What to put on a purchase order
- PO number and date. Ask the supplier to quote it on their invoice.
- Vendor details: name, GSTIN and state (the state decides CGST + SGST or IGST).
- Deliver by date and the delivery address if it isn’t your main address.
- Items with quantity, unit, agreed rate and GST rate.
- Terms: payment terms, delivery and packing, what happens with damaged or short supply.
Three-way match: PO, delivery, invoice
Before paying a supplier, check three documents against each other: what you ordered (the PO), what you received (the delivery challan or goods receipt) and what you are billed (the supplier’s tax invoice). Most over-payments and wrong GST credits are caught right here.
Related tools
Planning how much to order? The reorder point calculator and EOQ calculator tell you when to order and how much.