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Use this page to prepare an invoice for PR and communications work tied to a campaign, project, or retained contract. The finished invoice should identify the client, agency, invoice date, invoice number, service period, payment terms, line items, expenses, tax treatment where applicable, and total amount due.
PR agency billing commonly covers media relations, crisis communications, content creation, events, social media, reputation management, stakeholder engagement, research, planning, budgeting, and evaluation. Tie each line to the engagement structure the client approved, such as a monthly retainer, launch campaign, event support package, or specific deliverable.
A retained PR account usually needs a recurring monthly fee line, a billing period, and clear treatment for work outside scope. A campaign or project invoice usually needs phases, milestones, or deliverable lines, such as media list development, launch pitching, spokesperson prep, or post-campaign reporting.
Separate agency fees from reimbursable costs. Third-party expenses such as event vendors, monitoring tools, travel, printing, wire distribution, or creator fees should sit in their own section when the contract treats costs as additional. Add PO references, budget codes, or project names when the client uses procurement review.
Payment terms and late fees for PR agency invoices are contract-defined, not set by one universal PR industry rule. State the due date, accepted payment method, currency, deposit or retainer treatment, and late charge only if the signed agreement supports it. A common retained-account invoice can show monthly retainer, approved extra work, reimbursable expenses, sales tax if applicable, and total due.
United States private-sector invoices do not follow a single federal invoice-format statute or national VAT/GST invoice regime. Sales and use tax depends on state and local rules, nexus, service taxability, and place of sale. PRSA ethical standards also require disclosure of sponsors, financial interests, and conflicts, so billing notes should avoid hiding sponsor-paid work or conflicted client relationships.
A one-off invoice template works for a single campaign, a new client deposit, or a simple monthly retainer with few expenses. It is enough when the account lead already has approved hours, pass-through costs, payment terms, and client details ready before sending the invoice.
A managed workflow fits agencies that bill several clients, track billable and non-billable account work, separate retainers from out-of-scope tasks, or need clean handoff to finance. Everhour supports billable and non-billable time through project billing status, task-level non-billable controls, custom task rates, member-rate exceptions, and admin reports for billable time, non-billable time, billable amount, and cost.
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A PR agency invoice should include agency and client details, invoice date and number, billing period, engagement name, line items, reimbursable expenses, payment terms, tax treatment where applicable, and total due. Retainer invoices should show the monthly fee and service period. Campaign invoices should identify the approved project, phase, or deliverable.
A retainer invoice does not need every internal task unless the client contract requires detailed backup. Many agencies show the monthly retainer as one line, then attach a report or summary for account activity. Extra work outside scope should appear separately, with the approved rate, fee, or project description.
Pass-through expenses should appear separately from agency fees when the agreement treats costs as additional. Use clear labels for vendor charges, media monitoring, event costs, travel, printing, distribution, or paid creator costs. Add receipts or backup when the client requires approval, reimbursement proof, or procurement matching.
A United States PR agency invoice does not use a national VAT or GST line. State and local sales and use tax rules decide whether a service is taxable, and those rules vary by jurisdiction and service type. The correct treatment depends on nexus, the buyer location, the service sold, and state registration requirements.
PR KPIs can appear as supporting context when the contract ties billing to campaign phases, deliverables, or performance reporting. Keep the invoice focused on amounts due, then attach a report for outputs, outcomes, and impact metrics. Avoid turning unapproved KPI language into a billable line item.
Everhour lets PR agencies set project billing status, mark specific tasks as non-billable, apply custom task rates, and use member-rate exceptions. Admin reports can show billable time, non-billable time, billable amount, and cost by member or task.
Everhour Billing & Invoicing turns tracked billable time and expenses into client invoices, with line-item grouping by project, task, person, date, or other available breakdowns. Invoiced time is marked as invoiced, so the same approved work does not appear again on a later invoice.
Track retainer work, out-of-scope tasks, and pass-through costs in Everhour, then review billable and non-billable totals before invoicing clients with cleaner agency billing control.
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