Business Settings

Last updated: 15 February 2025 · 2 min read

Business Settings in BillBook allow users to configure essential business details, tax settings, sales preferences, and inventory controls.

Business Information Settings

Go to → Settings → Business Settings to configure:

  • Business Name, Start Date, Default Profit Margin
  • Currency & Timezone
  • Business Logo
  • Financial Year Start (January/April)
  • Tax Information

Product SKU Prefix

Enable Product SKU Prefix to auto-generate SKU numbers with a prefix. Example: If the prefix is "BB-", the SKU for a new product could be BB-001.

Default Discounts & Credit Limits

  • Default Credit Limit: Sets the default credit limit for new customers & suppliers.
  • Default Sale Discount: The default discount applied to all sales in POS & Add Sales Screen.

Sales Settings & POS Preferences

  • Sales Item Addition Method: Choose to add items in a new row or increase quantity if it already exists.
  • Amount Rounding Method: Define whether product prices should be rounded.
  • Minimum Selling Price Restriction: Prevents selling below the set selling price.
  • Enable Inline Tax: Shows price including tax on the POS screen.
  • Enable Sales Order: Enables the Sales Order feature.

Inventory & Overselling Control

  • Allow Overselling: Enable to sell products even when they are out of stock.

Warning: If overselling occurs, profit may show as negative for those products.