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Invoice format for Procurement

welcome to academic game tutorials in this video we will look into the differences between purchase order and invoice purchase order or po is the first formal offer document created by the buyer and delivered to the seller with an aim of making purchase when the document is accepted by the seller it becomes a legally binding contract between the two parties it indicates the type quality quantity rate of the goods desired by the buyer once the goods are delivered invoice is issued to the buyer for payment invoice is a commercial document which is used by the seller to notify the buyer that payment is due the main difference between purchase order and invoice is that while a purchase order is just to order goods from the seller and thus it defines the selling terms on the other hand invoice is used to authorize sale it is a confirmation document so let's look into the basic differences between purchase order and invoice in a tabular form difference number one purchase order is a commercial document used for ordering goods from the supplier whereas an invoice is a commercial document indicating the payment due against goods sold number two purchase order is created by the buyer whereas the seller creates an invoice number three purchase order is issued to the seller whereas invoice is issued to the buyer and difference number four as an effective acceptance of purchase order a contract of sale is obtained whereas as an effective acceptance of invoice a confirmation of sale is obtained