Task Invoice Rate

The Task Invoice Rate is a system configuration setting that controls whether client billing is based on task billingTask billing is a client billing method based on costs associated with specific tasks. This method is useful if you usually have standard costs for a specific task, regardless of which staff members are working on it. Compare Staff billing. rates or staff billingStaff billing is a client billing method based on costs associated with specific staff members. This method is useful if you have several staff working on a task but wish to charge them out at different rates, based on their experience, for example. Compare Task billing. rates.

The Task Invoice Rate is set system-wide in Organisation Settings > Task Invoice Rate, and has the value of Task Billable Rate or Staff Billable Rate. If you change the system-wide Task Invoice Rate setting, existing jobs will continue to use the setting that was in effect when they were created; new jobs will use the new setting.

If you want to override the system-wide Task Invoice Rate setting to apply job-specific task billing or staff billing rates, you can use the 'click here' link under the Financial Settings section on the job's Financial tab.

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