Expiry of invoice

[oldtimer]

You can only pay tax on what you have earned so thats what I declare anything not paid gets carried over

 

[Darkwood]

Explain to the customer due to errors in accounts the invoice was never sent and as the works was done you wish to forward a new invoice for said works the invoice will be dated with todays date but the wording will reference the date of work, explain that due to it been your error a new payment term applies of say 28days from the new invoice date..... express with confident tone, be polite and apologetic for the mishap. If they have no quibble with your original work i can't see why they won't pay even after a year.

 

[dan86]

Explain to the customer due to errors in accounts the invoice was never sent and as the works was done you wish to forward a new invoice for said works the invoice will be dated with todays date but the wording will reference the date of work, explain that due to it been your error a new payment term applies of say 28days from the new invoice date..... express with confident tone, be polite and apologetic for the mishap. If they have no quibble with your original work i can't see why they won't pay even after a year.

three years! hope they still live at the same address...

 

[Darkwood]

Lol my laptop knacked got a stripe down screen and it covered the number 3 ...i thought it was a year!!

Having said that if you owe the government anything they will chase it down for decades even if its their cock-up

 

[richy3333]

If you have never sent a bill or reminders then after 2 years there is no legal obligation to pay it but no harm in trying some people are honest enough to want to pay for what they have had done no matter how long ago good luck

Could you expand upon this statement? What legal rationale is there for a 2 year time limit?

 

[Marvo]

I assume vjsmarwick is referring to a period of time whereby a debt would prescribe. Here's an example but I can't vouch for the accuracy of the info in the linked document.