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		2rsf 67 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Show HN: We built an open source, zero webhooks pa... > I issue invoices only after a successful payment, because I owe tax on all invoices including unpaid (IANA I am not an accountant) but how is it legal? as a customer you want to pay against an invoice, and AFAIK it is required by law in most places.

jwr 67 days ago [–]

You pay against a proforma invoice, or if your credit card gets charged automatically, there is no proforma and you just get an invoice that confirms the transaction.

But in general, this is why proforma invoices exist.

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