Industry · Self-billing

Self-billing for direct selling & network marketing

Direct-sales and network-marketing companies calculate every distributor’s commission themselves — so self-billing lets you invoice and pay each representative for what they’ve earned.

Why self-billing works for direct selling & network marketing

How it works

Under a self-billing agreement with each distributor, you prepare the commission invoice from your own data, apply VAT where due, send a copy and pay.

VAT & compliance

Standard UK VAT rules apply — most individual distributors are not VAT-registered, so no VAT is added; where a distributor is VAT-registered, VAT is applied. Apex Billing records each distributor’s status so the correct treatment is used.

This is general information, not tax advice — confirm your own position with your accountant or HMRC.

How Apex Billing helps

Direct selling — self-billing FAQs

Most of our distributors aren’t VAT-registered — is that handled?

Yes. Where a distributor isn’t VAT-registered no VAT is added; Apex Billing applies VAT only to registered distributors.

Can I pay commission across a large base at once?

Yes. Import the period’s commissions as a CSV to bulk-create and send the self-billed invoices.

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