Retail Store & Counter Accounts

Retail Accounting Software

Unify retail counter billing, barcode scanning, stock tracking, vendor purchases, and double-entry financial ledgers in one fast, offline-first application.

⚡ Local Storage + Cloud Sync🔒 Private by Design🧾 GST & VAT Ready📱 Mobile, Windows & Browser
Workflow Overview

What is retail accounting software?

Retail accounting software integrates daily point-of-sale counter billing, real-time inventory deductions, vendor purchase invoices, operating expenses, and customer credit ledgers into an automated double-entry accounting engine. In Likhtam, every retail sale immediately adjusts stock quantities, logs cash or digital payments, and updates profit and loss statements without manual bookkeeping.

Core Capabilities

What Likhtam delivers for this workflow.

Real features engineered for real business operations, not generic templates.

01

Integrated Counter Billing & Invoicing

Generate fast retail invoices or thermal receipts with barcode scanning, custom discounts, and GST/VAT tax splits.

02

Instant Inventory & Cost Deduction

Every retail checkout immediately deducts stock and calculates Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) in real time.

03

Vendor Purchases & Payables

Record supplier purchases, track incoming goods, manage vendor credit balances, and claim tax credits.

04

Automated Double-Entry Books & P&L

Counter cash, bank receipts, sales revenue, and expenses balance automatically, giving you live net profit and trial balances.

Likhtam retail accounting: rapid counter billing, barcode lookups, and unified ledgers

Live Product Likhtam retail accounting: rapid counter billing, barcode lookups, and unified ledgers

Practical Workflow

How it works from start to finish.

A clear, step-by-step process designed to keep your books completely balanced.

01

Sales & Walk-In Customers

Scan product barcodes, apply discounts, and start counter checkouts for walk-in retail shoppers.

02

Billing & Invoicing

Print 2-inch or 3-inch thermal receipts or GST/VAT-compliant A4/A5 invoices with custom tax rates.

03

Inventory & Stock Deduction

Every billed item automatically reduces godown and shop stock in real time, updating reorder warnings.

04

Purchases & Vendor Inwarding

Record incoming supplier purchase bills, inward newly delivered stock, and track accounts payable.

05

Expenses & Petty Cash Control

Log store rent, electricity, courier, and daily petty cash expenses against monthly category budgets.

06

Customers & Khata Balances

Maintain credit balances for regular patrons, track credit limits, and send automated payment reminders.

07

Accounting & Double-Entry Ledgers

Automated journal vouchers balance Cash, Bank, Sales, Purchases, and Expenses with zero manual bookkeeping.

08

Reports & Financial Statements

Generate CA-ready Sales Registers, Purchase Books, Cash Flow statements, and live P&L with one tap.

Who this is built for

Designed specifically for:

  • Retail shop owners and store managers wanting simple, error-free daily cash and sales balancing
  • Multi-counter retail outlets handling fast walk-ins, barcode billing, and customer khata
  • Merchants transitioning from paper registers or standalone billing machines to unified accounting
Frequently Answered Questions

Factual questions, straight answers.

Clear details about Likhtam's capabilities, offline support, and compliance.

Yes. Likhtam is built offline-first. You can continue billing walk-in customers and managing stock on your shop PC or mobile device without internet, syncing automatically when connectivity returns.

Yes. Likhtam works with standard 2-inch and 3-inch thermal printers (USB, Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi) as well as handheld barcode scanners on desktop and camera scanning on mobile.

Yes. You can record partial or full credit sales for regular customers, track outstanding dues, set credit limits, and send payment reminders via WhatsApp.

Every sale automatically posts balancing journal entries—debiting Cash or Bank and crediting Sales Revenue—so your Trial Balance, Balance Sheet, and P&L update instantaneously.

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Free forever on your phone or PC. Optional cloud sync and multi-user access when you need it.