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# Automatically creating invoices

Invoice creation on Nexudus.

Invoices are created automatically when a customer has an active **contract**. Customers can subscribe to a contract when they complete a registration form on the **space website**, and Administrator Users can register new members or assign a contract to existing records in the **dashboard**. The invoice process is different for each of the cases (for details see [Managing contracts](/platform/day-to-day/finance/contracts.md)).

When you add a contract with a start date set to the current date or a date in the past, Nexudus will create an invoice automatically about 15 minutes after you added or changed it. You can also create invoices manually (for details see [Manually creating an invoice](/platform/day-to-day/finance/invoicing/untitled-6.md)). You also have the option to invoice a customer for specific products and services not yet billed by following [these instructions](/platform/day-to-day/finance/invoicing/how-to-invoice-a-customer-for-specific-products-bookings-charges-or-event-tickets..md).

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**Important:** If the plan for a new contract includes any benefits like printing credit, passes or money credit, this credit is only made available to the member on that contract after the first invoice has gone out.
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