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Is backdating on an invoice OK? Backdating an invoice may seem like a minor thing, but it is never OK. It can have serious implications if not appropriately addressed.

Invoices created from the Invoicing module can be amended until they are printed. Once printed, the invoice can only be cancelled as the invoice is now a legal document. You then create a new one with correct date. The new invoice / credit note will have a new number.

Backdating Invoices is Illegal When... Some reasons for backdating invoices are simply underhanded and illegal. An example of this would be maintaining a fourteen-day payment window as company policy and backdating an invoices thirty days to try to force customers to pay late fees.

One important requirement of an invoice is to state the date of issue. This, surprise surprise, is nothing more than the date on which the invoice is sent to the customer.

Backdating Invoices is Illegal When... Some reasons for backdating invoices are simply underhanded and illegal. An example of this would be maintaining a fourteen-day payment window as company policy and backdating an invoices thirty days to try to force customers to pay late fees.

(Retail: Supplier accounts) If a purchase order or invoice is back-dated, it is given a date that is some time before the date it was actually prepared. A back-dated invoice may have been created for legitimate accounting reasons, but, even so, it should be queried.

Backdating is the practice of marking a document, whether a check, contract, or another legally binding document, with a date that is prior to what it should be. Backdating is usually disallowed and can even be illegal or fraudulent based on the situation.