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Business Law P1

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P1 Identifying the Documents Used to Record Business Transactions

1. Issue of a Purchase Order
A purchase order (PO) is document issued by the buyer to the seller, indicating types, quantities, and agreed prices for products or services the seller will provide to the buyer. Sending a purchase order to a supplier is a legal offer to buy products or services. If the seller agrees to selling to the buyer it forms a contract between the two.

It should include: * The order number, so it can be traced and matched with invoices and statements * The purchasers name and address which is usually across the middle of the document * The price * The name and address of the supplier * The catalogue/reference number * …show more content…

Pro Forma Invoice VAT It means for forms sake.

It is sent to a new customer, or an existing customer who has been late making a payment
It is sent to the buyer before the goods are delivered
The details are the same as on an ordinary invoice. The goods are delivered after the payment has been made.
When the goods are paid for a normal invoice is issued.
It sets out charges which have to be paid in advance.

Debit Note

This is issued by the seller and sent to the buyer.

It Is Essentially an Additional Invoice

It is used to correct errors e.g. if goods were invoiced at a lower price than it should been or if some goods were over charged.

4. Credit Note

A credit note is a document issued by a seller to a buyer. The seller usually issues a credit memo for the same or lower amount than the invoice, and then repays the money to the buyer or sets it off against a balance due from other transactions.

A credit note lists the products, quantities and agreed prices for products or services the seller provided the buyer, but the buyer returned or did not receive. It may be issued in the case of damaged goods, errors or allowances. In respect of the previously issued invoice, a Credit Memo will reduce or eliminate the amount the buyer has to pay.

Reasons for issuing a credit note: * To correct a mistake e.g. being over charged * Goods are

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