This question seems to come up a lot, and I have the impression that the developer's opinion is completely opposite from the users.

The developer says we shouldn't be allowed to fix invoices because they consider it "easy perversion of standard accounting practices" and because of "legal requirements in many of the markets in which Billings is popular".

Billings users have spoken up with valid use cases for adjusting invoices and resending them, whether through error, or after discussion with the client. I haven't seen one Billings user who agrees with the restriction.

If you're a Billings user and you actually need or prefer the current way of dealing with invoices, I'd love to hear your reasons. I'm also curious to know what industry or region you work in, if there is in fact some legal reason for the way Billings works.

Question:
Do you consider editing an invoice to be a bad practice that needs to be disallowed in the software?

Choices:
Yes, my market is legally bound to never revise an invoice.
Yes, I consider it bad practice, so nobody else should do it.
Yes, I never make mistakes and never need to fix an invoice.
No, it's a common practice and Billings should make it easier.

 

I regularly have to change invoices, either due to my own mistakes, or changes requested by the client.

Most often I need to add details to an invoice, or update the number of hours in a slip, and then reissue the invoice.

As I have said before: Billings is not Accounting software.