Kitchen fitter invoice template

How do kitchen fitters usually invoice?

Kitchen fitters quote a fixed price for the installation of a kitchen the customer has bought, and invoice in two parts: a deposit when the dates are booked and the balance when the last plinth is on. Plumbing, electrics, tiling and flooring are either done by the fitter or subcontracted and shown as separate lines. Many fitters work for kitchen showrooms, which pay a set rate per unit and expect the showroom order number on the invoice.

Kitchen fitters in this example give the customer 7 days to pay, after a 25% deposit taken before the work starts. Hourly rates run from £30 to £50. A full day is typically £250 to £380.

What should a kitchen fitter put on an invoice?

Beyond the legal basics, kitchen fitters should:

• Reference the kitchen supplier's order number and the number of units; showrooms check invoices against it.
• List plumbing, electrical and tiling work separately, and name any subcontractor who did it.
• State that worktop templating and fitting by a stone company is excluded if that is the case.
• Charge for strip-out and disposal as a separate line, since some customers do it themselves.

Every UK invoice, whatever the trade, must also show:

• a unique, sequential invoice number
• your business name and address (and company number if you trade as a limited company)
• the client’s name and address
• the invoice date and, for VAT invoices, the date of supply if different
• a clear description of each item of work or goods
• the amount due and when it must be paid
• your VAT number, the VAT rate per line and the VAT total, if you are VAT registered

Do kitchen fitters charge VAT?

Construction work for a contractor falls under CIS: the contractor deducts 20% (30% if you are not CIS registered) from the labour element before paying you, so show labour and materials on separate lines. If you are VAT registered and the contractor is too, the domestic reverse charge applies and you charge no VAT; write "Reverse charge: customer to account for VAT" on the invoice. Work for private householders is outside both rules. Below the £90,000 registration threshold you charge no VAT at all.

On the Flat Rate Scheme the sector for kitchen fitters is usually “Labour-only building or construction services” at 14.5% of VAT-inclusive turnover, with a 1% discount in the first year of registration. If you spend little on goods you may be a limited cost trader and have to use 16.5% instead. The scheme suits businesses with few VAT-able costs; check it against the standard method with the VAT calculator before joining.