Please indicate on the invoice vs Please indicate in the invoice

Both phrases are fine/correct, but they're used in different contexts. 'Please indicate on the invoice' is used when you want something to be written or shown on the surface of the invoice. 'Please indicate in the invoice' is when you want something to be included as part of the invoice's content.

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Please indicate on the invoice

This phrase is correct and commonly used when you want something to be written or shown on the surface of the invoice.

This phrase is used when you want to specify that certain information should be visibly displayed on the invoice itself.

Examples:

Please indicate on the invoice that the payment is for services rendered in January.
Could you please indicate on the invoice the correct shipping address?
Don't forget to indicate on the invoice the discount code for this order.

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Please indicate on the receipts attached, for each benefit separately, the amount to be refunded to the person concerned according
Please indicate on what basis the Member State decided to use a selective instrument such as State aid in order to increase environmental protection and provide supporting documents:
Please indicate on what basis the Member State decided to use a selective instrument such as State aid in order to increase R&D&I activities and provide supporting documents:
Please indicate if you'd like me to adjust my intimacy setting.
For each activity, please indicate the number of installations that have been unilaterally included, if any.
For new entrants, please indicate the code associated with the allocation of the allowances.
Please indicate any other supply-side considerations you consider to be relevant.
Please indicate the maximum aid intensity expressed in gross terms: ...
Please indicate the maximum ceiling for cumulated aid: ...
Please indicate the conditions for eligibility for the planned aid: ...
If so, please indicate the categories of film covered by this concept.
Please indicate the legal basis of the measures.
Please indicate sources and likely scale of expected benefit.
If regular revision, please indicate order of magnitude: ...
If yes, please indicate reasons optional
Please indicate at least the amount per year over the last three years.
Please indicate which aspect of your claim each piece of evidence is intended to support.
Please indicate potential other costs linked to the implementation of the project.
Please indicate costs for disseminating and exploiting project's results.
If so, please indicate proposed programme, dates and venue.

Alternatives:

Please write on the invoice
Please note on the invoice
Please specify on the invoice
Please include on the invoice
Please mark on the invoice

Please indicate in the invoice

This phrase is correct and commonly used when you want something to be included as part of the content of the invoice.

This phrase is used when you want to specify that certain information should be included within the content of the invoice.