In QuickBooks, the initials "PO" stand for purchase order. A purchase order is a document primarily generated for a business to order items from a seller. The PO in QuickBooks has eight columns that detail the items ordered, the description of the items, the quantity, and price for each.,
A Purchase Order can benefit you keep track of sales and inventory. With QuickBooks, you can enter a PO after your invoice has already posted. Perhaps you did not contain the additional data when generating the invoice or additional items were ordered, but you had to back order them and ship them at a later date. In any event, the procedure can be completed in a few steps and will be saved for any requirement of future reference.