Purchases
Purchases records what you buy and what you owe. TDS is deducted automatically on bills from vendors with a TDS section, and MSME vendors are flagged before the 45-day limit.
Finding your way around
- Left menu → Purchases: Vendors, Expenses, Purchase orders, Bills, Payments made, Vendor credits.
- Bills has tabs for Unpaid, Overdue, Partly Paid and Paid.
In this area
- How to use the Vendors list
- How to add a vendor with TDS and MSME details
- How to record an expense
- How to raise a purchase order
- How to record a vendor bill
- How to see payments made
- How to pay a vendor bill
- How to record a vendor credit (debit note)
- How to create a purchase document
- How to work with a purchase document
- How to edit a draft purchase document
- How MSME 45-day flags work
12 step-by-step guides
How to use the Vendors list
Suppliers you buy from, with GSTIN, MSME status and balances.
How to add a vendor with TDS and MSME details
Set GST, TDS section and MSME status once, and every bill follows them.
How to record an expense
Expenses are spends paid straight from cash or bank without a vendor bill (fuel, small purchases, bank charges).
How to raise a purchase order
Orders placed with vendors, tracked until received and billed.
How to record a vendor bill
Supplier bills to pay. TDS is deducted automatically for vendors with a TDS section; MSME bills show the 45-day date.
How to see payments made
Payments made to vendors, with TDS and what each settled.
How to pay a vendor bill
Record a payment against one or more bills.
How to record a vendor credit (debit note)
Returns and price reductions against vendor bills.
How to create a purchase document
One form for purchase orders, bills, vendor credits and payments.
How to work with a purchase document
Open any purchase document to print, email, record payment, convert or cancel it.
How to edit a draft purchase document
Only drafts can be edited; cancel and Amend a submitted one.
How MSME 45-day flags work
Payments to micro and small enterprises must be made within the MSMED Act limit (up to 45 days with an agreement) for the expense to be deductible in that year under Section 43B(h). Bebaak flags these bills.
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