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Billing

Make a sales bill with GST

Pick the customer, add items by search or scan, take payment if they pay now, and save. Aicountly adds the GST.

  • Daily work
  • 7 steps

Before you start

Who this is for

Shop staff, billers and owners who make bills every day.

Before you start

  • Your customers added in Aicountly, or a counter-sales account for walk-in customers.
  • Your items added in Inventory, if you sell goods.

Steps

  1. Step 1: Start a new bill

    Choose Sales in the menu, then New bill. The bill number is given when the bill is saved.

  2. Step 2: Choose the customer

    Type in Search or select a customer and pick the name. What the customer already owes is shown next to the name.

  3. Step 3: Check the place of supply

    Place of supply decides the tax. Within your state the bill gets CGST and SGST; for another state it gets IGST.

  4. Step 4: Add the items

    In the item box (Search, scan or type to add items), search for or scan each item, then set the Qty, Rate and any Disc %. If you keep stock in more than one place, pick the place under Goods go out of.

    Tip: Scanning the same item again adds one more to the same line. Press Enter to move to the next field, and choose Shortcuts at the top of the screen to see the keyboard shortcuts.

  5. Step 5: Record payment if they pay now

    Under the payment section, enter the amount paid now and choose where the money was Received in, cash or bank. Leave it blank and the bill goes on the customer's account.

  6. Step 6: Check the bill before saving

    Choose the preview to see how the bill reads. It is marked DRAFT until you save it, and nothing has been sent anywhere yet.

  7. Step 7: Save

    Choose Save. Choose Save & new to save and start the next bill straight away, or Save & print to save and print the invoice.

    Tip: Serving another customer first? Choose Hold. The bill is put aside on this device and the screen clears. Choose Held bills to bring it back later. Held bills are kept for this company and financial year only.

What happens next

Your sale is saved and numbered, the GST is worked out, the customer's balance and your sales figures are up to date, and the bill is ready to print or share.

Questions

What if I am interrupted before saving?

Your unfinished bill is kept on this device as you typed it. Open Sales then New bill again to carry on, or use Hold to put it aside on purpose.

Can I serve two customers at the same time?

Yes. Choose Hold on the first bill, make the second bill, then open Held bills and resume the first.

My company is not GST registered. Can I still bill?

Yes. The bill is raised without GST when your company is recorded as not GST registered.

Can I add terms and conditions?

Yes. Add them under Terms & conditions on the bill. If you are allowed to manage settings you can also keep them as the default for your company.

Ready? Try it now.

Open Billing in a new tab and follow along.

Still stuck?

Ask the community, or tell our support team what you were trying to do.