How to Remove the Payment Advice Cut-Away From Invoices in Xero

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May 12, 2026

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Use this interactive demo to learn how to disable the payment advice cut-away on your Xero invoices.

Quick summary

To remove the payment advice cut-away from invoices in Xero, you navigate to Invoice Settings, edit your invoice template, and uncheck the Show Payment Advice Cut-away option before saving. This setting controls whether a detachable payment slip appears at the bottom of printed Xero invoices.

Steps

On Xero's main dashboard, go to the top-left corner and click the Company tab.
Select Settings from the list of options.
Find and tap the Invoice Settings option.
Tap Options in the top-right corner of the template panel.
Click Edit to open the invoice template for editing.
Find Show Payment Advice Cut-away and uncheck the checkbox beside it.
Alternatively, clear the default content inside the Terms & Payment Advice field and leave it blank.
Tap Save to apply the changes.
Your changes are confirmed and the payment advice cut-away is removed from your Xero invoice automatically.

📌 Why this matters

The payment advice cut-away is a detachable slip printed at the bottom of Xero invoices, intended to accompany cheque payments — but for businesses that only accept electronic payments, it adds unnecessary clutter to professional documents. Knowing how to disable the Show Payment Advice Cut-away setting in Xero's Invoice Settings lets finance teams produce cleaner, more modern invoices that match their payment workflows. This simple configuration change improves invoice presentation without requiring any third-party tools or Xero plan upgrades. It is one of the most commonly searched Xero invoice customisation tasks for small business owners and accountants managing invoice templates.

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