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Blog Accounting Purchase order vs invoices: What's the difference?

Purchase order vs invoices: What’s the difference?

11 min. read
02 Oct 2020
15 Mar 2022
02 Oct 2020
11 min. read
15 Mar 2022

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Purchase Order

Invoice

Objective

Confirm the order

Request payment for the order

Sender

Buyer

Seller/Vendor

Receiver

Seller/Vendor

Buyer

When it is sent

Upon placing an order

After the order is fulfilled

Details

Order description, agreed price, delivery time, etc.

Terms of payment, applicable discounts, total amount due, etc.

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