{"id":24386,"date":"2026-02-06T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.educapharos.com\/?p=24386"},"modified":"2026-05-29T11:53:31","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T09:53:31","slug":"what-is-a-pro-forma-invoice-and-what-is-it-used-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/educapharos.com\/en\/blog\/recursos-laborales\/factura-proforma-que-es-y-para-que-sirve\/","title":{"rendered":"Pro forma invoice: what it is and what it's used for"},"content":{"rendered":"

The pro forma invoice<\/strong> It is a document used in business to outline the details of a transaction before the final invoice is issued. Unlike a traditional invoice, a pro forma invoice has no tax or accounting value, but it serves an important purpose: to inform the customer about prices, terms of sale, and delivery dates. In many cases, the pro forma invoice is also known as pro forma estimate or provisional invoice,<\/strong> and can serve as the basis for drafting a pro forma contract.
This document is particularly useful in international transactions, where customers need to know the exact costs before making payments or processing imports. Although it does not replace the final invoice, the pro forma invoice and the final invoice are usually linked, since the information on the pro forma invoice is used to generate the final invoice with tax value.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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