short text fields. Leave one blank to write it in later.
- Item columns. "Description and amount" is the default and has just two columns. "Items (qty and price)" adds Qty, Unit price and Amount. "Hours and rate" gives Date, Description of work, Hours, Rate and Amount.
- Rows. From 4 to 24; the page opens with 18.
- Tax line. On by default. Turn it off and the totals become Subtotal and Amount due.
- How to pay. Up to 300 characters, such as a payee name, a mailing address or bank transfer instructions.
The sheet does no arithmetic. Work out each amount and the totals yourself and write them in.
Bill or invoice?
The layout is close to the invoice template, and in everyday use the words overlap. This version opens with the shortest table, one description column and one amount column, which fits a bill for a few lump-sum charges. If you bill by the hour, pick the hours layout, or use the hourly invoice template page.
Worked example: a piano tuner
A piano tuner bills a customer after a visit. The business box holds her name, street, town and phone. Bill to has the customer's name and address. The bill number is 214, the date is October 8, and the due date is October 22.
She chooses the "Description and amount" layout and writes two lines: "Tuning, upright piano, pitch raise first" at $140.00 and "Repair of sticking key" at $35.00. The subtotal is $175.00. She turns the tax line off because her services are not taxed where she works, so Amount due is $175.00. In How to pay she writes "Check payable to the name above, or bank transfer; ask for details."
Before you send it
Check the customer's name, the date and the amount against your job notes, and keep a copy of every bill, on paper or as a PDF. The IRS expects businesses to keep records that support their income. This page is a blank form, not tax or legal advice. Nothing you type is sent to us; it stays in your browser until you print.