How to use recurring sales invoices

Summary

When to use recurring sales invoices to automate repeat billing in Sage Accounting, and how they work.

Description

Use Recurring Invoices to save time and reduce manual errors when sending the same invoice on a schedule. 

Recurring invoices work well for:

  • Products billed monthly, quarterly, or yearly
  • Services delivered on a fixed schedule
  • Subscriptions billed each billing period
  • Jobs invoiced in 30, 60, or 90-day phases

Examples include:

  • Window cleaning
  • Domestic cleaning
  • Appliance maintenance
  • Tutoring

Resolution

How recurring sales invoices work

  1. Create a recurring invoice and use it as a template.
  2. Add customer details, addresses, due dates, and products or services.
  3. Choose a recurrence frequency such as daily, weekly, or monthly.
  4. Set an end date or allow the invoice to continue indefinitely.
  5. Accounting generates invoices on the scheduled date and emails them when enabled.

How to create a recurring sales invoice

See the article Set up a recurring sales invoice.

Things to consider

  • You can’t use recurring invoices with stock items or foreign currency
  • Accounting doesn't update recurring invoices when customer or product records change
  • Edit the recurring invoice to apply price or description changes (see Related Solutions below)
  • Accounting updates invoice addresses automatically in the recurring transaction
  • You can pause or resume a recurring invoice using Pause and Resume
  • Accounting suspends affected invoices after global changes, such as tax rate updates
  • The Action Required status appears on the Recurring Invoice tab when attention is needed

Related Solutions

Set up a recurring sales invoice

How to edit recurring sales invoices

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Sat May 02 01:30:54 UTC 2026
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