The Rivit Invoices blog
Getting paid, honestly
Research-backed writing on the unglamorous half of freelancing: late payments, fees, payment terms, invoice fraud, scope creep — and what fixes them. Stats cited, caveats included.
US prices are up 6.1% since January 2025, so an unchanged rate is a pay cut. The math, who gets the new rate and when, what to say, and how to put it in writing.
New York City logged 829 freelance complaints in 2025, and Illinois 24 in its law's first year. What filing got people, how long it took, and what actually helps.
Card fees are a percentage, so a $10,000 invoice can lose $300 or more to a card. Bank payments are capped or free. The numbers, and how to ask for a transfer.
Coupa and SAP Business Network: why an emailed PDF may not count, how invoices are built from the PO, why they get rejected, and when SAP charges suppliers.
Foreign-client income counts towards India's 20 lakh GST threshold. How the LUT works, the export line your invoice needs, and the RBI's nine-month deadline.
Pay-when-paid or pay-if-paid? How courts read agency payment clauses, what New York, California and Illinois freelance laws say, and what to ask for before you sign.
The 293 B VAT line has new wording since 1 September 2026. What else a French freelancer's invoice must show: the late-payment rate, the €40 fee, and e-invoicing in 2027.
Irish public bodies withhold 20% Professional Services Withholding Tax from many freelance fees. Which work it covers, how VAT fits in, and how to get the 20% back.