How it works
Every stage of the business, before and after, and what runs by itself.
1.Enquiry and proforma
- Before
- Proformas typed in Word and advances noted in a diary.
- With Finocket
- Proforma invoices raised in the workspace. Converting an advance to the final invoice is partly built.
Automated
Nothing automated at this stage yet.
2.Purchase
- Before
- Supplier bills filed by month in a folder.
- With Finocket
- Supplier bills recorded with GST input, and Bills of Entry recorded for imports with IGST credit.
Automated
- Input GST carried into the return working
3.Stock
- Before
- Godown stock counted on paper.
- With Finocket
- Items with ITC-HS codes and stock across godowns with transfers.
Automated
- Stock reduces when a sale is invoiced
4.Domestic sale
- Before
- Wholesale prices looked up in a sheet.
- With Finocket
- Invoices that pick up the buyer's price list, with e-way bill details on the invoice.
Automated
- Price-list pricing on invoices
5.Export billing
- Before
- Commercial invoice and packing list rebuilt per shipment.
- With Finocket
- Export invoice in the buyer's currency with the INR rate, LUT line, INCOTERM, ports, packages and marks and numbers.
Automated
- Export template filled from the invoice
6.Customs and shipping
- Before
- Shipping bill and bill of lading references kept in email.
- With Finocket
- Shipping bill, bill of lading, vessel and container recorded on the invoice. There is no shipping bill register yet.
Automated
Nothing automated at this stage yet.
7.GST
- Before
- Export rows in GSTR-1 typed in from shipping documents.
- With Finocket
- GSTR-1 and 3B prepared from your invoices with LUT reminders. Export rows still need the shipping bill details filled in.
Automated
- Return preparation
- LUT expiry reminder
8.Collections and realisation
- Before
- Buyer remittances matched to invoices by hand.
- With Finocket
- FIRC or FIRA reference typed against the invoice and bill-wise ageing per buyer. IRM matching and eBRC are not built.
Automated
Nothing automated at this stage yet.
9.Export incentives
- Before
- RoDTEP and drawback tracked in a separate sheet.
- With Finocket
- The scheme each shipment went out under is recorded on the invoice. There is no claim ledger or rate.
Automated
Nothing automated at this stage yet.
10.Accounts
- Before
- Foreign receivables adjusted by the CA at year end.
- With Finocket
- Double-entry books with period-end revaluation of foreign receivables, and the CA in the workspace.
Automated
- Revaluation entry from closing rates
11.Reporting
- Before
- Buyer-wise outstanding built by hand.
- With Finocket
- Ageing, party statements and profit and loss from the same books.
Automated
Nothing automated at this stage yet.