Estimate template: Contract Invoice Requirements
The Contract Invoice Requirements carries 3 published figures read from 4 sources' own pages, from 500 to 2,500 USD, read 17 October 2026.
Dispatchzo sells its own paid plan in this category (our pricing). It is not counted here: every figure in this index is another provider's own published price, read from its own page.
4 of the 20 named sources read in full publish a figure; 16 publish none, read 17 October 2026.
By requirement
| Breakdown | Median | Range | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| requirementtax invoice threshold, Australia | 82.5AUD | 82.5 to 82.5AUD | 1 |
| requirementstandard VAT rate on labour, GB | 20% | 20 to 20% | 1 |
| requirementreduced VAT rate, GB | 5% | 5 to 5% | 1 |
| requirementwritten-contract threshold, California | 500USD | 500 to 500USD | 1 |
| requirementdown payment cap, California | 1,000USD | 1,000 to 1,000USD | 1 |
| requirementnotice-to-owner threshold, Florida | 2,500USD | 2,500 to 2,500USD | 1 |
Every figure, with its source
One row per source: the figure the source's own page publishes, the page, and the day it was read. A figure that is not on a page we read is not on this one.
| Source | Figure | Breakdown | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida Statutes 713.015 - notice to owner in a direct contract | 2,500USD | notice-to-owner threshold, Florida | 2026-10-17 |
| California CSLB - what a home improvement contract must contain | 1,000USD | down payment cap, California | 2026-10-12 |
| California CSLB - what a home improvement contract must contain | 500USD | written-contract threshold, California | 2026-10-12 |
| Australian Taxation Office - tax invoices | 82.5AUD | tax invoice threshold, Australia | 2026-10-16 |
| GOV.UK - what a VAT invoice must show | 20% | standard VAT rate on labour, GB | 2026-10-17 |
| GOV.UK - what a VAT invoice must show | 5% | reduced VAT rate, GB | 2026-10-17 |
The sentence each figure was read from (6)
- Florida Statutes 713.015 - notice to owner in a direct contract, read 2026-10-17:
(1) Any direct contract greater than $2,500 between an owner and a contractor, related to improvements to real property consisting of single or multiple family dwellings up to and including four units, must contain the following notice provision printed in no less than 12-point, capitalized, boldfaced type on the front page of the contract or on a separate page, signed by the owner and dated:
- California CSLB - what a home improvement contract must contain, read 2026-10-12:
REMEMBER The down payment cannot be more than $1,000 or 10 percent of the contract price, whichever is less, for a home improvement job or swimming pool, excluding finance charges.
- California CSLB - what a home improvement contract must contain, read 2026-10-12:
A thorough contract tells how the work will be done, when it will be done, what materials will be used, and how much it will cost. In California, a written contract is required for all home improvement projects over $500.
- Australian Taxation Office - tax invoices, read 2026-10-16:
If a customer asks for a tax invoice, you must provide one within 28 days, unless it is for a sale of $82.50 (including GST) or less.
- GOV.UK - what a VAT invoice must show, read 2026-10-17:
You usually charge standard rate of VAT (currently 20%) on most goods and services.
- GOV.UK - what a VAT invoice must show, read 2026-10-17:
You charge reduced rate (currently 5%) instead of standard rate on certain goods or services, or if the circumstances of the sale meets certain rules.
Read in full, publishes no figure
16 named sources were read in full on the dates shown and print no usable figure. They are counted, never filled in.
- California CSLB - home improvement contract requirements, read 2026-10-17: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- Florida Statutes 489.126 - contractor payment and permit duties, read 2026-09-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- Texas TDLR - air conditioning and refrigeration contractor law, read 2026-10-10: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- Texas TDLR - ACR administrative rules, read 2026-09-19: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- NYC DCWP - home improvement contractor licence checklist, read 2026-10-17: every candidate on the page was refused
- New York GBL 771 - home improvement contract requirements, read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- Washington L&I - hiring a contractor, contract and disclosure, read 2026-10-17: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- Washington RCW 18.27.114 - disclosure statement before work, read 2026-10-17: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- Nevada State Contractors Board, read 2026-10-17: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- Virginia DPOR Board for Contractors, read 2026-09-26: every candidate on the page was refused
- Michigan LARA Bureau of Construction Codes, read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- GOV.UK - invoicing and taking payment from customers, read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- New York State Tax - capital improvements vs repairs (tax on labour), read 2026-10-17: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- Texas Comptroller 94-116 - real property repair and remodeling tax, read 2026-09-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- California Bureau of Automotive Repair, read 2026-10-17: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- the licensing authority per jurisdiction, read 2026-10-17: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
Methodology
Every row is a verbatim sentence read from the named source's own page through our fetch service on the date shown, hash-pinned to the stored read (the sha of the page's visible text; the raw page is mirrored to R2).
4 of the 20 named sources that could be read published a usable figure; 16 published none and are recorded as not published, never filled in; 0 could not be read (blocked, dead or unreachable) and count nowhere.
The headline figures (median, minimum, maximum, quartiles) are over ONE figure per source for each breakdown it prices, in USD (a source's median where its page yielded several accepted sentences for one breakdown), so a page that gives figures for several breakdowns gives one for each and N counts 3 figures, never sentences; 35 candidate sentence(s) were refused by a reviewer with the reason recorded.
The fuller derivation this dataset is chartered to grow into (not yet what the figures above are; they are each source's own published figure as read): one row per jurisdiction per required element - the written-contract threshold in dollars, the licence number on the face of the document, the cancellation notice and its wording, the lien or notice-to-owner paragraph and its type size, whether labour is taxed - each quoted verbatim from the authority with its effective date; the cross-jurisdiction comparison (the lowest written-contract threshold, which states demand boldface type, which tax labour) is the figure, and the estimate and invoice templates are GENERATED from the row rather than drawn
35 candidate sentences on these pages were refused by a reviewer; each refusal and its reason is recorded in the review ledger.
Sources (20)
- California CSLB - what a home improvement contract must contain(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- California CSLB - home improvement contract requirements(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Florida Statutes 713.015 - notice to owner in a direct contract(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Florida Statutes 489.126 - contractor payment and permit duties(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Texas TDLR - air conditioning and refrigeration contractor law(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Texas TDLR - ACR administrative rules(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- NYC DCWP - home improvement contractor licence checklist(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- New York GBL 771 - home improvement contract requirements(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Washington L&I - hiring a contractor, contract and disclosure(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Washington RCW 18.27.114 - disclosure statement before work(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Nevada State Contractors Board(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Virginia DPOR Board for Contractors(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Michigan LARA Bureau of Construction Codes(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- GOV.UK - what a VAT invoice must show(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- GOV.UK - invoicing and taking payment from customers(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Australian Taxation Office - tax invoices(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- New York State Tax - capital improvements vs repairs (tax on labour)(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Texas Comptroller 94-116 - real property repair and remodeling tax(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- California Bureau of Automotive Repair(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- the licensing authority per jurisdiction(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
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The Contract Invoice Requirements carries 3 published figures read from 4 sources' own pages, from 500 to 2,500 USD, read 17 October 2026.
4 of the 20 named sources read in full publish a figure; 16 publish none, read 17 October 2026.
Contract Invoice Requirements, requirement tax invoice threshold, Australia: median 82.50 AUD across 1 source, read 17 October 2026.
Contract Invoice Requirements, requirement standard VAT rate on labour, GB: median 20 percent across 1 source, read 17 October 2026.
Contract Invoice Requirements, requirement reduced VAT rate, GB: median 5 percent across 1 source, read 17 October 2026.
Contract Invoice Requirements, requirement written-contract threshold, California: median 500 USD across 1 source, read 17 October 2026.
Contract Invoice Requirements, requirement down payment cap, California: median 1,000 USD across 1 source, read 17 October 2026.
Contract Invoice Requirements, requirement notice-to-owner threshold, Florida: median 2,500 USD across 1 source, read 17 October 2026.
Cite as: "Dispatchzo Contract Invoice Requirements", updated 2026-10-18, https://dispatchzo.com/datasets/contract-invoice-requirements/.
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