Invoices and business stuff like that?

[[UEAK]Clowd]

So I have my first label project coming up and I suppose that means I gotta move past the "you give me cash, I give you mixes" stage of life.

Are there any like, templates or something for this? What's the proper way to do it?

I also figure it will make paying taxes a lot easier next year - what do you guys keep for records and whatnot?

 

[Jarkko Mattheiszen]

Plenty of free invoice templates out there, most of them are in spreadsheet format that you can open with apps like OpenOffice . I snagged a Finnish one and modified it to fit my needs.

For bookkeeping I can manage with a one-sided spreadsheet, listing all incomes and outgoings by date and invoice number. That's enough for small business up here, but depending on how everything is handled where you live, I'd strongly suggest getting an accountant if you make enough money to justify it.

 

[arv_foh]

I use QuickBooks.

 

[[UEAK]Clowd]

I use QuickBooks.

maybe I should look into that.

As far as invoicing goes - how should I format it? something like-

xx days of tracking = $xxx.xx
xx days of mixing = $xxx.xx

etc etc?

 

[Ermz]

The Australian Taxation Office provide a free record keeping program called e-Record. I just started to use that.

For invoices I just structure them normally. Include my own details, the client's, the quantity of services, individual and line totals. Sub totals and final amount owed. Also the mandatory 'pay me in 30 days or you're fucked' disclaimer.

 

[arv_foh]

maybe I should look into that.

As far as invoicing goes - how should I format it? something like-

xx days of tracking = .xx
xx days of mixing = .xx

etc etc?

Well within QuickBooks you can set up rates for each of your services. Separate rates for everything if you want, and and you can also set up flat rate prices too if you want. You'd have an hourly rate for mixing, an hourly rate for tracking. Then there is a quantity box in the invoice that you fill in and QB does all the math for you including sales tax. It's so easy man, and it really helps you keep track of income and expenses, who still owes you $, etc.

 

[stmchris]

Check out StudioFiles
http://www.studiofiles.com

You can "demo" it via torrent. Its a very nice way to manage everything.

 

[Wolfeman]

You can "demo" it via torrent. Its a very nice way to manage everything.

:Smug:

 

[Jarkko Mattheiszen]

Check out StudioFiles
http://www.studiofiles.com

You can "demo" it via torrent. Its a very nice way to manage everything.

No, you can't. You can "pirate" it via torrent, simultaneously "sharing" it to dozens of other "pirates", which isn't very "cool."

 

[HeadCrusher]

Apparently there's a free 30-day-trial on the website anyway.