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Buyers use Purchase Orders for obtaining goods and services. These purchase orders are not a legal contract; however, they serve the purpose of a commercially binding document between two parties. Further, we will see what is a purchase order? What does PO include? How POs are different from Invoice? What happens once you issue a PO, and we will guide you on how you can generate your PO.
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A Purchase Order (also known as PO) is a legal binding document. A buyer creates a Purchase order for a vendor to specify the information regarding what they wish to purchase. It also mentions the quantity, price of these particular products, date of delivery, Payment terms for the buyer.
As discussed above, the Purchase Order contains the products; a buyer wants to buy from a vendor. It also contains the name and complete description of these products. In addition, PO specifies the clear prices and the exact quantity of products. A PO format contains the following necessary details-
Many a time, people get confused with the purchase order and tax invoice. But let us inform you that these are two separate things. Let’s see how POs are different from tax invoices.
The difference between the purchase order and tax invoice on the basis of issuance, when we issue them, why do we issue and what do they include:
Above are the points to clarify the difference between PO and an Invoice. But what happens once the buyer issues the PO.
When a buyer issues a PO to a vendor, then the vendor will decide whether they want to accept the contract or not. If the vendor agrees with the PO, then he or she will generate the invoice on the basis of the PO. The generation of invoice means that the seller agrees upon the quantity and prices of the products as per the buyer’s request. Finally, the seller issues the invoice to the buyer on the grounds of the PO.
For a better understanding of POs, let’s take a look at how we make POs by keeping GST in mind. As per GST, POs can either be local or interstate. This means a local order of purchase consists of CGST and SGST. And the interstate order of purchase will have IGST on it.
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Order of purchase will have the following fields on the list-
Basically, your Purchase Order must provide explicit details in relation to the goods and services you order. It helps in avoiding the chances of error in the supply. The seller accepts the same PO, that buyer issues. The seller issues the invoice to the buyer, once he or she dispatches the goods and services. The Invoice and PO almost contain the same information. Finally, the buyer makes the payment as as per the payment terms.
The purchase order depicts the clear and complete picture in relation to the goods and services required by the buyer to lessen the chances of error at the time of supply. There are a proper format and essential details that a buyer needs to follow and mention in the PO as mentioned above. Purchase orders provide the users with the appropriate distribution of comprehensive level of taxes as per the GST tax structure and to display useful and important data of company and vendor.
If you want the Purchase Order for your business or any information regarding it, then do contact Enterslice.
Also, Read: 3 Major Challenges of Using Paper-Based Invoices.
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