# Invoice subscriptions in Xero

> For admins: invoice the first period of a quote's subscription items in Xero, together or one invoice per item, and set up renewals in Xero.

Subscription items are kept apart from the one-off total, and they are invoiced separately too. In the **Create invoices in Xero** dialog they have their own section, **Subscriptions · first period**, which appears when the accepted quote includes subscription items.

## Choose how to invoice them

- **Not now**: leave subscriptions for later.
- **One invoice for all subscription items**: a single invoice for the first period of every selected subscription.
- **One invoice per subscription item**: a separate invoice for each, useful when, say, a licence and a support plan start at different times.

Tick the subscription items to include. Only items the customer selected are listed. With one invoice per item, items already invoiced are marked **invoiced** and cannot be ticked again.

## What the invoice contains

- A first line with the quote number and title, noting that it is for subscriptions. The project summary is not added to subscription invoices.
- One line per subscription item for one period, with the period in its description, such as "per month".
- Tax and accounts mapped as for any other invoice.

## One-off and subscription invoices together

The one-off and subscription choices are independent, so you can raise both in one go: for example a deposit invoice for the first milestone and an invoice for the first month of support.

## Renewals

Quoterium invoices the first period only. For the periods after that, set up a repeating invoice in Xero.

## See also

- [Subscriptions and recurring items](https://quoterium.com/help/writing-quotes/subscription-items)
- [Create invoices in Xero](https://quoterium.com/help/payments-and-xero/create-xero-invoices)

Source: https://quoterium.com/help/payments-and-xero/invoice-subscriptions-in-xero