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Credit Note

A credit note is given by a seller to their buyer to be used in any situation where a revised and reissued invoice would be needed.

How to Record a Credit Note (With Manual GST)

STEP 1: Go to Transactions⇒ Accounts⇒ Vouchers

Steps for Creating an accounting voucher

A Transaction Entry page will open. Select the Voucher type from the Dropdown list. The Business place as per GST is displayed by default, however in the case of Multiple Business Places, the same can be selected from the Dropdown list.

Selection of Credit Note

STEP 2: On the Debit Side, search the Income ledger (type minimum 3 letters, then select the ledger) and put the income amount.

STEP 3: On the Credit side, search the Vendor ledger and enter the bill amount.

If the Bill Feature is enabled in the Vendor Ledger master, the Bill Table will open.

Credit note bill creation

STEP 4: Enter the Bill details, and click on Create.

To insert the GST details, click on the “+” icon or press enter so that a new row gets added.

STEP 5: Search the Input GST Ledger, on selecting the same, the GST Breakup pop-up will appear, make the necessary changes, and click on Save GST Breakup.

Credit note GST popup

STEP 6: The GST amount as per the break up will populate on the Debit Side. In the case of Intra-State GST, both SGST & CGST need to be entered, in the case of IGST only one row for IGST input needs to be entered.

Credit Note Submission

STEP 7: CLICK on the “SUBMIT” button to save the voucher.

Note: Supporting Documents can be attached by simply dragging & dropping them in the left half of the screen.

How to Record a Credit Note (With Automatic GST)

STEP 1: Go to Transactions ⇒Accounts⇒ Vouchers

Steps for Creating an accounting voucher

A Transaction Entry page will open. Select the Voucher type from the Dropdown list. The Business place as per GST is displayed by default, however in the case of Multiple Business Places, the same can be selected from the Dropdown list.

Selection of Credit Note

STEP 2: On the Debit Side, search the Income ledger (type minimum 3 letters, then select the ledger) and put the income amount.

STEP 3: On the Credit side, search the Vendor ledger and enter the bill amount.

If the Bill Feature is enabled in the Vendor Ledger master, the Bill Table will open.

Credit note bill popup and GST computation

STEP 4: Enter the Bill details, and click on Create.

STEP 5: CLICK on “GST COMPUTE” to auto-calculate the GST as per the Tax rate configured in the expense ledger master.

Note: To use Automatic GST computation, configure GST Calculation as Automatic in Voucher Master.

Credit note submission

STEP 6: CLICK on the “SUBMIT” button to save the voucher.

Note: Supporting Documents can be attached by simply dragging & dropping them in the left half of the screen.

How to Edit a Credit Note

Users can view, edit, cancel, or delete a credit note from almost every report available in the system. For ex: daybook, ledger report, etc.

TRANSACTION EDIT VIA DAY BOOK

Go to Reports⇒ Accounts⇒ Daily reports⇒ Day Book

Daybook report path

To edit an entry, click on the settings icon on the right-hand side of the entry & click on the Voucher Edit option, or alternatively, press Enter on the keyboard.

Do the necessary changes as required and click on the submit button.

TRANSACTION EDIT VIA LEDGER REPORT

Go to Reports⇒ Accounts⇒ Daily reports⇒ Ledger

Ledger Report Path

To edit an entry, click on the settings icon on the right-hand side of the entry & click on the Voucher Edit option, or alternatively, press Enter on the keyboard.

Do the necessary changes as required and click on the submit button.

How to Delete or Cancel an Entry

DELETE/CANCEL– To cancel/delete an entry, open the entry in edit mode, then go to the Settings icon on the right-hand side of the page. From the dropdown menu select the cancel/delete voucher as required, enter the reason for cancellation/deletion, and then click on cancel/delete.