Zoho Books | Product updates | March 2026

Zoho Books | Product updates | March 2026

Hello users,

We’ve rolled out new features and enhancements in Zoho Books. From Advanced Reporting Tags to the ability to mark projects as completed, explore the latest updates designed to improve your bookkeeping experience.

Introducing Advanced Reporting Tags

Advanced Reporting Tags in Zoho Books allow you to filter and track transactions with precision by creating tags and options that can be applied at both the transaction and line item level. You can organize options in a parent-child hierarchy, control their visibility by mapping them with other tags or locations, and restrict user access to transactions based on associated tags and locations. These tags can be associated with items, customers, vendors, and transactions. By using reporting tags, you can filter and compare reports to gain detailed insights, track performance, and make more informed business decisions.

Tax Calculation on MRP for Tobacco Products [India Edition]


To comply with Rule 31D of the CGST Rules, 2017, which mandates GST calculation on the printed Maximum Retail Price (MRP) for tobacco and other notified goods, we have introduced Tax Calculation on MRP. You can now define MRP for items and choose to calculate tax based on MRP for applicable HSN codes (2401, 2402, 2403, 24041100, 24041900, 21069020). When such items are used in transactions, the MRP and tax preference are automatically fetched from the item master, with the option to override them at the line-item level. If Tax on MRP is enabled, MRP becomes mandatory and tax is always calculated inclusively from the MRP. This feature is supported across multiple sales, purchase, and recurring transactions, with visibility in PDFs and support for import/export and e-Invoicing.



To enable MRP, go to Settings > Module Settings > General > Items > Field Customization. Click the dropdown next to the MRP field and select Mark as Active.

Multi-Vehicle Support in e-Way Bills [India Edition]

The e-Way Bill module now supports Multi-Vehicle transportation, allowing a single e-Way Bill consignment to be transported using multiple vehicles during transit. This helps businesses manage staged movements where goods are transferred between vehicles at different points before reaching the final destination.

To initiate a Multi-Vehicle Group for an e-Way Bill, go to Sales > e-Way Bills and open a generated e-Way Bill. In the e-Way Bill details page, click Initiate Multi-Vehicle Group. In the New Multi-Vehicle Group pop-up, enter the required details and click Save.

To add vehicles to the group, scroll down to Part-B in the e-Way Bill details page and click + Add Vehicle under Multi-Vehicle. In the Add Vehicle pop-up, enter the necessary details and click Save.

Enhancements in Invoice Management System [India Edition]

You can now keep eligible Credit Notes and other supported transactions in Pending status for one tax period. For Credit Notes, you can also manually enter the ITC amount to be reversed, allowing you to reverse the full amount, a partial amount, or none. If you do not declare the ITC amount manually, adding remarks becomes mandatory. The remarks added to transactions will also appear in GSTR-2B and IMS Outward Supplies.

Validate GSTR-1 Before Pushing to GSTN [India Edition]

We have introduced a pre-validation step before pushing GSTR-1 returns to the GST portal. When you click Push to GSTN, the system will first validate the return data using the government-provided schema validator. If any issues are detected, you can download an error report, correct the transactions, and push the return again, helping reduce push failures during GST filing.

Add Quick Reply Buttons in WhatsApp Message Templates

You can now add quick reply buttons to WhatsApp message templates, allowing recipients to take actions directly from the message. Currently, Quote/Estimate's Accept and Decline options are supported as quick reply actions. Once enabled, these options will be available while creating or editing templates. When a customer responds using these quick replies, users with the required estimate permissions will receive in-app notifications.

Manage Field-Level Access 

You can now configure field-level access for certain system fields to control how fields are accessed by different roles by setting permissions such as Read & Write, Read Only, or Hide, ensuring appropriate visibility and edit rights. This support is currently available for the Terms & Conditions field in Estimates, Retainer Invoices, Invoices, Sales Orders, Sales Receipts, and Credit Notes, and for the entity-level Discount field in Invoices. 

Mark Projects as Completed

You can now mark projects as Completed, making it easier to differentiate completed projects from active ones that are currently in progress.

To mark a project as completed, go to Time Tracking > Projects, select a project, click the More icon on the project details page, and select Mark as Completed from the dropdown.

Support for Partial Billing and Receiving in Purchase Transactions

You can now partially receive items from bills and partially create bills from purchase receives. This enhancement allows you to receive or bill quantities in stages and track the remaining quantities to be billed or received later, making it easier to manage phased deliveries and partial invoicing.

Zoho Inventory Add-On Updates

Inventory Turnover Reports by Amount and Quantity

We’ve introduced Inventory Turnover Reports to help you evaluate how efficiently your inventory is sold and replenished over a specific period. The Inventory Turnover by Amount report, calculates the turnover ratio using COGS ÷ Average Inventory Value, while the Inventory Turnover by Quantity report, calculates the ratio using Total Quantity Sold ÷ Average Inventory Quantity. These reports provide a comprehensive view of item movement within a selected date range and help identify fast-moving and slow-moving inventory. 

Integrate Zoho Books with BobGo [South Africa Edition]

You can now integrate BobGo with Zoho Inventory to manage shipping operations directly within the application. It allows you to compare delivery options, fetch shipping rates, create shipments, generate shipping labels, and track deliveries seamlessly from within Zoho Books.

Associate Projects with Inventory Transactions

You can now associate projects with Assemblies, Inventory Adjustments, and Transfer Orders. Projects can be linked at the entity level for Assemblies and at the line item level for Inventory Adjustments and Transfer Orders. You can also create these transactions directly from the Project details page, where the project information will be automatically populated. Additionally, the Inventory tab in the Project details page displays all related Assemblies, Inventory Adjustments, and Transfer Orders, and project association is also supported in Import and Export for these transactions.

Draft Status for Sales Returns

You can now save sales returns in Draft status before marking them as final. As part of this change, the Approved status has been renamed to Accepted.

Filter Items with Non-Zero Stock in Reports

You can now use the Not Equal to Zero option in the Stock Availability filter to quickly identify items that have available stock. This filter is supported in the Inventory Summary, Inventory Valuation Summary, Location Details, and Warehouse Details reports, helping you easily focus on items that currently have stock.

Create Packages and Shipments Separately for Marketplace Orders

We have introduced an option which allows you to create packages and shipments separately for marketplace orders, in addition to sales orders. This enhancement provides more flexibility in managing order fulfillment for sales channels like Shopify and WooCommerce.

Default Preferred Bin for Items

You can now configure a default preferred bin for each Item. If no bin is specified during a transaction, the system will automatically populate the configured default bin for the respective location and item combination.

Barcode Generation with Price List Based Pricing Display

You can now generate barcode labels with prices based on a selected Price List instead of the default item price. This enhancement allows you to choose a Price List during barcode generation, ensuring that the printed label reflects the correct selling price for different pricing scenarios such as retail and wholesale pricing, location or region specific pricing, customer specific pricing, and seasonal price lists. The feature supports both All Items Price Lists and Individual Item Unit Pricing Price Lists.

Other Feature Enhancements 

  1. You can now apply discounts at the transaction level. [UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait Editions]
  2. You can push invoices with a 100 percent discount applied at either the line-item level or the transaction level. [UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait Editions]
  3. You can now mark the Supply Date field as mandatory in invoices. [India Edition]
  4. You can now use the Text Box (Multi-line) data type in custom fields at the line item level, allowing you to store up to 36,000 characters in a single custom field. 
  5. The Balance Sheet drill-down view has been enhanced to show contact-wise balances for individual Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable ledgers instead of a combined summary. 
  6. You can now export TDS challan details. [India Edition]
  7. You can now display the Total Amount in Words in any Zoho-supported language across all templates. 
  8. You can now manage multiple transaction series for Self-Invoices. [India Edition]


We hope you like the new features and enhancements in Zoho Books! Take some time to explore the latest updates. We’ll be back next month with even more updates, as we continually strive to elevate your accounting experience.

You can also visit the What's New timeline for bite-sized information about our previous feature updates and enhancements. If you need any assistance, feel free to reach out at support@zohobooks.com.

Best regards,

The Zoho Books Team

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