How-to Guides

Create a client, add line items, and get a professional invoice in your client's inbox, step by step.

Add your logo, brand colour, bank account, and GST number so every invoice looks polished from day one.

Press ⌘K (Mac) or Ctrl+K (Windows) to jump anywhere or trigger actions without leaving the keyboard.

Turn a plain-English description (or a voice memo) into a complete invoice draft in seconds.

Get a polished payment follow-up email in seconds, written in your preferred tone.

The ⚡ Quick Invoice button creates a simple invoice without opening the full form. Ideal for regular, fixed-rate work.

Save your standard services and rates so you can add them to invoices in a click. No retyping.

Use the built-in timer to log billable hours, then bill them to a client invoice in one click.

Use Day, Week, Month, and Year views to see your hours at any scale. Keyboard shortcuts make navigation fast.

Use the Trips logbook to record IRD-compliant vehicle trips and calculate your business kilometres.

Use the GST Return tab in Reports to get your IRD box numbers ready before filing in myIR.

A plain-English explanation of how NZ GST works for sole traders and small businesses.

What the tax set-aside panel shows, how it's calculated, and why it's an estimate.

Tell PayWren how you're structured so it can calculate GST and income tax estimates correctly.

Three questions that determine whether you need to charge GST, at what rate, and what filing rules apply to your situation as a NZ freelancer or contractor.

Photograph a receipt on your phone and PayWren extracts the vendor, amount, and GST automatically.

Upload a CSV or PDF export from your bank to bulk-create expense records. No manual entry needed.

Practical tactics that NZ freelancers use to reduce their average days-to-pay.

A step-by-step escalation process for NZ freelancers dealing with late-paying clients.

See money in, money out, and predicted payment dates in a single view.

Calculate how much interest you're owed on an overdue invoice under NZ late payment rules. Includes the formula, worked examples, and what your contract needs to say.

Add staff, contractors, or your accountant with the right level of access.