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Invoicing and accounting for fleets

Turn completed trips and hires into branded invoices, track what customers owe, and read profit and loss by month and by branch in Odobase.

How does invoicing work in Odobase?

In Odobase you invoice a customer by picking their completed trips and self-drive hires; the fares and charges become invoice lines, with tax and discount applied and your logo and stamp on the PDF. Issued and paid invoices feed a profit and loss statement that also counts trip expenses, completed maintenance and overheads, by month and by branch.

What you get

How do you create an invoice?

Choose the customer, then pick from their completed trips and returned self-drive hires. Each one becomes a line with its fare and charges. Add a discount or tax where needed, and issue the invoice. The PDF carries your company name, logo and stamp, and your company’s currency.

Invoices move from draft to issued to paid, and can be voided when needed. A draft that was never issued is simply discarded; it never counts towards revenue.

Can one invoice cover a month of work?

Yes. That is the most common case for corporate customers: one invoice at the end of the month for every trip you ran for them, including recurring pick-and-drop duties, which are ordinary trips once they are driven.

What does the accounting module show?

The accounting module gives you a single-entry view of the whole company:

  • Profit and loss by month and by branch, for your chosen financial year.
  • Revenue from issued and paid invoices, counted on the issue date, net of tax and discounts.
  • Costs from trip expenses, completed maintenance and overhead entries.
  • Receivables: what each customer still owes.

Every figure is calculated the same way on every screen, so the statement, the dashboard and the invoices never disagree.

Who can see the money?

Access is controlled by roles and permissions. Give your accountant access to invoices and accounts without letting them change trips, or give a dispatcher trips without showing them the books.

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Frequently asked questions

How is revenue counted in the profit and loss statement?

Revenue is counted when an invoice is issued, net of tax and discounts. Tax is shown separately, so the statement reflects what your business earned, not what it collected on behalf of the tax authority.

Which costs are included?

Trip expenses logged by drivers, completed maintenance visits on the date of service, and overhead entries such as office rent and salaries. Overheads can be assigned to a branch or left company-wide.

Can I see figures per branch?

Yes. The profit and loss statement breaks every line down by branch, and the branch columns always add up to the company total.

Can invoices be sent to my accounting system?

Travel businesses using the Catalyst back office can post issued invoices to Catalyst from Odobase. For other systems, contact us about your needs.

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