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The BIR (Bureau of Internal Revenue) reports are country specific and are applicable only in the Philippines.
You will have to flip the Enable BIR switch ON to unlock BIR specific settings in your BIR compliant retail POS solution.
Introduction
BIR Discount Report is specific to BIR (Bureau of Internal Revenue) in the Philippines. This report is used for reviewing and monitoring the discount offered to:
-- General customers
-- Senior Citizen (SC) customers and Person With Disability (PWD) customers
The BIR Discount Report contains the following information:
-- Transaction Date
-- Transaction ID
-- Amount
-- VATable Sale on Discount
-- VAT Exempt Sale on Discount
-- VAT On Discount
-- Discount
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Steps to generate the BIR Discount Report
The steps to generate the BIR Refund Report are explained below:
Navigate to Home > Reports > BIR Discount Report
Select the POS. This field is mandatory. You can either type the name of the POS in the POS Text Field OR click on the [...] to select a POS on the POS Selection screen.
Specify a Date Range for which the report is to be generated. You can either click on the date itself to pick the Start Date and the End Date OR use the Date Template to pick a date range from the menu displayed on the right. You can even define a Custom Date Range. Click the Apply button to save the Date Range specified.
Select the Discount Type from the drop-down. This field lets you decide whether you want to generate a report incorporating General discount or Senior Citizen or Person With Disability discount.
Click on the Search Button to generate the report.
Once the report is generated, the columns can then be filtered in ascending / descending order.
Report Data
The BIR Discount Report is displayed in a grid format. Every row in the grid represents a transaction. Each column in the grid represents the different values of the transaction (row). The BIR Discount Report contains the following information:
-- Transaction Date
-- Transaction ID
-- Amount
-- VATable Sale on Discount
-- VAT Exempt Sale on Discount
-- VAT on Discount
-- Discount
Export the BIR Discount Report
The BIR Discount Report can be exported using the Export button. The steps to export the BIR Discount Report are as follows:
Step 1. Generate the BIR Discount Report button
Step 2. Click on the Export button
Step 3. Browse to a location where you want to save the BIR Discount Report.
Step 4. Click on the Save button to save the BIRDiscountReport.xls file.
BIR Discount Report - Regular Discounts
The BIR Regular Discount Report is generated when you select Standard as the Discount Type.
BIR Discount Report - Senior Citizen Discounts
The BIR Senior Citizen Discount Report is generated when you select Senior Citizen as the Discount Type.
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When exporting the BIR Discount Report report, the date is always exported in MM/DD/YYYY format irrespective of the date format specified in Display Settings (Home > Setup > General Settings > Display Settings) OR the date time format of the Operating System OR Excel.
Print the BIR Discount Report
BIR Discount Report can be printed using the Print button. The steps to print the BIR Discount Report are explained below:
Step 1. Generate the BIR Discount Report.
Step 2. Click the Print button to open the Print Preview page.
Step 3. Select the destination printer.
Step 4. Specify the number of copies and pages to be printed.
Step 5. Click on the Print button to print the BIR Discount Report.
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