diff --git a/content/applications/finance/fiscal_localizations/india.rst b/content/applications/finance/fiscal_localizations/india.rst index 5749dd17a..f6fd92693 100644 --- a/content/applications/finance/fiscal_localizations/india.rst +++ b/content/applications/finance/fiscal_localizations/india.rst @@ -164,6 +164,48 @@ Cancel`. the NIC e-Invoice portal. You can click :guilabel:`Process now` if you want to process the invoice immediately. +.. _india/e-invoice-negative-lines: + +Management of negative lines in e-Invoices +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +Negative lines are typically used to represent discounts or adjustments associated with specific +products or global discounts. The government portal prohibits the submission of data with negative +lines, which means they need to be converted based on the HSN code and GST rate. This is done +automatically by Odoo. + +.. example:: + + Consider the following example: + + +---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ + | **Product Details** | + +=======================+==============+==================+==============+==============+===========+ + | **Product Name** | **HSN Code** | **Tax Excluded** | **Quantity** | **GST Rate** | **Total** | + +-----------------------+--------------+------------------+--------------+--------------+-----------+ + | Product A | 123456 | 1,000 | 1 | 18% | 1,180 | + +-----------------------+--------------+------------------+--------------+--------------+-----------+ + | Product B | 239345 | 1,500 | 2 | 5% | 3,150 | + +-----------------------+--------------+------------------+--------------+--------------+-----------+ + | Discount on Product A | 123456 | -100 | 1 | 18% | -118 | + +-----------------------+--------------+------------------+--------------+--------------+-----------+ + + Here's the transformed representation: + + +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ + | **Product Details** | + +==================+==============+==================+==============+==============+==============+===========+ + | **Product Name** | **HSN Code** | **Tax Excluded** | **Quantity** | **Discount** | **GST Rate** | **Total** | + +------------------+--------------+------------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+-----------+ + | Product A | 123456 | 1,000 | 1 | 100 | 18% | 1,062 | + +------------------+--------------+------------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+-----------+ + | Product B | 239345 | 1,500 | 2 | 0 | 5% | 3,150 | + +------------------+--------------+------------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+-----------+ + + In this conversion, negative lines have been transformed into positive discounts, maintaining + accurate calculations based on the HSN Code and GST rate. This ensures a more straightforward and + standardized representation in the E-invoice records. + .. _india/verify-e-invoice: GST e-Invoice verification