Create your first invoice

Create an invoice in a few minutes

A Billora invoice automatically picks up your legal information (ICE, IF, RC…), calculates the totals and breaks down VAT (TVA) by rate. It is saved as a draft: you review it, then send it when you are ready.

Example. Salma is a freelance graphic designer in Casablanca. She has just delivered a visual identity to a bakery: 1 « Logo et charte » (Logo and brand guidelines) package at 4,000 DH excl. VAT, VAT 20%. She creates the invoice, adds a 10% loyalty discount, checks the total incl. VAT and sends it to her customer.

Before you start

• Fill in your company details (company name, ICE, IF, RC, address, logo): this information appears on your PDFs.
• Create the customer. You can also create them along the way.
• Optional: add your products and services to pick up their prices and VAT in one click. Without products, you enter the lines by hand.

Step 1 — Open the form

1. In the menu, open Facturation → Factures (Billing → Invoices).
2. Click « Nouvelle facture » (New invoice) at the top right.

Shortcut: from the customer list, the « Nouvelle facture » action opens the form with the customer already selected.

Step 2 — Choose the customer and the dates

In the « Informations » (Information) card:

1. Client (Customer): type a few letters in « Rechercher un client… » (Search for a customer…) and choose from the list. If the customer does not exist, the « Nouveau client » (New customer) link under the field opens its creation.
2. Date de la facture (Invoice date): today by default. With e-invoicing, this date is set automatically to the sending date and the field is greyed out.
3. Date d'échéance (Due date): enter it, or click a shortcut +15j, +30j, +45j, +60j (+15d, +30d, +45d, +60d). If the customer has a default payment term, the due date is already calculated from the invoice date.
4. Optional: Objet (Subject), Conditions de paiement (Payment terms) and N° commande client (PO Number) (Customer order no.), your customer's order reference.

Step 3 — Add the lines

In the « Lignes » (Lines) card, enter each service or item:

1. In the « Nom / désignation — produit, code… » (Name / description — product, code…) field, type a product name to find it: its price and VAT are picked up. You can also write a free-form description.
2. Fill in the Qté (Qty), the Unité (Unit), the Prix HT (Unit price excl. VAT) and the TVA (VAT) (20%, 14%, 10%, 7% or 0%, the latter rate covering exempt transactions).
3. The line's Total HT (Total excl. VAT) is calculated automatically.
4. For another line, click « Ajouter une ligne » (Add a line) and choose « Ligne produit » (Product line).

Going further with lines

Each line can have a name and a formatted description (bold, lists…), which you can choose not to print on the PDF. You can also organise a long invoice with sections, subtotals and separators using the « Ajouter une ligne » button. Everything is explained in Document lines.

Step 4 — Discounts and totals

Below the lines, the totals block updates live:

• Line discount: click « Ajouter une remise » (Add a discount) under the line, choose the type (%, DH/u for an amount per unit, or DH for a total amount) and enter the value; the total then shows « Remises sur lignes » (Line discounts).
• Global discount: click « Ajouter une remise globale » (Add a global discount) for a percentage or fixed-amount discount on the whole invoice. It then appears as « Remise globale (10%) » (Global discount (10%)).
• Total HT, one TVA line per rate (for example « TVA 20% ») then the Total TTC (Total incl. VAT).

Step 5 — Notes and PDF layout

• « Notes » card: « Notes (visibles sur la facture) » (Notes (visible on the invoice)) and « Notes internes (non visibles) » (Internal notes (not visible)), for your team only.
• « Présentation du PDF » (PDF layout) card: choose the Langue du document (Document language) (French, English, Arabic or bilingual) and the Police (Font) for this invoice only. Leave « Par défaut du compte » (Account default) to follow your settings.

Step 6 — Create, review, send

1. Click « Créer la facture » (Create the invoice) (bottom bar). If a line is incomplete, or if no line has been entered, a message tells you so.
2. The invoice page opens. It is in « Brouillon » (Draft) and does not have a number yet: it will be assigned on sending, in the format set in Paramètres → Numérotation (Settings → Numbering) (for example FA-2026-0001).
3. Click the « PDF » tile (« Voir le PDF ») to check the rendering, then « Envoyer » (Send) (see Send an invoice by email). While it is a draft, you can edit it; as long as it has no number, you can also delete it. Once numbered, it can no longer be deleted: it is cancelled instead.

Frequently asked questions

Can I edit an invoice after sending it?

Yes, as long as it is neither paid, nor cancelled, nor validated by the DGI: click « Modifier » (Edit), then resend it (Billora reminds you with a banner). A paid invoice or one validated by the DGI is corrected with a credit note.

Why does my invoice have no number?

Because it is a draft. The number is assigned on sending, or when you click « Marquer comme envoyée » (Mark as sent).

How do I redo an identical invoice?

Use the « Dupliquer » (Duplicate) action on the invoice: see Duplicate a document.

How do I turn a quote into an invoice?

See Convert a quote into an invoice.

Next steps