Select the item in the cart, attach the customer, then open Layaway → Layaway Item, set the down payment and press Create layaway.
Who this is for: Cashiers using the register (Sales > Register). The Layaway menu only appears if Allow Layaway is ticked in Settings > Store settings (Financial tab) and your plan supports it.
Create a layaway
- Click the item in the cart to select it. The row turns green and the right rail shows "Selected: …".
- Attach the customer. Layaway needs one. See How do I attach a customer to a sale?.
- Open Layaway → Layaway Item. The window shows the item, its original price, and your store's minimum down payment as a dollar figure and a percentage.
- The Down payment box is pre-filled with that minimum. Change it if the customer is paying more.
- Press Create layaway.
- Take payment for the down payment as normal.
What changes on the sale
The line is rewritten: the description gains "LAYAWAY ITEM" and the original price, the price becomes the down payment, and the row gets a LAYAWAY tag. The sale collects the down payment only. The rest is owed.
Tax on layaway
No tax is charged on the down payment. The full tax is added to the layaway balance and collected as the customer pays it off. The TAX line won't move when you create a layaway. That's correct.
You can see every layaway under Sales > Layaway.
