{"id":60182,"date":"2025-03-25T15:25:28","date_gmt":"2025-03-25T14:25:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/invoicefly.com\/?page_id=60182"},"modified":"2025-03-25T15:36:36","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T14:36:36","slug":"engranajes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/invoicefly.com\/es\/glossary\/cogs\/","title":{"rendered":"COGS (Coste de los bienes vendidos)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"60182\" class=\"elementor elementor-60182\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81e1633 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"81e1633\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37e1831 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"37e1831\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9c95e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-breadcrumb\" data-id=\"e9c95e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-breadcrumb.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" ><ol class=\"ekit-breadcrumb\"><li class=\"ekit_breadcrumbs_start\"><span class=\"ekit_home_icon\"> <i class=\"fas fa-home\"><\/i> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/invoicefly.com\/es\">Home<\/a><\/li><\/ol><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9718c24 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9718c24\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b66c31 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-heading\" data-id=\"2b66c31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" ><div class=\"ekit-heading elementskit-section-title-wraper text_center   ekit_heading_tablet-   ekit_heading_mobile-text_center\"><h1 class=\"ekit-heading--title elementskit-section-title \"><span>What Is COGS?<\/h1><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ad61fc elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ad61fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Cost of Goods Sold represents the direct expenses tied to producing products or services a company sells. This crucial financial metric appears on income statements and directly impacts profitability calculations.<\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Key Components:<\/strong><\/span><\/p><ul><li>Raw materials and inventory costs<\/li><li>Direct labor expenses<\/li><li>Factory overhead expenses<\/li><li>Shipping and handling for production<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6a5f61 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-template\" data-id=\"b6a5f61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"template.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-template\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"container\" data-elementor-id=\"59657\" class=\"elementor elementor-59657\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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data-widget_type=\"elementskit-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" ><div class=\"ekit-heading elementskit-section-title-wraper text_center   ekit_heading_tablet-   ekit_heading_mobile-text_center\"><h2 class=\"ekit-heading--title elementskit-section-title \">How to Calculate <span>Product Costs<\/span><\/h2><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0dbd0bd elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0dbd0bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Basic Calculation Formula:<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>Beginning Inventory + Purchases &#8211; Ending Inventory = Total Product Costs<\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Example Scenario:<\/strong><\/span><\/p><table><thead><tr><th>Component<\/th><th>Amount<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Starting Inventory (Jan 1)<\/td><td>$50,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Quarterly Purchases<\/td><td>$120,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Ending Inventory (Mar 31)<\/td><td>$35,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Total Product Costs<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>$135,000<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c595dc0 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-heading\" data-id=\"c595dc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" ><div class=\"ekit-heading elementskit-section-title-wraper text_center   ekit_heading_tablet-   ekit_heading_mobile-text_center\"><h2 class=\"ekit-heading--title elementskit-section-title \">Why Tracking Product Costs <span>Matters?<\/span><\/h2><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5022fe5 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5022fe5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Business Benefits:<\/strong><\/span><\/p><ul><li>Determines gross profit margins<\/li><li>Helps price products competitively<\/li><li>Identifies cost-saving opportunities<\/li><li>Provides accurate tax reporting<\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Industry Applications:<\/strong><\/span><\/p><ul><li><strong>Manufacturing<\/strong>: Material + labor costs<\/li><li><strong>Retail<\/strong>: Wholesale purchase prices<\/li><li><strong>Services<\/strong>: Direct labor expenses<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b467c9 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-heading\" data-id=\"7b467c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" ><div class=\"ekit-heading elementskit-section-title-wraper text_center   ekit_heading_tablet-   ekit_heading_mobile-text_center\"><h2 class=\"ekit-heading--title elementskit-section-title \">Different <span>Accounting Methods<\/span><\/h2><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87b7531 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"87b7531\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Inventory Valuation Approaches:<\/strong><\/span><\/p><ol><li><p><strong>FIFO<\/strong>\u00a0(First In, First Out)<\/p><ul><li><p>Matches older costs with current revenue<\/p><\/li><li><p>Common during inflation periods<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>LIFO<\/strong>\u00a0(Last In, First Out)<ul><li><p>Matches recent costs with revenue<\/p><\/li><li><p>Used for tax advantages<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Average Cost<\/strong><\/li><\/ol><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li><p>Spreads costs evenly<\/p><\/li><li><p>Simplifies accounting<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa7e94c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-heading\" data-id=\"aa7e94c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" ><div class=\"ekit-heading elementskit-section-title-wraper text_center   ekit_heading_tablet-   ekit_heading_mobile-text_center\"><h2 class=\"ekit-heading--title elementskit-section-title \">Common Mistakes <span>to Avoid<\/span><\/h2><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e0ed6b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8e0ed6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Frequent Errors:<\/strong><\/span><\/p><ul><li><p>Including indirect costs like marketing<\/p><\/li><li><p>Miscounting inventory levels<\/p><\/li><li><p>Using inconsistent accounting methods<\/p><\/li><li><p>Forgetting to account for damaged goods<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ebc9bc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4ebc9bc\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8672251 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8672251\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6af0400 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-heading\" data-id=\"6af0400\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" ><div class=\"ekit-heading elementskit-section-title-wraper text_center   ekit_heading_tablet-   ekit_heading_mobile-text_center\"><h2 class=\"ekit-heading--title elementskit-section-title \"><span>FAQs<\/span> <\/h2><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5c3b90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-accordion\" data-id=\"c5c3b90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >\n        <div class=\"elementskit-accordion accoedion-primary\" id=\"accordion-69d0fb866acc5\">\n\n            \n                <div class=\"elementskit-card active\">\n                    <div class=\"elementskit-card-header\" id=\"primaryHeading-0-c5c3b90\">\n                        <a href=\"#collapse-8065b3c69d0fb866acc5\" class=\"ekit-accordion--toggler elementskit-btn-link collapsed\" data-ekit-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#Collapse-8065b3c69d0fb866acc5\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"Collapse-8065b3c69d0fb866acc5\">\n                            \n                            <span class=\"ekit-accordion-title\">1. What&#039;s excluded from production costs?<\/span>\n\n                            \n                                <div class=\"ekit_accordion_icon_group\">\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_normal_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Normal Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-down-arrow1\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_active_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Active Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-up-arrow\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n\n                            \n                                                    <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div id=\"Collapse-8065b3c69d0fb866acc5\" class=\" show collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"primaryHeading-0-c5c3b90\" data-parent=\"#accordion-69d0fb866acc5\">\n\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-card-body ekit-accordion--content\">\n                            <p>Indirect expenses like:<\/p><ul><li><p>Administrative salaries<\/p><\/li><li><p>Marketing campaigns<\/p><\/li><li><p>Office rent<\/p><\/li><\/ul>                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n                <\/div><!-- .elementskit-card END -->\n\n                \n                <div class=\"elementskit-card active\">\n                    <div class=\"elementskit-card-header\" id=\"primaryHeading-1-c5c3b90\">\n                        <a href=\"#collapse-62fc7d969d0fb866acc5\" class=\"ekit-accordion--toggler elementskit-btn-link collapsed\" data-ekit-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#Collapse-62fc7d969d0fb866acc5\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"Collapse-62fc7d969d0fb866acc5\">\n                            \n                            <span class=\"ekit-accordion-title\">2. How often should businesses calculate costs?<\/span>\n\n                            \n                                <div class=\"ekit_accordion_icon_group\">\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_normal_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Normal Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-down-arrow1\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_active_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Active Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-up-arrow\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n\n                            \n                                                    <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div id=\"Collapse-62fc7d969d0fb866acc5\" class=\" show collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"primaryHeading-1-c5c3b90\" data-parent=\"#accordion-69d0fb866acc5\">\n\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-card-body ekit-accordion--content\">\n                            <p>Recommended frequency:<\/p><ul><li><p>Monthly for growing businesses<\/p><\/li><li><p>Quarterly for established companies<\/p><\/li><li><p>Annually for tax purposes<\/p><\/li><\/ul>                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n                <\/div><!-- .elementskit-card END -->\n\n                \n                <div class=\"elementskit-card active\">\n                    <div class=\"elementskit-card-header\" id=\"primaryHeading-2-c5c3b90\">\n                        <a href=\"#collapse-4bc397a69d0fb866acc5\" class=\"ekit-accordion--toggler elementskit-btn-link collapsed\" data-ekit-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#Collapse-4bc397a69d0fb866acc5\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"Collapse-4bc397a69d0fb866acc5\">\n                            \n                            <span class=\"ekit-accordion-title\">3. Can service companies have production costs?<\/span>\n\n                            \n                                <div class=\"ekit_accordion_icon_group\">\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_normal_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Normal Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-down-arrow1\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_active_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Active Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-up-arrow\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n\n                            \n                                                    <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div id=\"Collapse-4bc397a69d0fb866acc5\" class=\" show collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"primaryHeading-2-c5c3b90\" data-parent=\"#accordion-69d0fb866acc5\">\n\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-card-body ekit-accordion--content\">\n                            <div class=\"faqs\"><p>Yes, including:<\/p><ul><li><p>Consultant direct labor<\/p><\/li><li><p>Software tools for client work<\/p><\/li><li><p>Travel expenses for projects<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/div>                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n                <\/div><!-- .elementskit-card END -->\n\n                \n                <div class=\"elementskit-card active\">\n                    <div class=\"elementskit-card-header\" id=\"primaryHeading-3-c5c3b90\">\n                        <a href=\"#collapse-723dbde69d0fb866acc5\" class=\"ekit-accordion--toggler elementskit-btn-link collapsed\" data-ekit-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#Collapse-723dbde69d0fb866acc5\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"Collapse-723dbde69d0fb866acc5\">\n                            \n                            <span class=\"ekit-accordion-title\">4. How does this differ from operating expenses?<\/span>\n\n                            \n                                <div class=\"ekit_accordion_icon_group\">\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_normal_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Normal Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-down-arrow1\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_active_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Active Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-up-arrow\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n\n                            \n                                                    <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div id=\"Collapse-723dbde69d0fb866acc5\" class=\" show collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"primaryHeading-3-c5c3b90\" data-parent=\"#accordion-69d0fb866acc5\">\n\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-card-body ekit-accordion--content\">\n                            <ul><li><strong>Product Costs<\/strong>: Directly tied to production<\/li><li><strong>OPEX<\/strong>: General business operations<\/li><\/ul>                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n                <\/div><!-- .elementskit-card END -->\n\n                                                        <script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"FAQPage\",\"mainEntity\":[{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"1. 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data-elementor-type=\"container\" data-elementor-id=\"59664\" class=\"elementor elementor-59664\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b45cc0b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b45cc0b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-wrapper-link=\"{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/invoicefly.com\\\/appinvoicefly&quot;,&quot;is_external&quot;:&quot;on&quot;,&quot;nofollow&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;custom_attributes&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" style=\"cursor: pointer\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2754a81 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2754a81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"341\" src=\"https:\/\/invoicefly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Invoice-Fly-Blog-Banner-03-1024x341.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-28043\" alt=\"Try Invoice Fly for Free!\" srcset=\"https:\/\/invoicefly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Invoice-Fly-Blog-Banner-03-1024x341.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/invoicefly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Invoice-Fly-Blog-Banner-03-300x100.jpg 300w, https:\/\/invoicefly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Invoice-Fly-Blog-Banner-03-768x256.jpg 768w, https:\/\/invoicefly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Invoice-Fly-Blog-Banner-03-710x237.jpg 710w, https:\/\/invoicefly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Invoice-Fly-Blog-Banner-03.jpg 1050w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0da931e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0da931e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a4ba43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-template\" data-id=\"3a4ba43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"template.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-template\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"container\" data-elementor-id=\"51403\" class=\"elementor elementor-51403\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-706d479 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"706d479\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffabe6a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ffabe6a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc00068 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-heading\" data-id=\"cc00068\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" ><div class=\"ekit-heading elementskit-section-title-wraper text_left   ekit_heading_tablet-   ekit_heading_mobile-text_center\"><h2 class=\"ekit-heading--title elementskit-section-title \"><span><span>Other Free Resources<\/span><\/span><\/h2><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-517d04c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"517d04c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e950b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-creative-button\" data-id=\"0e950b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-creative-button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >\t\t<div class=\"ekit-btn-wraper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/invoicefly.com\/free-resources\/\" class=\"ekit_creative_button \" id=\"\" data-text=\"\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ekit_creative_button_text\">Go to Free Resources<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n        <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d48fec e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3d48fec\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3772ea0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3772ea0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0c7e37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b0c7e37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"280\" src=\"https:\/\/invoicefly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/icon-academy-dark.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-30641\" alt=\"icon academy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/invoicefly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/icon-academy-dark.png 280w, https:\/\/invoicefly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/icon-academy-dark-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e27560c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e27560c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Academy<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3e329c elementor-align-center elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b3e329c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/invoicefly.com\/academy\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Academy<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49f4d63 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"49f4d63\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f62c961 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f62c961\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"280\" src=\"https:\/\/invoicefly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/icon-calculators-dark.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-30642\" alt=\"free calculators\" srcset=\"https:\/\/invoicefly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/icon-calculators-dark.png 280w, https:\/\/invoicefly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/icon-calculators-dark-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92f6505 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"92f6505\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Free Calculators<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b14ee7a elementor-align-center elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b14ee7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/invoicefly.com\/free-resources\/free-calculators\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Free Calculators<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76e726a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"76e726a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-530be72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"530be72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"280\" src=\"https:\/\/invoicefly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/icon-free-generators-dark.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-34905\" alt=\"Free Generators - Invoice Fly\" srcset=\"https:\/\/invoicefly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/icon-free-generators-dark.png 280w, https:\/\/invoicefly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/icon-free-generators-dark-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/invoicefly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/icon-free-generators-dark-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68f0b29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"68f0b29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Free Generators<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9caaf2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"a9caaf2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/invoicefly.com\/free-resources\/free-generators\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Free Generators<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0e46c2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d0e46c2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d76b6d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d76b6d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"280\" src=\"https:\/\/invoicefly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/icon-help-center-dark.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-30644\" alt=\"icon help center\" srcset=\"https:\/\/invoicefly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/icon-help-center-dark.png 280w, https:\/\/invoicefly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/icon-help-center-dark-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d03e0fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d03e0fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Help Center<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cc7641 elementor-align-center elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"0cc7641\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/intercom.help\/invoicefly\/en\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Help Center<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65bc241 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"65bc241\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e6b6da elementor-widget elementor-widget-template\" data-id=\"0e6b6da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"template.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-template\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"container\" data-elementor-id=\"35295\" class=\"elementor elementor-35295\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cf6b04 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3cf6b04\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0472fa7 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0472fa7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;,&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/invoicefly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/crm-shape-2-1024x512.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-22293\" alt=\"crm shape\" srcset=\"https:\/\/invoicefly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/crm-shape-2-1024x512.png 1024w, https:\/\/invoicefly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/crm-shape-2-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/invoicefly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/crm-shape-2-768x384.png 768w, https:\/\/invoicefly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/crm-shape-2-1536x768.png 1536w, https:\/\/invoicefly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/crm-shape-2-2048x1024.png 2048w, https:\/\/invoicefly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/crm-shape-2-710x355.png 710w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fa2614 e-con-full 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