Display your IBAN and BIC numbers on an invoice

This article explains how to display your International Bank Account Number (IBAN) and Bank Identifier Code (BIC or Swift Code) on international invoices.

Add your IBAN and BIC numbers to your bank account

To display your IBAN and BIC numbers on an international invoice, you first need to add the numbers to your bank account in FreeAgent. Please note that you only need to do this once.

To add your IBAN and BIC numbers to your bank account, navigate to the ‘Banking’ tab at the top of the screen and select 'Bank Accounts' from the drop down menu.

Bank Accounts highlighted from the Banking tab drop-down menu

Choose the relevant bank account from the list of accounts.

List of bank accounts on Bank Accounts Summary page

From the bank account page, select ‘Edit details’.

Edit details button highlighted on bank account

Scroll down and expand the ‘More options’ section.

More options toggle highlighted

Enter your IBAN and BIC numbers in the relevant fields.

More options section for entering IBAN and BIC numbers

On the same page, scroll up to the ‘Optional details’ section and tick 'Show these details on Invoices'.

Show these details on invoices checkbox ticked and highlighted

Scroll to the bottom of the page and select ‘Save changes'.

Save changes button highlighted at the bottom of the screen

You'll then need to complete the additional step outlined below in order to display your IBAN and BIC numbers on the invoice.

Displaying your IBAN and BIC numbers on an invoice

Once you’ve added your IBAN and BIC numbers to your bank account, follow these steps to display the number on an invoice that you are sending to a customer.

New invoices

When you’re creating a new invoice, select the checkbox next to ‘Always display the BIC and IBAN numbers, if defined, on this invoice’ in the ‘More options’ section. You will need to tick this box every time you create a new invoice.

Always display the BIC and IBAN numbers, if defined, on this invoice field highlighted on invoice form in more options section

Existing invoices

If you need to add your IBAN and BIC numbers to an existing invoice, make it draft and select ‘Edit’. Scroll to ‘More options’ and select the checkbox next to ‘Always display BIC and IBAN on this invoice’ and finally, select ‘Save changes’.

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