Scenario: pharmacy with fast-moving SKU
You buy 200 units at GHS 3,000 net plus applicable taxes into inventory. You sell 40 units at a POS price that includes levies. Your system must reduce stock by 40 units, post COGS for those 40 at your costing method, and post revenue net of VAT with output VAT, NHIL, and GETFund separated — not one blended "sales tax" figure.
Why margin lies without COGS discipline
If you only track daily cash, your gross margin is invisible. Two weeks of discounting or shrinkage will not show up until stocktake — if you stocktake at all. Ledger-based retail ties every scan to accounts.
Scenario: end-of-day reconciliation
Cash drawer GHS 1,200, MoMo GHS 2,450, card settlements pending. Those should hit clearing accounts and settle to bank — your accountant should not be guessing from a handwritten tally.
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