Daybook by industry, E-commerce

Accounting software for e-commerce businesses in Pakistan

Daybook keeps the books for online sellers. Your LAAM orders come in through the LAAM API, delivered items are invoiced, each payout cycle is matched to its orders, and you see what LAAM still owes you at every stage. Stock, margin per SKU, FBR digital invoicing and sales tax sit in the same books.

For brands and sellers who sell online in Pakistan, on LAAM and through their own web store. No card needed.

LAAM receivableWhat LAAM owes you, stage by stage
1. Delivered, waiting for a ledger41 itemsRs 348,200
2. In a ledger, waiting for payout2 cyclesRs 612,450
3. Received this month3 payoutsRs 1,105,900
Needs a lookPayout late: a cycle expected by 12 Oct is still Rs 84,300 short.3 invoices were delivered more than 20 days ago and are in no ledger.
Sample figures, not a real business.

What gets in the way, and what Daybook does

The everyday problems of selling online in Pakistan, each with the part of Daybook that handles it.

The payout never equals your sales

LAAM pays per cycle, after its fees, PRA tax, the taxes it withholds, ads and shipping, so the money in the bank never matches what you sold.

What Daybook does: Upload a cycle's CSV files from Octane Seller App, Ledgers. Daybook reads every row, matches it to the invoiced order line, and books the platform fee, PRA tax, the sales tax and income tax withheld, LAAM ads and shipping. You see the net payable for the cycle, and recording the payout clears it.

You do not know what the marketplace still owes you

Delivered orders wait for a ledger, ledgers wait for a payout, and a missed order is easy to lose.

What Daybook does: LAAM receivable shows it in three stages: delivered and waiting for a ledger, in a ledger and waiting for payout, and received this month. It flags invoices delivered more than 20 days ago that are still in no ledger, payouts later than expected, and ledger rows that match no invoice.

Orders are typed in by hand

Copying orders, deliveries and returns from the seller panel into a sheet takes hours and lets mistakes in.

What Daybook does: Connect LAAM with your API key and press Sync: Daybook reads your products, stock, orders and order lines. With posting on, each sync invoices newly delivered items and makes a credit note for each return.

The marketplace's SKUs do not match yours

The same product has one code on LAAM and another in your stock list.

What Daybook does: Product matching links each LAAM product to your own item by SKU, shows what is still unmatched, and can create the items that are missing.

Stock does not add up

Pieces sold online, pieces in the warehouse and pieces the marketplace thinks you have drift apart.

What Daybook does: Stock in hand shows pieces and value at weighted average cost with LAAM's count beside it. Receive stock, move it between warehouses, count it and adjust it, and see what is at its reorder level.

You cannot tell which products make money

Sales figures alone hide the cost of what was sold and what the marketplace charged.

What Daybook does: Sales by item shows pieces, sales, cost and margin for each SKU over any period. LAAM fees, ads and shipping are on the profit and loss, so you see profit after the marketplace's charges.

FBR digital invoicing and sales tax

Registered sellers have to send invoices to FBR and work out sales tax every month.

What Daybook does: With the FBR digital invoicing module, invoices are validated and submitted to FBR from the invoice, and the printed invoice carries FBR's invoice number and QR code. Sales tax by month shows output tax, input tax and what is payable.

All in the same books

Accounting is the core. The modules an online seller uses sit on top of it, so a delivered order, its stock, its tax and its payout end up in one set of books.

LAAM sellerSalesInventoryFBR invoicingAccounting (core)

The LAAM seller module and FBR digital invoicing are switched on by the Daybook team. Start your trial, then call or WhatsApp +92 303 419 2040.

Sales by itemOctober
SKUSalesMargin %LWN-3PC-014Rs 214,50038.2%KRT-EMB-002Rs 168,00031.5%DUP-CHF-031Rs 96,75012.4%
Sample figures, not a real business.

Questions and answers

How do I record LAAM payouts?

Upload the cycle's CSV files from Octane Seller App, Ledgers: Transactions, plus Vendor, Shipping and Item Adjustments when there are any. Daybook makes a settlement for the cycle with the fees, the taxes LAAM withheld, ads, shipping and the net payable. When LAAM pays, record the payout on that settlement and the receivable from LAAM clears.

Does Daybook do FBR digital invoices?

Yes. With the FBR digital invoicing module you add your FBR token, run the sandbox scenarios, then validate and submit invoices to FBR from Daybook. Each submitted invoice keeps its FBR invoice number, and the printed invoice carries the QR code.

Can I see profit per order?

Not per order yet. Sales by item shows sales, cost and margin for each SKU over any period, and the profit and loss shows LAAM fees, ads and shipping, so you see your profit after the marketplace's charges.

How do LAAM orders get into my books?

Connect LAAM with your API key, pick the date to read orders from, and press Sync. Products, stock, orders and order lines come in. Once your items and opening stock are in, turn posting on: each sync then invoices newly delivered items and makes credit notes for returned items.

How do I know what LAAM still owes me?

Open LAAM receivable. It shows what was delivered and is waiting for a ledger, what is in a ledger and waiting for payout, and what was received this month, and it lists anything that needs a look, such as a payout later than expected.

Does it connect to Daraz, Shopify or couriers?

Not directly yet. Today the LAAM seller module connects to LAAM through its API, and own web store orders that run through LAAM come in with the LAAM sync on their own channel. Daraz orders, Shopify orders and courier cash reports are planned imports, not built yet.

Can I bring in my products and opening stock from Excel?

Yes. Import brings in products and services, opening stock, customers, vendors, opening balances and open invoices and bills from Excel or CSV, and checks every row before anything posts.

How do I start?

Press Start here, pick a package and type the code we email you. Your books open free for 14 days with no card. To switch on the LAAM seller module or FBR digital invoicing, call or WhatsApp Daybook on +92 303 419 2040.

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