One sale, six posted lines
Sales invoice
INV-2026-0512
Bordeaux grand vin 2019 — 1 case, 12 × 75cl, 13.5% ABV
- Wine value
- £1,200.00
- Delivery
- £45.00
- Duty
- £37.20
- VAT (margin scheme)
- £78.60
- Client invoice
- £1,360.80
Sample document. Not a real sale, client or price.
General ledger posting for sales invoice INV-2026-0512. Trade debtors debited £1,360.80, against credits to sales revenue £1,200.00, delivery income £45.00, duty payable £37.20 and VAT payable £78.60. Cost of sale £807.00 debited against inventory £807.00, posted at the same time. Debit and credit totals both £2,167.80.
| Account |
Debit |
Credit |
| Trade debtors |
£1,360.80 |
|
| Sales revenue — wine |
|
£1,200.00 |
| Delivery income |
|
£45.00 |
| Duty payable |
|
£37.20 |
| VAT payable — margin scheme |
|
£78.60 |
| Cost of sale |
£807.00 |
|
| Inventory |
|
£807.00 |
| Totals |
£2,167.80 |
£2,167.80 |
Wine value, delivery, duty and VAT each post as their own line against their own account, tagged so Xero never re-computes a number the engine already worked out. The cost of sale posts in the same posting, at the moment the sale happens — not swept into a general expense line, and not left for a period-end adjustment to catch up on.