Returned goods, overbilling, a post-sale discount — a credit note is how you reduce an amount you already invoiced, without touching the original document. Reference the invoice, list what is credited, and download the PDF with its own CN number.
A document the SELLER issues to reduce the amount payable on an earlier invoice — for returns, shortfalls, billing errors or agreed discounts. The original invoice stays untouched; the credit note adjusts it in both parties’ books.
When a tax invoice was issued and the taxable value or tax charged turns out too high, goods were returned, or the supply proved deficient. GST credit notes must reference the original invoice and be reported in your returns — they reduce your output tax liability.
Your details and the buyer’s, a unique credit note number from its own series, the date, the ORIGINAL invoice number and date, the items or amounts being credited, and the tax adjustment. This tool prints the reference under the document number.
Mirror images. The seller issues a credit note to REDUCE what the buyer owes; a debit note INCREASES it (undercharged, extra goods). A buyer may also issue a debit note to the seller when returning goods — same paperwork, opposite direction.
Yes — auditors match credit notes as their own document class. This tool keeps a CN-0001… counter per business profile, separate from your invoice, estimate, proforma, receipt and PO series.
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