Day 0 What the claim rests on
The invoice and the basis of the claim
A claim is only as strong as the documentation behind it. These are the concepts that govern when a payment falls due, and what you must be able to produce if the debtor disputes the claim.
The process
The whole dictionary Where in the process
6 steps from the invoice to the bailiff’s court. The highlighted one is where you are.
- Day 0 The invoice and the basis of the claim You are here
- Days 1–30 The reminder process 3 concepts
- Along the way Agreements along the way 6 concepts
- Day 40+ The legal track 9 concepts
- After judgment The bailiff’s court 14 concepts
- Last resort Insolvency and bankruptcy 15 concepts
The concepts
3 concepts The concepts in this theme
Each entry is one page: the definition, the rate and the rule behind it.
- Due date (forfaldsdato) The due date is the day by which payment must have been received at the latest — and the day from which interest and reminders can start to run. Default interest runs from this day
- Invoice (faktura) The invoice is the document that makes the claim concrete — and the evidence the whole collection process later rests on. Amount, date, parties must state
- Payment terms (betalingsbetingelser) Your payment terms are the conditions you sell on — including how much credit the customer gets, and what late payment costs. Net 30 typical b2b
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Where the case goes next
The steps around this one — and the themes that apply wherever the case stands.