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Invoicing lim manages the full invoice lifecycle from draft to payment, with automatic journal entry generation and receivables tracking.
Invoice Lifecycle draft → sent → partially-paid → paid → overdue (auto-detected) → void
Create an Invoice lim invoices create \ --customer "ABC Corp" \ --due-date 2026-04-30 \ --line "Web development services:500000:standard-10" \ --line "Server hosting (March):30000:standard-10"
✅ Invoice created: inv_01K9... Customer: ABC Corp Subtotal: ¥530,000 Tax (10%): ¥53,000 Total: ¥583,000 Due: 2026-04-30 Status: draft
Each --line follows the format description:amount:tax-code. lim calculates tax per line and
totals automatically.
Send an Invoice Sending finalizes the invoice and creates the corresponding journal entry (Accounts Receivable):
lim invoices send inv_01K9...
✅ Invoice inv_01K9... sent Created je_01KA...: DR Accounts Receivable 583,000 CR Sales Revenue 530,000 CR Output VAT 53,000 PDF generated: invoice-ABC-2026-03.pdf
Create a Quote Quotes follow the same structure but don’t create journal entries:
lim invoices create --type quote \ --customer "XYZ Inc" \ --valid-until 2026-04-15 \ --line "Consulting:1000000:standard-10"
# Convert a quote to an invoice lim invoices convert inv_01KB... --due-date 2026-05-31
Record Payment # Full payment lim invoices pay inv_01K9... --amount 583000 --date 2026-04-15
✅ Payment recorded for inv_01K9... Created je_01KC...: DR Checking Account 583,000 CR Accounts Receivable 583,000 Status: paid
# Partial payment lim invoices pay inv_01K9... --amount 300000 --date 2026-04-10
✅ Partial payment recorded Remaining: ¥283,000 Status: partially-paid
List and Filter Invoices # All invoices lim invoices list # Filter by status lim invoices list --status overdue # Filter by customer lim invoices list --customer "ABC Corp"
ID Customer Amount Due Date Status inv_01K9.. ABC Corp 583,000 2026-04-30 paid inv_01KD.. XYZ Inc 1,100,000 2026-05-31 sent inv_01KE.. DEF Ltd 220,000 2026-03-15 overdue
Invoice System Compliance (インボイス制度) lim generates invoices that comply with Japan’s Qualified Invoice System:
lim invoices send inv_01KD... --invoice-number T1234567890123
The generated PDF includes all required fields:
Qualified invoice issuer registration number (T + 13 digits)
Tax rate breakdown (10% and 8% separated)
Tax amount per rate
Transaction date and description
Ensure your company’s invoice registration number is configured in lim companies update --tax-registration-number T.... This number appears on all sent invoices.
Receivables Aging Track outstanding receivables by age:
lim reports aging --date 2026-04-30
Receivables Aging (as of 2026-04-30) ──────────────────────────────────────────────── Customer Current 1-30d 31-60d 61-90d Total XYZ Inc 1,100,000 1,100,000 DEF Ltd 220,000 220,000 ──────────────────────────────────────────────── Total 1,100,000 0 220,000 0 1,320,000
Void an Invoice lim invoices void inv_01KE... --reason "Duplicate invoice"
✅ Invoice inv_01KE... voided Reversal entry je_01KF... created
Next Steps
Bank Reconciliation Match payments to bank transactions.
Financial Reports Receivables aging and revenue reports.
