Guides for restaurant and shop billing
Short, plain answers to the questions owners ask before they choose billing software, and while they use it. These guides are not tax advice.
How to choose a restaurant POS in India: a simple checklist
A plain checklist for choosing restaurant billing software in India: offline billing, KOT, GST bills, printers, staff roles, your data and support.
Billing without internet: how it works and what to check
Why billing stops when the internet drops, how offline billing works, what still needs the internet, and how to test your own software.
58 mm or 80 mm thermal printer: which one for your shop?
The difference between 58 mm and 80 mm thermal printers, which suits a restaurant or shop, and how network, USB and Bluetooth printers connect.
KOT explained: what a Kitchen Order Ticket is
What KOT means, why a restaurant needs it, how it reaches the kitchen by printer or screen, and how to send drinks to the bar.
Expiry tracking for a medical store: batches, alerts and a simple routine
How a medical store can track batches and expiry dates, sell the nearest expiry first and get an alert before stock expires, with a simple weekly routine.
Udhaar book or software: how to keep credit accounts clean
A paper udhaar book or billing software? What goes wrong with credit accounts, what to record for each customer, and how to follow up.
GST bill and Bill of Supply: what to check on your bill
What a GST bill usually shows, when a shop gives a Bill of Supply, CGST and SGST against IGST, and what to check in your billing software.
Barcode labels for your shop: how to print and use them
Why a shop uses barcodes, where the codes come from, what a label printer does, and how to go from adding an item to scanning it at the counter.
Questions
Who writes these guides?
Aditya Joshi, who builds RestroPod in Indore, India.
Are the guides tax advice?
No. The GST guide only helps you know what to look for. For your own case, please ask your CA.
Are the guides in Hindi?
The first four are in Hindi too. Open the guide and use the Hindi link.