SAV Academy · Purchases Cycle
Purchase debit note
Purpose
Reduce or reverse a supplier invoice for returns or corrections.
Who uses it
Accountants.
Prerequisites
- •A posted purchase invoice
Step by step
- 1Open Purchases → Debit Notes → New (or from the invoice).
- 2Enter the credited lines and amounts.
- 3Post.
Key fields
| Original invoice | Links the debit note for audit. |
| Lines | Amounts and VAT being reversed. |
Practical example
Return 1 unit of 5: debit note reverses 50 AED + 2.5 VAT.
Accounting impact
Debit payable, credit expense/inventory, credit VAT input — mirror of the purchase.
VAT impact
Reduces recoverable input VAT in the period.