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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 Prefi...

Retail owners and cashiers Updated September 1, 2026

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.