Unusual Invoice Need

[BigTexan]

I seem to have an unusual invoice issue:  I sign my customer to a contract of $500 with half due now and half due upon completion.  As such, I want to create an invoice to collect the Initial Deposit that says the following:    

Total Contract:  $500

Initial Deposit:  $250    

Balance Remaining:  $250    

How do I create this?         

[HC_Charlie]

Hello @BigTexan thanks for your post. Check out this info about creating invoices that include payment schedules. If you set it up like this you should be able to take partial payments.

Here is an additional post about using deposits with Invoices. I hope this helps answer your question.

[BigTexan]

Charlie,

Thank you for your help.   

One thing:  The final payment is due once all work is complete.  That might be 12 hours or 12 days.  The payment schedule only allows me to use 30/60/90 or a custom date.  Will it automatically send the invoice at that time?    

So I can set the system up to collect second payment in 7 days, but I don't want to automatically send it if the work is not complete.  That will look pretty unprofessional.  So, will it automatically send it?

[Arie]

You can re-schedule the invoice date if needed, @BigTexan. So while the invoice would automatically be sent at the 30, 60 or 90-day mark, or at a custom date of your choosing, you can manually adjust this as needed depending on when the job is complete.