# Creating invoice units with AWS invoice configuration
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Invoice units are groups of mutually exclusive member accounts within a single AWS Organization that you create. You can create these invoice units so that they correspond to your business entities. Invoice units can be used to separate your AWS costs and configure which member account receives the invoice for each invoice unit going forward.

There are currently some limitations when creating invoice units:
+ You can't change the invoice receivers or invoice unit name after you create an invoice unit. An AWS account can only be a part of one invoice unit's rule at a time. However, a given account can be a receiver for multiple invoice units.
+ An account can't be a member of an invoice unit and a receiver for another invoice unit, unless it's the invoice receiver of both units.
+ You can only create invoice units within a single payer account or organization.
+ AWS invoice configuration doesn't automatically add new accounts to invoice units. Once new accounts are created, you must manually add this to an invoice unit, or use the [AWS Invoicing APIs](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aws-cost-management/latest/APIReference/API_Operations_AWSInvoicing.html).
+ You can only consolidate invoices on a payer account level, and not on an invoice unit level.

For more information about the number of invoice units that you can create for each payer account, or character limits to an invoice unit name, see [AWS invoice configuration](billing-limits.md#limits-invoicing).

**Note**  
Prerequisite: To add invoice receivers, see [Adding additional billing contact email addresses](manage-payment-method.md#manage-billing-contact-emails).

**To create invoice units within your management account (standard invoice configuration)**

1. Open the AWS Billing and Cost Management console at [https://console.aws.amazon.com/costmanagement/](https://console.aws.amazon.com/costmanagement/).

1. In the navigation pane, choose **Invoice configuration**.

1. In the **Invoice units** section, choose **Create invoice unit**.

1. For **Invoice unit name**, enter a unique name that's distinctive within your AWS account. For details on allowed characters, see [AWS invoice configuration](billing-limits.md#limits-invoicing).

1. (Optional) For **Invoice unit description**, enter your description summary.

1. In the **Invoice receiver** section, choose the account receives invoices related to this invoice unit. Choose either the payer or member account as the invoice receiver.
**Note**  
The invoice receiver isn't a member of an invoice unit by default. If you choose a payer account as the invoice unit member, the payer account must be the invoice receiver for the invoice unit.

1. Review the invoice receiver details that automatically populate when you choose your account. These details will appear on your invoice.

1. If the invoice issuer is `Amazon Web Services, Inc.`, you can choose to inherit the invoice receiver's tax settings by choosing the **Apply tax settings to all accounts in invoice unit** checkbox.

   To confirm your tax settings are now inherited from the invoice unit instead of the payer account, see the **Tax settings** page in the console.
   + If the payer account is enabled for tax inheritance, the invoice unit members inherit the tax settings of the payer account.
   + If the invoice issuer isn't `Amazon Web Services, Inc.`, invoice unit members inherit the tax settings of the invoice receiver automatically.

1. In the **Accounts** section, select the accounts to add to the invoice unit.

1. Choose **Create invoice unit**.

The configuration is effective immediately once you create an invoice unit.

**To create invoice units across external management accounts (Billing Transfer)**

1. Open the AWS Billing and Cost Management console at [https://console.aws.amazon.com/costmanagement/](https://console.aws.amazon.com/costmanagement/).

1. In the navigation pane, choose **Invoice configuration**.

1. In the **Invoice units** section, choose **Create invoice unit**.

1. For **Invoice unit name**, enter a unique name that's distinctive within your AWS account. For details on allowed characters, see [AWS invoice configuration](billing-limits.md#limits-invoicing).

1. In the **Invoice receiver** section, choose the account receives invoices related to this invoice unit. Choose either the payer or member account as the invoice receiver.

1. Under the **Invoice units content** table choose **Add contents**.

   This opens a panel where you can see both accounts and billing transfers.

1. Choose the **Billing transfers** tile, and choose the transfers to include in your invoice unit.

   You can remove items individually or in bulk from the contents table.

1. Choose **Create invoice unit**.

You can find the new invoice unit on the **invoice configuration** page. Choose the unit name to view its details or choose **Edit** to make changes. The invoice configuration page includes a snapshot history that shows billing transfers within each invoice unit for specific date ranges. The **Billing Transfers** tab displays all transfers and their associated invoice units.

# Troubleshooting creating invoice units
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The following sections provide information about how to resolve common issues when creating invoice units.

## I want to update the invoice receiver's business information
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### Resolution
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Your invoice receiver's business name and address are retrieved from the inputs in the following order. Update your latest information in the applicable console pages:

**1. Update your information using **Tax settings****

1. Sign in to the AWS Management Console and open the Billing console at [https://console.aws.amazon.com/billing/](https://console.aws.amazon.com/billing/).

1. In the navigation pane, choose **Tax settings**.

1. Select the checkbox next to the account names.

1. From **Manage tax registration**, choose **Edit**.
   + For updating the business legal name

     1. Enter the updated name in the **Business legal name** field.
   + For updating the business legal address

     1. Enter the updated address in the **Business legal address** fields.

1. Choose **Next**.

1. Choose either your entered address or suggested address, and choose **Confirm**.

1. Choose **Update**.

**2. Update your information using payment preferences**

1. Sign in to the AWS Management Console and open the Billing console at [https://console.aws.amazon.com/billing/](https://console.aws.amazon.com/billing/).

1. In the navigation pane, choose **Payment preferences**.

1. In the **Default payment preference** section, choose **Edit**.
   + For updating the business name

     1. Under **Billing address**, update the **Full name** or **Company** field.
   + For updating the business address

     1. Under **Billing address**, update the **Address** fields.

1. Choose **Save changes**.

**3. Update your information using Account Management**

1. For detailed steps on how to access your **Accounts** page, see [Update your AWS account contact information](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/accounts/latest/reference/manage-acct-update-contact.html#manage-acct-update-contact-alternate-edit.html) in the *AWS Account Management User Guide*.

1. To change the business name, update the **Full name** under **Contact information**.

1. To change the business address, update the **contact address** or **alternate contact address**.