{"id":153982,"date":"2026-10-28T12:29:56","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T12:29:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/faq\/%d9%87%d9%84-%d9%8a%d8%a4%d8%ab%d8%b1-%d8%aa%d8%b9%d8%af%d9%8a%d9%84-%d8%a8%d9%8a%d8%a7%d9%86%d8%a7%d8%aa-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b9%d9%85%d9%8a%d9%84-%d8%b9%d9%84%d9%89-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%81%d9%88%d8%a7%d8%aa\/"},"modified":"2026-10-28T12:31:50","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T12:31:50","slug":"does-editing-a-clients-details-affect-previous-invoices","status":"publish","type":"faq","link":"https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/en\/faq\/does-editing-a-clients-details-affect-previous-invoices\/","title":{"rendered":"Does editing a client\u2019s details affect previous invoices?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>No. Editing a client&#8217;s details does not change previous invoices. When an invoice is issued, the client&#8217;s details are saved in it as they were at that time, such as the name, address, and <strong>VAT Number<\/strong>. The new details apply only to invoices you issue after the edit.<\/p>\n<p>The same applies to the <strong>Client is a Government Entity<\/strong> option in Saudi accounts:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Each invoice keeps the government entity flag and the number used when it was issued, even if you later uncheck the option for the client or change their number.<\/li>\n<li>When you edit a previous invoice for the same client, its government entity flag stays as it is, and changes only if you change the client on the invoice.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> This applies to Sales Invoices, Refund Receipts, Credit Notes, and Debit Notes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":38,"template":"","categories":[2130,2126,2131],"tags":[26201,26202,26200,26204,26203,26160,12962,26207,26206,26205,13189,26199,19096,4347,23420],"class_list":["post-153982","faq","type-faq","status-publish","hentry","category-clients-management","category-clients","category-manage-clients","tag-change-client-details","tag-client-address-on-the-invoice","tag-client-details-on-the-invoice","tag-client-is-a-government-entity","tag-client-name-on-the-invoice","tag-client-vat-number","tag-credit-and-debit-notes","tag-do-client-details-change-on-old-invoices-after-editing-the-client","tag-does-editing-a-clients-details-affect-previous-invoices","tag-edit-a-previous-invoice","tag-edit-client","tag-edit-client-details","tag-previous-invoices","tag-sales-invoices","tag-saudi-e-invoice"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v17.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Does editing a client\u2019s details affect previous invoices? - Daftra Knowledge Base<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/en\/faq\/does-editing-a-clients-details-affect-previous-invoices\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Does editing a client\u2019s details affect previous invoices? - Daftra Knowledge Base\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"No. Editing a client&#8217;s details does not change previous invoices. 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