Set default payment terms for new invoices

WebZaras app1 min readUpdated October 17, 2026

Set when new invoices fall due on Payment terms in Settings. Existing invoices keep their own terms.

Set the default terms

  1. Open Settings → Payment terms (Payment Terms in the Zaras app).
  2. Choose Due on receipt, or choose Net terms.
  3. For net terms, enter the Days until due, such as 30.
  4. Press Save changes.
The Payment terms page on the web with Net terms and Net 30 chosen, the Invoice preview on the right, and Save changes at the bottom right
Web — Choose Net terms and the days until due, then press Save changes.
The Payment Terms screen in the Zaras app: Applies to new invoices at the top, Due on receipt and Net terms, and the Days until due choices
Zaras app — Choose Net terms and the days until due.

What you see

Payment terms settings saved confirms it. The page carries Applies to new invoices: Existing invoices keep their current terms.

Every invoice you create from now on starts with these terms. To give one invoice different terms, change Payment terms on that invoice before you send it.

The terms on an invoice are locked

A sent invoice keeps its terms. On the web its terms read Cannot edit payment terms for issued invoice.

Who can do this

It needs Manage financial settings, held by owners and admins by default. Others ask an owner or admin under Settings → Team & roles → Roles.