Vendor Bill

A vendor bill records your payable to the supplier and lets you reclaim input VAT. Creating it from the purchase order guarantees matching.

Path: Accounting → Vendors → Bills

1. From the confirmed purchase order click Create Bill, or go to Accounting → Vendors → Bills → New.
2. Confirm the Vendor and enter the Bill Reference exactly as on their invoice.
3. Set the actual Bill Date since it drives the input-VAT reporting period.
4. In Odoo 18 use Add from Purchase Order / Auto-Complete to pull and match the lines automatically.
5. Verify quantities and prices match the receipt and that 15% input VAT is applied.
6. Click Confirm/Post; a journal entry credits Accounts Payable.
7. Click Register Payment, choose the bank/cash journal and amount, then confirm.
8. Check the payment status shows Paid or Partially Paid.