Back-date a bill
Enter a bill for an earlier date within your allowed window — bounded by a Business Profile setting and validated against the GST period lock.
Quick steps
- 1
Set the back-date limit
In Business Profile, set how many days back bills may be dated (the back-date window).
- 2
Start a new bill
Open Billing and begin the invoice as normal.
- 3
Change the bill date
Set the invoice date to the earlier date you need, within the allowed window.
- 4
Save
Storeflea validates the date against the window and the GST period lock, then saves.
Sometimes you need to enter a sale that actually happened yesterday or last week. Storeflea lets you back-date a bill, but within controls so your books and GST filings stay trustworthy.
The back-date window
You decide how far back bills can be dated using a Business Profile setting (e.g. "allow up to 7 days back"). A bill dated older than the window is rejected. This stops accidental or unwanted edits to old periods.
GST period lock
Back-dating is also checked against the GST period lock. If a tax period is locked (because you've filed it), you can't back-date a bill into it — that would change a return you've already submitted. Together, the window and the lock keep historical periods safe.
When to use it
- Recording a sale you missed entering on the day.
- Migrating a few recent manual bills into Storeflea.
For bulk historical migration, use a proper import instead of back-dating one bill at a time.
The limit and locks live on your account's period settings, so the same rules apply across shops.
Frequently asked
Can I create a bill for a past date in Storeflea?
Yes, within a back-date window you set in Business Profile (for example, up to 7 days back). Storeflea also checks the GST period lock, so you can't back-date into an already-filed tax period.
Why won't Storeflea let me back-date a bill?
Either the date is older than your allowed back-date window, or it falls inside a locked GST period. Widen the window in settings if appropriate, or pick a date outside the locked period.