Handling discount vouchers in the POS.
A discount voucher should hit the POS as a discount, not as a payment method. Otherwise VAT is off and margin reads wrong. Gift cards are payment, since VAT is already on the card.
Try this first
- 1Add a voucher button in POS that subtracts from the line price.
- 2Book the discount on a separate ledger account for analysis.
- 3Gift cards stay a payment method with separate handling.
- 4Review discount percentage vs turnover monthly.
When to bring us in
Third-party vouchers (Groupon, Social Deal): ask the vendor how VAT is invoiced, there are pitfalls.
See also
- Lightspeed Retail or K-Series?Retail is for SKU-driven shops with e-commerce, K-Series is for hospitality.
- Is MplusKASSA right for my shop?Dutch vendor, strong for multi-store retail with solid accounting integration.
- Cloud POS or local only?Cloud needs reliable internet plus 4G failover, local-only loses multi-store sync.
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