The Srota blog
Business guides for Nepal
Practical notes on IRD compliance, restaurant management, inventory control, and billing for local businesses — written from what we see running Srota every day.
Is e-billing mandatory for your business in Nepal?
Two questions hiding inside one — and IRD staff often answer the wrong one. Here's where the CBMS mandate actually sits and what the Rs 10 crore threshold means for you.
Read moreRestaurant POS vs. manual billing: what actually changes
Not a feature list. A plain walkthrough of what changes order by order when you move from paper tickets and a handwritten khata to a POS system.
Read moreVAT billing for restaurants in Nepal: what actually has to be on the bill
What the Electronic Billing Procedure requires on a printed tax invoice, and what changes the moment you cross the VAT threshold.
Read moreKhata without the notebook: running a tab for regulars digitally
Every restaurant in Nepal has a few customers who run a tab. Here's what breaks when you track it on paper — and what a digital khata actually needs to do.
Read moreHow to stop running out of stock across multiple branches
A stockout at one branch usually isn't a supply problem — it's a visibility problem. Here's how reorder thresholds and per-branch tracking actually prevent it.
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