Third party wants to pay invoice

[Martin Parish]

Hello,
I have provided a training course to my customer and invoiced them. The customer has arranged sponsorship from one of their suppliers to cover the cost of the training.
The sponsor has emailed me saying they can't pay it as it's not addressed to them and have asked me to change the invoice.

My position is that if I provide a training course to a customer, I invoice them. If they want to get that paid by someone else, that is up to them and not something I want to get involved with.

Are there any rules against invoicing a third party, when they were not the ones instructing me?
VAT is not an issue here.

Any advice gratefully received.

Happy Friday everyone
Martin

 

[Scalloway]

I can't see what your problem is. You provide training. You get paid for it. It may have ramifications for the other parties but that is their problem, not yours.

 

[Newchodge]

Make it clear on the new invoice that it is for the provision of training to X (the original customer).

 

[MOIC]

As above.

 

[GraemeL]

Hmm. I could be wrong in saying this, but isn't the contract between the provider and the name on the invoice?

G

 

[Newchodge]

The contract is between the provider and the person who commissioned the service. If the third party does not pay then the redress is against the original customer.