Where a client or agency agrees your fees and holds the data, they may self-bill you — raising the invoice, applying VAT only if you’re VAT-registered, and paying you. It saves you invoicing and gets you paid on a predictable schedule.
Key points
- The client raises the invoice from agreed fees.
- VAT only where you’re VAT-registered.
- Less admin — you don’t invoice them.
- Predictable, on-time payment.
Less admin for you
You agree the fee and deliver the work; the client raises the self-billed invoice and pays. Keep your VAT status current so the right treatment is used.
This is general information, not tax advice — confirm your own position with your accountant or HMRC.