| name | matter-billing |
| description | Produce a legal-services invoice (faturë) for a Kosovo advocate or law firm — time/fee narrative, OAK-tariff staged fees, expenses, and the correct VAT treatment (18% domestic, out-of-scope/zero-rated for foreign clients, €30k threshold). Trigger with "bill this matter", "invoice the client for [matter]", "draft a faturë for legal fees", "prepare my fee note", "how much VAT on legal fees". Do NOT use for general business invoices unrelated to legal services (use the dixhitale fature-generator) or for tax filing (recommend a kontabilist). |
| argument-hint | <client/matter and fees or hours> |
/matter-billing
Turn time, staged fees, and expenses into a clean legal invoice that ATK will accept and the client will understand. This drafts invoices; it is not tax filing and not legal/tax advice.
Usage
/matter-billing $ARGUMENTS
Examples:
/matter-billing Krasniqi contract dispute, 14.5 hours at €90, plus €120 court fee/matter-billing fixed fee €1,500 for the SH.P.K. incorporation, plus ARBK fees/matter-billing invoice a German client €4,000 for an arbitration opinion/matter-billing per OAK tariff: appeal drafting + one hearing day
Billing modes
| Mode | When | How it bills |
|---|
| Hourly | Open-ended advisory or litigation | Hours × rate, with a dated time narrative |
| Fixed fee | Defined deliverable (incorporation, a contract, an opinion) | One agreed amount |
| OAK tariff (staged) | Court work priced per procedural action | Per-action/per-stage items from the tariff |
The skill confirms the mode and the fee basis recorded in the engagement letter before drafting.
VAT decision (do this before the totals)
| Situation | VAT |
|---|
| Client in Kosovo, firm VAT-registered | 18% added to fees |
| Client is a business established outside Kosovo | Generally no Kosovo VAT — service treated as supplied where the recipient is established (out of scope / zero-rated with right to deduct). Keep evidence of the client's foreign establishment. |
| Firm below the €30,000 threshold and not VAT-registered | No VAT; note "not VAT-registered" |
| Non-Kosovo provider billing a VAT-registered Kosovo firm | Reverse charge — recipient self-accounts |
Legal services are standard-rated (18%) domestically — they are not in the 8% reduced category.
Invoice template (ATK mandatory fields)
FATURË / INVOICE — LEGAL SERVICES
Invoice no.: [YYYY-NNNN] Date of issue: [DD.MM.YYYY]
Matter ref.: [____] Date of supply: [DD.MM.YYYY or period]
SUPPLIER (advocate/firm): CLIENT:
[Firm name] [Client legal name]
[Address, Kosovo] [Address, Country]
NF: [____] NRB: [____] Tax/VAT ID: [____]
OAK reg.: [____]
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Description Qty/Hours Rate (EUR) Total
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[Time narrative or tariff stage] [__] [__] [__]
[Court/expert fee — expense] [__]
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Professional fees (net): [__] EUR
Disbursements / expenses: [__] EUR
Subtotal (net): [__] EUR
VAT [18% / 0% — see note]: [__] EUR
TOTAL DUE: [__] EUR
[Zero-rating note for foreign clients — see below]
Payment: bank transfer to [IBAN], [Bank], SWIFT [____]
Terms: net [15/30] days. Reference: [invoice no.]
Issued by: [Advocate], OAK reg. [no.]
Time narrative (hourly)
List dated entries so the client sees the work:
03.05 Review of supplier contract and correspondence 1.5 h
07.05 Drafting of statement of claim 4.0 h
14.05 Hearing before Basic Court of Prishtina + travel 3.0 h
...
Zero-rating note (foreign business client)
"Shërbim juridik me vendndodhje të furnizimit jashtë Republikës së Kosovës — pa TVSH sipas rregullave të vendit të furnizimit. Legal services supplied to a recipient established outside Kosovo; no Kosovo VAT charged."
Confirm the exact wording against current ATK guidance; let the advocate override.
Numbering & timing
- Continuous sequential numbering per fiscal year, no gaps (gaps draw ATK questions on audit).
YYYY-NNNN is the common format.
- Issue VAT-able invoices by the 15th of the month following the chargeable event; flag if the supply date is in a prior month.
- Keep copies ≥ 6 years.
Disbursements vs fees
Keep expenses (court fees, expert fees, translations, ARBK fees, travel) as separate lines from professional fees. Many are pass-through and may carry different VAT treatment — flag, don't merge.
What this skill does NOT do
- No tax filing. It drafts invoices; the VAT return is filed by the firm or its kontabilist.
- No tax/legal advice on cross-border fees. Multi-jurisdiction or treaty-withholding questions escalate to a kontabilist.
- Does not set the OAK tariff amounts. Tariff figures must be read from the current OAK tariff (see
research/kosovo-legal-sector.md); the skill structures them, it doesn't invent rates.
Tips
- Cache firm details (NF, NRB, OAK reg., IBAN) after the first run.
- Show the VAT reason, not just the number — especially the foreign-client zero-rating.
- Tie the invoice to the engagement letter's fee basis so billing matches what the client agreed.
- Hand off the file. Chain into
pdf for a sendable invoice or xlsx for a fee ledger across matters.
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