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Popular questions
- Is anything I type uploaded?
- My PDF downloaded blank or looks wrong.
- Where do the tax rates come from, and are they current?
- A figure looks wrong. How do I report it?
- Can I change the currency or the document number?
- Is everything really free? What will Pro add?
- How do I get listed in the accountant directory?
- Does it work on a phone?
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- DocumentsInvoices, quotations, payslips: making, editing, sharing.10 answers
- CalculatorsTax and pay inputs, and what each result includes.4 answers
- Countries and tax factsEditions, languages, where the rates come from.5 answers
- Privacy and your dataWhat stays in your browser and what we receive.3 answers
- PDF and download problemsBlank files, odd characters, phones and old browsers.3 answers
- Owoode ProWhat stays free and what the paid plan will add.4 answers
- Accountant directoryFinding a checked accountant, or getting listed.3 answers
- Bank statementsThe Nigerian statement to Excel converter.3 answers
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Documents
Where do I start?
Read Getting started. It has one card for each first task, from the first invoice to the tax guides for your country, and each card opens the tool or guide.
Which document do I need?
Quotation before the work, to agree a price. Proforma invoice when you need a deposit or an import document. Invoice when the work is done. Credit note to reduce an invoice already sent. Purchase order (LPO) when you are the one buying. Waybill to travel with goods.
The proforma invoice is on the Nigerian edition; the other five documents are in every edition.
Can I change the currency or the document number?
Yes. The Currency field starts on your edition's currency; change it to bill a client abroad. The document number is an ordinary field you can type over.
- Open the generator for your document.
- Pick another currency in the Currency field.
- Type the number you want in the number field, for example INV-2026-014.
Automatic numbering, where the following number is filled in for you, comes with Owoode Pro, which is not open yet.
Can I add my logo?
Yes. Upload a PNG or JPG under 400 KB in the business details section of any generator; it prints at the top of the PDF and stays on your device. The Word template also takes a logo in Word.
Why is my business name already filled in?
You typed it on this device before. It is stored in your browser only. Clear it by clearing the fields or your browser's site data.
My saved details disappeared.
They are stored in the browser on the device where you typed them. Clearing site data, private browsing, another browser or another phone all start empty.
There is no account to restore them from; type them once more on the device you use.
Does it work on a phone?
Yes. Every page is built for a phone first. PDFs download to your phone and the WhatsApp share opens the chat directly.
How does Share on WhatsApp work?
It opens a WhatsApp chat to the client's number with a summary of the document already typed. Attach the PDF you downloaded. Nothing is sent through this site.
Is a document from Owoode an official e-invoice?
No. It is a business document you send yourself. The NRS has not validated it as an e-invoice, Kenya's eTIMS has not either, and no tax authority's system ever receives it.
Do I need an account?
No. There are no accounts on this site. When you want a document kept, tracked and matched to its payment, that is what ereQa is for.
Calculators
Which calculators are there?
Every edition has a VAT or sales tax calculator, amount in words and a markup and margin calculator. A salary (PAYE) calculator is in the editions where the tax bands have been researched, and some editions add overtime, gratuity or a tax ID format check.
Nigeria also has a withholding tax calculator and a tax calculator hub.
Can the VAT calculator take tax out of a total?
Yes. It works both ways: put the tax on top of a net price, or pull it back out of a gross total that already includes it.
The calculator gives a different PAYE from my payslip.
Usually one of three things: your payroll still uses the pre-2026 bands, your pension is on a different share of gross, or you claimed rent relief and payroll did not. Adjust the inputs; if it still differs, ask payroll which bands they use.
Is this tax advice?
No. The tools apply the published rules to the numbers you type. Your circumstances may differ; confirm with a qualified adviser or the NRS before filing.
Countries and tax facts
Where do the tax rates come from, and are they current?
From each country's official sources. Every page shows a last-reviewed date, the how we calculate page lists the formula and source for each figure, and the changelog records every rate change.
A figure looks wrong. How do I report it?
Send us the page and the figure you expected through the contact form. We check it against the official source, and confirmed errors are fixed and dated in the changelog.
- Copy the address of the page that shows the figure.
- Open the contact page and choose “A figure looks wrong”.
- Fill in the figure shown, the figure you expected and, if you have one, the source.
The site shows the wrong country.
Use the country switcher in the header to change edition. The countries page lists every edition.
Each edition uses its own currency, tax name and rate, tax ID label and paper size.
Is Owoode in my language?
Each edition is in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese or Arabic, following the country. The help centre is in all five. Support replies are in English.
Are the guides official?
No. They are written from each country's official sources and dated. Many start with an “Official site” box linking the government portal where the task is actually done.
Privacy and your data
Is anything I type uploaded?
No. PDFs, Excel files and calculations are produced in your browser. Your business and bank details are remembered on your own device only, so the next document is faster.
What does leave your browser: an email address if you choose to give one, and what you send through the contact form or the Help button.
What does the contact form send?
Your email, your name if you give one, the topic, your message, the page you were on and the page's language. A person reads it and replies by email. It does not add you to a mailing list.
How do I delete what the site remembers?
Clear owoode.com's site data in your browser settings. That removes your saved business details and recent documents from that device.
Nothing to delete on our side: we never received them. For a message you sent us, write to ask and we delete it.
PDF and download problems
My PDF downloaded blank or looks wrong.
Open the file in a browser or another PDF viewer first: some phone previewers show a blank page or swap the fonts. If it is still blank there, tell us your browser, your device and the page.
- Open the downloaded file in Chrome, Firefox, Safari or Edge.
- Still blank? Download it once more from the page.
- Still blank? Use the contact form and pick “PDF or download problem”.
The PDF will not download.
The PDF is built inside your browser, so it needs an up-to-date one: Chrome 97, Firefox 102, Safari 16.4 or newer. Very old browsers cannot build it; the rest of the site still works.
If an up-to-date browser still fails, send us the browser, the device and the page.
The ₦ sign shows as a box in my PDF.
It should not: the PDF embeds a font with the naira sign. If you see a box, your PDF viewer is substituting fonts; open the file in another viewer or a browser.
Owoode Pro
Is everything really free? What will Pro add?
Yes. Every generator and calculator is free with no watermark and no sign-up. The bank statement converter is free for the first conversion on a device and asks for an email after that. Owoode Pro, when it opens, adds to the free tools and takes nothing away.
When can I buy Owoode Pro?
Not yet: Pro is opening soon, and the button on the Pro page says so. That page also lists the opening prices for each region.
- Open the contact page and choose “Owoode Pro”.
- Leave your email and ask to hear when Pro opens.
Can I remove “Made with Owoode” from the PDF?
Not on the free tools: the foot of every free PDF carries the “Made with Owoode · owoode.com” credit, and taking it off is one of the things Pro is for. The site never adds a watermark or blocks the download.
Will Pro need an account?
Yes. You will sign in with an email address, on three devices at once at most. Documents keep living on your device; what we store is your Pro status and the date it ends.
Accountant directory
How do I get listed in the accountant directory?
Apply on the join page. We check your credentials with your professional body before anything is published. Listings are paid yearly and priced by country.
A country's page goes live once enough checked accountants have joined. Featured listings are labelled “Ad”.
How do I find an accountant?
The directory is opening country by country, so most countries have no listings yet. Meanwhile, your country's “find and check an accountant” guide explains who may practise and links the official register.
Does Owoode sell my details to accountants?
No. Owoode never sells leads and never lists anyone without their agreement.
Bank statements
My statement did not convert.
Scanned or image-only PDFs cannot be read yet; the converter needs the text layer the bank app produces. If the PDF is text and still fails, send us the bank name and the first page layout (not the file) and we will add the format.
What does the reconciled percentage mean?
Each row is checked: previous balance plus credit minus debit must equal the new balance. 100% means every row passed. Rows that fail are highlighted so you can check them against the PDF.
Do you see my statement?
No. The PDF is opened in your browser and never sent anywhere. The password, if the bank set one, is used on your device only.
Still stuck?
A person replies by email within two working days, Monday–Friday, West Africa Time. Replies are in English.