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Free invoice template for Excel, Word and PDF, ready to send.

Excello's free invoice template adds up each line, the tax and the balance due, and comes as an Excel workbook, a Word document or a printable PDF.

Fill in your details, number each invoice and send it. The Excel version also shows which invoices are paid and which are late.

Free. No sign-up. No Excello branding on the invoice.

An invoice folded into a paper plane An ink drawing of a paper plane made from a ruled invoice, flying up and away along a dashed trail from a small stack of papers.


What to put on an invoice

Eight parts

Every invoice needs the same eight parts, so the customer knows what they are paying for, how much, by when and how. A missing detail can hold up payment.

What goes on an invoice

  1. Your details. Business name, address and how to reach you.
  2. The customer. Who the invoice is for, and where it goes.
  3. Invoice number. Unique and in sequence, so nothing is billed twice.
  4. Dates. The issue date, and the due date from your payment terms.
  5. Line items. Description, quantity, unit price and amount for each.
  6. Subtotal, discount and tax. Tax is worked out after any discount.
  7. Total and balance due. What the customer owes after anything already paid.
  8. How to pay. Bank details or a payment link, and any notes.

Invoice template Excel free download, plus Word and PDF

The files

Pick the version that suits how you work. The Excel file does the sums; the others are for typing or writing over.

  • Excel. Amounts, tax, total and due date calculate themselves. Includes a UAE tax invoice sheet and an invoice log.
  • Word. The same layout as an invoice template Word users can type straight into; add the totals by hand.
  • PDF. A blank invoice template PDF on one US Letter page, to print and fill in.

In the example, three lines come to a subtotal of $551.00, tax at 8% adds $44.08, and the balance due is $595.08.

Use the invoice template free in Google Sheets, Canva or LibreOffice

Other apps

Google Sheets

Upload the Excel file to Google Drive, open it with Google Sheets, then choose File, Save as Google Sheets. The formulas keep working, so it becomes an invoice template Google Sheets can reuse.

Canva

Designing your own invoice template in Canva? Use the eight parts above as a checklist, and keep the maths in Excel so the totals are right.

LibreOffice

The Excel file opens in LibreOffice Calc and the Word file in LibreOffice Writer, so the invoice template works in LibreOffice without changes.

Invoice numbers, dates and payment terms

The details

Number invoices in one unbroken sequence and never reuse a number. If an invoice is wrong, issue a credit note against it and send a new one.

The due date is the issue date plus your payment terms. The template adds them for you: an invoice dated 1 October on Net 30 is due on 31 October. Say the terms on the invoice, and agree them before the work starts.

Tracking invoices after you send them

Getting paid

The Invoice log sheet lists every invoice, works out its due date and marks it open, paid or late. In the example, $8,125.08 is still owed, and $7,530.00 of it is late.

Invoice log, example (illustrative)
InvoiceAmountStatusDays late
INV-1001$2,400.00Late45
INV-1002$1,800.00Paid–
INV-1003$1,150.00Late10
INV-1004$595.08Open–
INV-1005$780.00Late100
INV-1006$3,200.00Late70
Money owed, by age
Not yet due$595.08
1 to 30 days late$1,150.00
31 to 60 days late$2,400.00
61 to 90 days late$3,200.00
Over 90 days late$780.00
Total owed$8,125.08

Figures are illustrative and calculated by the template's own formulas. Chase the oldest amounts first.

UAE tax invoices and eInvoicing

UAE

A VAT-registered business in the UAE issues a tax invoice with set contents. The template's UAE sheet is laid out for them, in AED with 5% VAT on each line.

In the example, two lines come to AED 4,800.00 before VAT, with AED 240.00 of VAT and AED 5,040.00 payable.

Business-to-business invoices are moving to the UAE eInvoicing system, sent through an accredited service provider. Businesses with revenue of AED 50 million or more must use it by 1 January 2027, and the rest by 1 July 2027. Sales to consumers stay outside it until a later decision.

Source: Federal Tax Authority, tax invoices guide; UAE Ministry of Finance, Ministerial Decisions No. 244 of 2025 and No. 66 of 2026; checked September 2026

Invoices recorded, payments matched

Where Excello fits

You send invoices from this template, your own software or Stripe. Excello records each one inside your own QuickBooks, Xero or Odoo and matches customer payments every day.

Open invoices are reviewed every week or every business day, so you always know who owes what, and the books close within five business days as standard.

Frequently asked questions

What is an invoice?

An invoice is a bill a business sends to a customer for goods or services it has supplied. It lists what was supplied, the amount due, and when and how to pay, and it becomes part of both businesses' records.

What should an invoice include?

Your business details, the customer's details, a unique invoice number, the issue and due dates, and each item with its quantity and price. Then any discount and tax, the total, and how the customer can pay you.

How do I number my invoices?

Give every invoice a unique number in sequence, such as INV-1001, then INV-1002. Keep one sequence, never reuse a number, and fix a mistake with a credit note while the original number stays in your records.

What does Net 30 mean on an invoice?

Net 30 means the full amount is due 30 days after the invoice date. An invoice issued on 1 October on Net 30 terms is due on 31 October, and the template works out the due date for you.

How do I make an invoice in Excel?

Download the Excel template, replace the blue text with your details, and enter each item's quantity and price. The template adds up the amounts, tax and balance due ($595.08 in the example), then you save it as a PDF to send.

What makes a UAE tax invoice valid?

Under the FTA's guidance, a UAE tax invoice needs a set list of details. They include the words Tax Invoice, the supplier's TRN, a sequential number, the issue date, and each item's price, quantity, VAT rate and amount in AED. The template's UAE sheet has a place for each.

Is this invoice template free?

Yes. The Excel, Word and PDF versions are free to download and use, with no sign-up needed. The invoices carry no Excello branding, so they are ready to send to your customers.

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  • Every invoice recorded in your own ledger
  • Customer payments matched daily
  • Books closed within five business days as standard

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