The Getting Paid One

Municipal invoices often don’t stall because the municipality lacks the money.

They stall because something in the paperwork stops the approval process.

They're slow processors of incomplete paperwork. The most common reasons a municipal invoice stalls:
— No purchase order number on the invoice
— GST/HST not shown as a separate line item (where applicable)
— Invoice sent without identifying the manager or department responsible for approving the work
— Missing the date of issue, which triggers the prompt payment clock.

Fix those four things and most municipal invoices clear in two weeks or less. The money is sitting there. It just needs a clear path through their system.

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