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Point of Sale · Guide 12

Settings

POS settings are split into focused pages instead of one long form. 12.1 Accessing Settings Go to Sidebar > Administration > POS Settings 12.2 General Settings Receipt Number...

POS settings are split into focused pages instead of one long form.

12.1 Accessing Settings

  1. Go to Sidebar > Administration > POS Settings

12.2 General Settings

  • Receipt Number Prefix — Prefix for receipt numbers
  • Receipt Header — Text displayed at the top of receipts
  • Receipt Footer — Text displayed at the bottom of receipts

12.3 Tax Settings

  • VAT Registration — Whether your business is VAT-registered
  • Default Tax Group — Tax group applied to taxable sales by default
  • Tax-Inclusive Pricing — Whether product prices include tax
  • Allow Cashier Tax Override — Whether standard cashiers can switch the current sale to Exempt or Zero-Rated without supervisor-only fallback

12.4 Payment Methods

Enable or disable payment methods:

  • Cash
  • Card
  • Mobile Money
  • Bank Transfer
  • GhQR

12.5 Discount & Refund Controls

  • Max Cashier Discount % — Maximum discount a cashier can apply without supervisor approval
  • Max Refund Without Approval — Refund amount threshold that triggers supervisor approval

12.6 Credit Sales

  • Allow Credit Sales — Enable/disable credit sales
  • Default Credit Limit — Default credit limit for new customers

12.7 Tax Overrides

  • Allow Cashier Tax Override — Whether cashiers can change the current sale tax mode (Taxable/Exempt/Zero-Rated)

12.8 Accounting Integration

  • Accounting Posting Enabled — Whether POS transactions post to the General Ledger
  • Posting Mode — Shift close summary
  • Posting Trigger — On shift close
  • Post Discounts Separately — Whether discounts get their own GL line

Accounting integration requires the Accounting module to be enabled.