Returns, discounts, price corrections — these are handled with credit and debit notes, not by editing old invoices. Here's how.
Once a tax invoice is issued, you don't quietly edit it. You adjust with a credit note (to reduce) or a debit note (to increase). For e-commerce, returns and price changes make these routine.
High return rates in apparel and footwear mean lots of credit notes — reconcile them against marketplace settlement reports and your MTR data so your returns match.
Report credit and debit notes in the relevant tables of GSTR-1; they adjust your output tax accordingly.
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No. Use a credit or debit note so the audit trail and returns stay consistent.
Returns are handled via credit notes, which reduce your output tax — reconcile them against marketplace reports.
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