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.