How is an e-fatura sent?

After you issue the invoice, you submit it to the Revenue Administration (GİB) as an e-fatura or e-arşiv fatura; a freelance-professional receipt goes out as e-SMM. The result of the submission shows on the invoice.

Should I issue an e-fatura or an e-arşiv fatura?

The type follows the client's taxpayer status: an e-fatura for a client registered for e-fatura, an e-arşiv fatura otherwise. Your accountant confirms which applies; HukukBis submits the chosen type and shows the result on the invoice.

How does withholding show on a receipt?

On a freelance-professional receipt the gross fee, KDV and withholding (stopaj) are separate lines, and the amount to collect is worked out from them. Your accountant sets the rate; you never add the figures by hand.

Is the invoice number automatic?

The number is assigned by the numbering rule your firm defined, so you never type it by hand.

What is the shortest time entry?

Time is entered in steps of 0.25 hour, that is 15 minutes. Every entry belongs to a case and can be marked billable.

Can a paid invoice be edited?

No. Paid and cancelled invoices are locked, so the amount or lines of a closed record cannot change later.

Do I have to do anything when an invoice is overdue?

No. The system marks an invoice Overdue when its due date passes and the late receivable stands out in the list. To let the client pay, you create an iyzico payment link from the invoice; once the payment is verified the invoice becomes Paid. Details are on the online payments page.

How do I correct a wrongly issued invoice?

A Draft can be edited. If a sent invoice needs a correction, you cancel it and issue a new one with the right amount. Cancelled and paid invoices are locked, so the history stays clean.

Invoice 2026-0042 · Client A · grand total (sample)

16.800,00 ₺

The invoice comes out of the time entry.

Time entries and expenses become invoice lines with KDV, sent as e-fatura, e-arşiv or a freelance-professional receipt (e-SMM). The system marks late invoices Overdue, and an invoice becomes Paid once the payment arrives.

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Sample invoice lines, KDV and grand total
Description	Qty	Unit price	Amount
Case preparation (6 hours)Comes from time entries: 24 steps, 15 min	6	1.500,00 ₺	9.000,00 ₺	Comes from time entries: 24 steps, 15 min
Hearing attendanceA single line	1	4.000,00 ₺	4.000,00 ₺	A single line
File expenses (fees, postage)An expense becomes a line on the invoice screen	1	1.000,00 ₺	1.000,00 ₺	An expense becomes a line on the invoice screen
SubtotalSum of the lines			14.000,00 ₺	Sum of the lines
KDV 20% (sample rate)You set the rate on the line			2.800,00 ₺	You set the rate on the line
Grand totalSubtotal + KDV			16.800,00 ₺	Subtotal + KDV

01/03

Draft › Paid

Six steps in the life of an invoice

The invoice on the right is built by these steps and changes status as they run; click a step or pause the playback.

01/06
The invoice opens as a Draft linked to the client. The number is assigned automatically by your firm's numbering rule.
02/06
Time entries, hearings and expenses come in with a description, quantity and unit price; amounts are calculated for you.
03/06
Subtotal, KDV and grand total are separate lines. On a freelance-professional receipt the withholding (stopaj) is a separate line too.
04/06
The invoice goes out as e-fatura or e-arşiv fatura, the receipt as e-SMM; the result of the submission shows on the invoice. The status becomes Sent.
05/06
When the due date passes, the system marks the invoice Overdue and the late receivable stands out in the list. You do not have to do anything.
See an overdue invoice (opens in a new tab)
06/06
A verified payment turns the invoice Paid, records the payment date and locks it. For the payment link see online payments.

Withholding on a freelance-professional receipt

When you issue a receipt, the withholding (stopaj) shows as its own line next to KDV, and the amount to collect from the client follows from those lines. The rates are samples; your accountant confirms the rate that applies. The connection itself is described on the integrations page.

Sample · e-SMM

Gross fee: 14.000,00 ₺
KDV 20% (sample rate): +2.800,00 ₺
Withholding 20% (sample rate): −2.800,00 ₺
To be collected: 14.000,00 ₺

A lawyer checking a printed fee invoice with a pen — Invoice

A lawyer writing the last line of the day's time log — Time tracking

02/03

Time and expenses become invoice lines

You enter the case, date, duration and description; time is logged in 15-minute steps. The billable flag decides which time is passed on to the client. Fees, postage and expert costs are recorded against the case, and the ones you want to pass on are added as lines on the invoice screen. The method is explained in the guide to time tracking and billing.

Step: 15 min
Flag: Billable
Summary: Case and period

The invoice summary gives totals by status; the collection rate is the paid amount divided by the amount invoiced. The reports work together with the reporting and dashboard screens.

03/03

What do people ask about invoicing?

01/08
How is an e-fatura sent?
After you issue the invoice, you submit it to the Revenue Administration (GİB) as an e-fatura or e-arşiv fatura; a freelance-professional receipt goes out as e-SMM. The result of the submission shows on the invoice.
02/08
Should I issue an e-fatura or an e-arşiv fatura?
The type follows the client's taxpayer status: an e-fatura for a client registered for e-fatura, an e-arşiv fatura otherwise. Your accountant confirms which applies; HukukBis submits the chosen type and shows the result on the invoice.
03/08
How does withholding show on a receipt?
On a freelance-professional receipt the gross fee, KDV and withholding (stopaj) are separate lines, and the amount to collect is worked out from them. Your accountant sets the rate; you never add the figures by hand.
04/08
Is the invoice number automatic?
The number is assigned by the numbering rule your firm defined, so you never type it by hand.
05/08
What is the shortest time entry?
Time is entered in steps of 0.25 hour, that is 15 minutes. Every entry belongs to a case and can be marked billable.
06/08
Can a paid invoice be edited?
No. Paid and cancelled invoices are locked, so the amount or lines of a closed record cannot change later.
07/08
Do I have to do anything when an invoice is overdue?
No. The system marks an invoice Overdue when its due date passes and the late receivable stands out in the list. To let the client pay, you create an iyzico payment link from the invoice; once the payment is verified the invoice becomes Paid. Details are on the online payments page.
08/08
How do I correct a wrongly issued invoice?
A Draft can be edited. If a sent invoice needs a correction, you cancel it and issue a new one with the right amount. Cancelled and paid invoices are locked, so the history stays clean.