How to make an AFIP credit note in 7 steps

AFIP credit notes are receipts used to cancel or correct an electronic invoice. If you have a business or are thinking of , we recommend you bookmark this article, where we tell you the steps to follow to issue this document.

In addition to knowing what a credit note is and what it is for, we share a practical guide so that you can do it yourself and three applications that you can integrate into your Tiendanube to automate this process.

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Credit note: what it is and what it is for

Credit notes are receipts with fiscal validity that are sent to the client to inform them that a certain amount has been credited to their account, for the concept indicated in the same note.

In this sense, a credit note is used to correct the damage of a product that has already been sold, due to sales or special discounts, returns or to correct errors due to excess billing.

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So who issues the credit note? In Argentina, only those who generated the receipts for the original operations will be able to issue credit notes for discounts, bonuses, write-offs, refunds, interest, among others, as long as they are related to one or more previously issued invoices.

Now that you know in which cases it is appropriate to issue a credit note, let’s see what are the steps to follow so that you can do it:

Enter the , complete the CUIT data and fiscal code, mark the option “Online Receipts” and then “Generate receipts”.
Select the same point of sale that was used in the original invoice and, in “Type of receipt”, indicate that a credit note is going to be made. Keep in mind that when a new receipt is generated to amend another, you must indicate what type of invoice is being corrected. For example, to cancel a , you are going to issue a credit note C.
Write in “Date of proof” the same that appears on the original invoice. Likewise, the “Concept” (product or service) must also be the same.
Select the condition against VAT and complete the customer data, which must match on both receipts.
Choose the same option referred to the “Conditions of sale”, which can be cash, debit card, credit, etc.
Mark it and enter the voucher number of the original document in the “Associated vouchers” section.
Complete the description of the product or service (for example, “cancellation”), enter the same price and quantity data and confirm the generation of the credit note.

Clever! Following these steps you will be able to make a credit note to cancel an invoice without problems.

3 tools to automate the issuance of credit notes

The applications that we present to you below will not only help you automate the creation of credit notes, but you will also be able to use them to speed up various processes of the . Let’s get to know them in detail!

tango invoice

It is a software developed to automate both the invoicing of a business, as well as the generation of accounting reports.

Among the advantages of using Tango Factura we can highlight the following:

It is connected to the AFIP platform to register and validate the tax receipts that are generated.
In addition to credit notes, you can also issue invoices, budgets and debit notes.
Manage multiple warehouses and price lists.

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billing

It is characterized by being an intuitive and easy-to-manage tool. Among other things, it allows you to update your checking accounts and access delivery, opening or payment reports.

In addition to issuing credit notes, with Billing you can:

Bill per order or multiple orders at the same time from your online store.
Invoicing products taxed at rates other than 21% such as 10.5% VAT.
Track the delivery and opening of your invoices.

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easy invoice

Like the previous tools, this application will allow you to quickly manage your business billing.

Among the advantages of Easy Invoice we can mention the following:

You can create credit notes in seconds.
You can send invoices by mail.
AFIP obtains the data automatically according to the client’s CUIT.

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We hope that this content has clarified all your doubts about AFIP credit notes and that our recommendations will help you speed up the billing of your business.

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Keep in mind that this post does not have the nature of advice or recommendation to adopt a specific tax criterion, which should be consulted with tax advisors regarding all tax consequences to the extent deemed necessary.

In this sense, this guide does not constitute advice or professional service by Tiendanube on any particular matter. The company assumes no liability for any damages resulting from or in connection with the use of such information.

Credit note: what it is and what it is for