How do deposits work?

The booking is one entry, the deposit another. The balance on that client moves; what you agreed never gets rewritten.

Can I send the client an invoice?

Yes, on the Business plan — numbered, as a PDF, straight into the chat for you to forward.

What if a shoot is cancelled?

Reverse it. The entry stays visible with its reversal beside it, which is what an accountant wants to see.

For photographers and videographers in Australia

Deposits, balances and kit, all on the record.

Say it when the deposit lands and again when the balance clears. A shoot is paid for or it is not, and you will know which.

Deposits taken months before the shoot, balances chased after delivery, and gear bought on a personal card that never reaches the books.

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Three messages, and the ledger they write

These are messages you could send today. Underneath each one is exactly what LedgerChat posts — the real accounts, the real directions. Every entry has two sides, and both sides balance.

Sold wedding shoot to Jack $2,700

The booking recorded in full, the day it is agreed.

Account	Debit	Credit
Jack (customer)	$2,700
Sales		$2,700

Jack paid $600

The deposit, against the balance — the original booking is untouched.

Account	Debit	Credit
Bank	$600
Jack (customer)		$600

Lens $980

Equipment, categorised at the moment it is bought.

Account	Debit	Credit
Purchases	$980
Bank		$980

Questions photographers and videographers ask

How do deposits work?: The booking is one entry, the deposit another. The balance on that client moves; what you agreed never gets rewritten.
Can I send the client an invoice?: Yes, on the Business plan — numbered, as a PDF, straight into the chat for you to forward.
What if a shoot is cancelled?: Reverse it. The entry stays visible with its reversal beside it, which is what an accountant wants to see.

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