Invoice Generator for the Philippines
By Harlequin Doyon
Filipino freelancers, VAs, agencies, and small businesses can build a professional invoice in minutes with Speed Invoices — fill it in online, add your logo, and download a PDF. Free, no signup, and your data stays in your browser.
One thing to know first: BIR-registered forms
For official domestic use, BIR-registered businesses issue official receipts and invoices printed or generated under BIR registration. A PDF from any online generator doesn't replace those. Where a generated PDF shines is everywhere else: billing foreign clients, sending quotes, keeping clean records, and giving overseas customers a document their accounts team can actually process.
What to put on a Philippine invoice
- Your details — name or business name, address, and your TIN.
- Your client's details — name and address (and TIN for local business clients).
- Invoice number and date — sequential numbering, plus a due date.
- Line items — what you did, the quantity or hours, and the rate.
- VAT breakdown — if you're VAT-registered, show the 12% VAT as its own line.
- The total due and how you'd like to be paid.
The 12% VAT, worked through
VAT in the Philippines is 12%. If you're VAT-registered and bill a local client ₱20,000 for design work:
- Design services: ₱20,000
- VAT (12%): +₱2,400
- Total: ₱22,400
Non-VAT taxpayers simply leave the tax line off. In Speed Invoices, set the currency to PHP (₱), add a custom "VAT 12%" tax line when it applies, and the totals update automatically — discounts included.
Billing clients overseas in USD
A huge share of Philippine freelance work is for clients in the US, Australia, and Singapore, usually billed in USD. Switch the invoice currency to USD (46 currencies are supported), pick from 7 date formats to match what your client expects, and download the PDF. If your clients are in Singapore or Australia, those pages explain how invoices work on their side.
Beyond the invoice
Speed Invoices also generates receipts, quotes, credit notes, and purchase orders — same editor, same free PDF download. Rich-text descriptions let you spell out deliverables, and configurable numbering keeps your series tidy across document types.
For regulars — say, a monthly retainer with a US client — Pro ($5/mo) adds recurring invoices, scheduled sends, payment reminders, and sending from your own domain. The editor and PDF download are free forever.
This article is general guidance, not tax or legal advice. Rates and rules change; confirm with a qualified accountant or the BIR for your situation.
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