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What to put on an electrical invoice

One line for each task, with the room or the panel named in plain words. Materials go on their own lines.

  • your business name, phone and email
  • your customer's name and the address of the job
  • an invoice number and the date
  • each service and each part on its own line, with quantity and rate
  • any discount, tax and deposit already paid
  • the total, and how and by when to pay

What an invoice has to show can differ by state, so check what applies where you work. This is general information, not tax or legal advice.

What each line on this invoice is for

Electrical work is easier to approve and to pay for when every task names the room, the circuit or the panel in plain words.

Service call and troubleshooting
The trip and finding the fault. Say what was not working, here the kitchen outlets.
Labor by the hour
The repair, with what you replaced or tightened named in the line.
Devices
By type, with the quantity and the rating, so two outlets read as two outlets.
Small materials
Plates and similar items, with a quantity.

In the notes, write which breaker feeds what you worked on, if you labeled it, and anything the customer asked you to look at next time.

Where electrical paperwork goes wrong: a line that says electrical work, with one number. Name the room and the task on every line, give quantities for devices, and keep troubleshooting apart from the repair. The next person to open that box, often you, will be glad of it.

Typical electrical jobs and their lines

Start from the sample, then swap in the lines for the job in front of you. Prices are yours to set.

Ceiling fan install

  • Remove the old fixture
  • Install the ceiling fan
  • Fan-rated box, if one was needed
  • Wall control

Outlets and switches

  • Labor (hours), or a price per device
  • Outlets and switches, by quantity
  • Cover plates

Light fixture replacement

  • Remove the old fixture
  • Install the new fixture
  • Fixture, if you supplied it

Outdoor light

  • Remove the old light
  • Install the new light
  • Light, if you supplied it

Electrical invoice questions

Should each device be on its own line?

List devices by type with a quantity: six outlets on one line, two switches on another. The room goes in the description.

How do I show troubleshooting time?

As its own line, apart from the repair. Finding the fault is work, and customers accept it more easily when they can see it.

Do I list small materials?

Wire, connectors and plates can sit on one materials line if you prefer. Bigger items get their own lines.

Should the invoice say what was wrong?

Yes, in plain words: what was not working, what you found and what you replaced.

How do I bill work in several rooms?

One line per room or per task, in the order you did them. A customer reading it later can walk the house with the invoice in hand.

This is general information, not tax or legal advice.

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