# Quotes and GST invoices

Make a quote, have the client accept it online, turn it into a tax invoice, and record the payments. CGST and SGST or IGST are worked out from the place of supply, and numbers run by financial year.

## Quotes

- Quote templates: every studio starts with three (wedding, pre-wedding shoot, birthday or event) with lines and no prices. Press Make a quote on a client's page, choose a template, and the client's name, dates and venue are filled in. Save any quote as a template.
- Lines with SAC, quantity, unit price, discount and GST rate (0, 5, 12, 18 or 28%), and live totals.
- Prices with or without GST: a studio setting, switchable on each document.
- Send gives the quote its number (QT/2026-27/0001) and sends it on WhatsApp or by email. The client can accept it on its page by typing their name.
- Make an invoice copies an accepted quote into a draft invoice.

## Invoices and credit notes

- Issuing takes the next number in a gap-free series for each financial year, dates it today, sets the due date from your payment terms, and freezes it.
- After issue, only payments, a credit note or a void can happen. A void needs a reason, kept in the history.
- Credit notes have their own series and lower the balance of the invoice they correct.
- Payments by UPI, cash, bank transfer, card, cheque or other, with a date and reference. The status moves from issued to partly paid to paid, and a receipt can go to the client.
- This financial year's invoiced, credited, received and outstanding amounts at the top of the list.

## The page the client opens

An A4 tax invoice, invoice, quotation or credit note that prints or saves as PDF from the browser: your legal name, address, GSTIN and state; the client with their GSTIN and place of supply; each line with SAC, rate, taxable value and GST; a summary by rate; the total in figures and in words (lakh and crore); paid and balance; your bank details; and a UPI QR code for the balance.

A studio without a GSTIN issues a plain invoice with no GST and the line "The supplier is not registered under GST. No GST is charged."

## Questions

### Which SAC code does it use?

New studios start with 998383 (event photography and videography). You can change it in studio settings and on each line.

### Does it do e-invoicing (IRN)?

No. If your turnover needs e-invoicing, these invoices are not e-invoices.

### Is it tax advice?

No. Confirm GST rates, SAC codes and place of supply with your chartered accountant.

### Can I download a PDF file?

Use Print or Save as PDF in the browser on the invoice page.

## See also

- [Projects and CRM](https://isodesk.io/features/projects-and-crm): Every enquiry in one pipeline with follow-ups. Bookings become projects with their events and crew, on one calendar, with clash warnings and a Today page.
- [WhatsApp delivery](https://isodesk.io/features/whatsapp-delivery): Gallery links, album links, quotes, invoices and receipts go to clients on WhatsApp from your studio's own number, with a monthly allowance on each plan.
- [Pricing](https://isodesk.io/pricing): Plans in rupees for one photographer, a small or larger studio, every fee and add-on shown. Free for a year with one shop order. 30-day trial with every feature.

Page: https://isodesk.io/features/quotes-and-gst-invoices. Updated 08/11/2026.