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Upon Receipt, Net10, Net15, Net 30
Net 15 means that the balance is due in 15 days after the date of the invoice. Net 30 means that the balance is due in 30 days after the date of the invoice. The number after the net indicates the days after when the invoice was printed that the balance is due.
If the invoice is terms of net 30, the invoice is past due on the 31st day after the invoice date. If the invoice is dated January 1st January, generally the date it's due by is January 30th, (you count the invoice date of January 1st as the first day), meaning one day past due would be on the 31st day after the invoice date, making it January 31st.
net 30 MF
It means 30 days after the date the invoice is received.
30-day net terms means this is the amount of time a business has to pay an invoice. The 30 day period starts on the date of the invoice.
Upon Receipt, Net10, Net15, Net 30
Net 15 means that the balance is due in 15 days after the date of the invoice. Net 30 means that the balance is due in 30 days after the date of the invoice. The number after the net indicates the days after when the invoice was printed that the balance is due.
If the invoice is terms of net 30, the invoice is past due on the 31st day after the invoice date. If the invoice is dated January 1st January, generally the date it's due by is January 30th, (you count the invoice date of January 1st as the first day), meaning one day past due would be on the 31st day after the invoice date, making it January 31st.
An invoice with the terms "3/10 net 30" is summarized as follows: (1) "3/10" means that if the buyer of the service/goods pays within 10 days (of the date of the invoice), the seller will give them a 3% discount on the invoiced balance (2) "net 30" means that the whole balance is due in no later than 30 days (of the date of the invoice)
net 30 MF
Putting "2% 10 net 30" after the amount on an invoice would indicate the buyer could take a 2% discount if paid in 10 days, and the full amount is expected in 30 days. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Net_30
It means 30 days after the date the invoice is received.
2/10, net 30, extra 30 means that the payment should be made in 30 days in 30 days after the invoice date, if it is paid in 10 days after the invoice date plus 30 days, the buyer can get a discount rate 2%.
I understand that "Net 30" means "due in 30 days" (Net15 & Net60 mean due in 15 or 60 days, respectively, etc), but sometimes invoices simply say "NET" with no number. In my accounting classes (25 years or so ago) I was taught that "NET" means "NET 30", so I have always assumed this to be the case. Recently a vendor demanded payment for an invoice with "NET" terms that was less about 2 weeks old. He contended that "NET" means "due immediately" Who's right?
Net 15 means that the balance is due in 15 days after the date of the invoice. Net 30 means that the balance is due in 30 days after the date of the invoice. The number after the net indicates the days after when the invoice was printed that the balance is due.
Payment terms on an invoice are written in the form "x/y net z", where x is the percentage discount taken if the invoice is paid in y days, or else the entire balance is due in z days. For example, if the terms are 2/10 net 30, the customer may take a 2% discount if he/she pays the invoice within 10 days, or else has to pay the whole amount due in 30 days. When no discount is offered, the payment terms can be written simply only as "net z". Thus, net 60 means that the invoice must be paid in 60 days. There are no discounts offered for paying early.