HOW TO help your CIS subcontractors to prepare INVOICES

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5 Free Invoice Apps for CIS Subcontractors in the UK

If you’re a CIS subcontractor struggling with creating and sending your sales invoices, you’re not alone. We work with many clients in the construction industry who find this part of the job time-consuming and confusing. The good news? There are some fantastic free apps that make it quick and easy to create and send invoices right from your phone.

Here are 6 free invoicing tools (with mobile apps) that are perfect for UK-based subcontractors. They don’t need to calculate CIS deductions (we can help with that!) but they will get your sales invoices out the door in minutes.

1. Zoho Invoice

zoho

  • Free: Yes, free forever
  • App: iOS & Android
  • Currency Support: Shows £ (set in currency settings)
  • Website: www.zoho.com/invoice

Setting up an account and invoicing at ZOHO should be straight forward, however if you feel that you need a helping hand.. here is a link on how to set it all up and use

Zoho Invoice is professional, reliable, and feature-rich while staying super easy to use. Perfect if you want something polished without the price tag.

2. Wave Invoicing

wave invoicing

  • Free: Yes, totally free
  • App: iOS & Android
  • Currency Support: Supports £ (choose in settings)
  • Website: www.waveapps.com

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A clean and easy-to-use invoicing system. Although it’s more focused on the US and Canada, you can still use it effectively in the UK.

3. Bookipi

bookipi free invoicing

  • Free: Yes
  • App: iOS & Android
  • Currency Support: Supports £
  • Website: www.bookipi.com

Bookipi is brilliant if you invoice the same clients regularly. It remembers details so you can send repeat invoices in seconds.

4. Free Invoice Generator (by Invoicely)

invoicely free invoicing

  • Free: 100% free, no sign-up needed
  • App: Android + mobile-friendly website
  • Currency Support: Supports £ (select manually)
  • Website: invoicely.com

Ideal for one-off invoices. You don’t even need to create an account. Fill in your invoice, download it or send by email.

5. QuickFile

quickfile free invoicing

  • Free: Free for small users (under 1,000 ledger entries/year)
  • App: iOS & Android (QuickFile Companion)
  • Currency Support: UK-based, shows £ by default
  • Website: www.quickfile.co.uk

QuickFile is a UK-based solution that’s especially helpful for construction subcontractors. It doesn’t do CIS deductions directly in the app, but it’s ideal for generating and sending compliant sales invoices.

Need Help?

If you’re not sure which one’s best for you or you’d like help setting one up, just get in touch with us at www.bikingbookkeeper.co.uk and we’ll point you in the right direction.

Happy invoicing!