Hi Emad, I would argue invoices are necessary for Ofbiz.
In a very simple situation, a customer might place an order and pay, so you don't see much point in an invoice, or in giving the customer a copy of the invoice. But the invoice is still important to OFBiz. Imagine a business has an online store where customers pay with their order, so they don't have much need for an invoice. Imagine that business also has larger customers that buy on a thirty day credit account, so invoices are essential. Wouldn't you want to add up sales numbers from both to get your total sales? Wouldn't it be much harder to do so if there were two different places to look? An order *might* be cancelled, and if it is there's no obligation for the customer to pay. An invoice is generated when an order has been fulfilled and now there is an obligation to pay. While a customer might pay when they order, it's also possible payment comes later. When an invoice is generated, you can expect a payment in reasonable time, and the invoice amount is "on the books" and added to your income - accrual accounting is done on sales and purchase invoices, not on payment. And if you do give a customer a receipt if they pay as they order, one way to think about it is that the receipt is an invoice with a status of "Paid in full". Hope that helps. Paul Foxworthy On Sun, 12 Feb 2023 at 20:11, Emad Radwan <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello Community, > > If the customer is exempted from tax, is there a way to complete the sale > without creating a sales invoice? > > Regards, > Emad > -- Coherent Software Australia Pty Ltd PO Box 2773 Cheltenham Vic 3192 Australia Phone: +61 3 9585 6788 Web: http://www.coherentsoftware.com.au/ Email: [email protected]
