{"id":196777,"date":"2023-06-02T09:39:16","date_gmt":"2023-06-02T07:39:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/easy-software.com\/?p=196777"},"modified":"2025-02-28T14:21:12","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T13:21:12","slug":"the-most-important-requirements-for-verifying-invoices-correctly-including-a-checklist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/easy-software.com\/en\/newsroom\/the-most-important-requirements-for-verifying-invoices-correctly-including-a-checklist\/","title":{"rendered":"The Most Important Requirements for Verifying Invoices Correctly \u2013\u202fIncluding a Checklist\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"
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If you approach the incoming invoice workflow in a systematic or perhaps even automated manner, you\u2019ll save both time and money while also increasing transparency. After reading this short blog post, you\u2019ll no longer think that checking incoming invoices is a closed book. A short checklist will highlight the most important points you need to consider. And finally, we\u2019ll give you a practical tip on how to make invoice verification in your company faster, easier, and more secure.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why Incoming Invoices Must Always Be Verified <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

From a formal perspective, an incoming invoice is a document received by a company whereby a business partner requests payment of an outstanding receivable. The actual subject of the invoice, e.g., a service or physical product, was agreed in a previously concluded contract and performed with the provision of a service or delivery of goods. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

An incoming invoice has two important functions in a company: it serves as a tax document for the tax office and as a factual document for a company\u2019s accounting team. This means that invoices must be subjected to three checks:<\/p>\n\n\n\n