A practical checklist for financial documents

Details copied from invoices, bills, and receipts should be checked against the source before they are treated as confirmed business records.

1. 01

   Confirm who issued it

   Check the supplier or customer name and any relevant identifier.

2. 02

   Verify amounts and dates

   Review subtotal, tax, total, currency, issue date, and due date against the document.

3. 03

   Look for duplicates

   Search for an existing record with a similar counterparty, amount, and date.

4. 04

   Leave uncertain fields open

   If a detail is unclear, flag it for a person to review instead of guessing.

General educational information only.