# Add your first item Source: https://salesmaster.app/help/items/create-item Updated: 2026-10-09 Add products or services with price, look, barcode, variations, and a tax and discount per item. **Short answer:** Open Catalog > List Items, tap Add item, choose Product or Service, enter the Item name and Selling price, and tap Save. The per-item tax and discount are picked in the Other section of the same form. This guide explains how to add and edit items (products or services) in Salesmaster, including the tax and discount for each item. ## Add an item ![Add item](https://salesmaster.app/help/img/usage/add-item.png) 1. Open **Catalog > List Items**. The item list opens. 2. Tap **Add item**. The app asks what kind of item it is. 3. Choose **Product** (finished goods with stock counted) or **Service** (work you do, no stock). The **Add product** or **Add service** form opens. If the Ingredients feature is on, there is also a made-to-order option. 4. Tap the **Item look** tile to choose a photo, icon, emoji or short text (optional). This is what the cashier sees on the Sale screen. 5. Enter the **Item name**. 6. Pick a **Category**, or tap **+ Category** to create a new one (optional). 7. Enter the **Selling price**. 8. Enter the **Cost / unit** and **Unit** (optional). The cost is used to work out profit in reports. 9. Turn on **Track stock** if you want stock to go down each time it sells, then enter the **Starting stock** (optional). 10. In the **Other** section, enter a **Barcode** and set the **Tax** and **Discount** if you need them (optional). How to do that is under [Tax per item](#tax-per-item) and [Discount per item](#discount-per-item) below. 11. Leave **On sale** on so the item shows at the cashier. 12. Tap **Save**. The new item appears in List Items, ready to sell. ## Edit an item 1. Open **Catalog > List Items** and tap the item you want to change. The **Item details** screen opens. 2. Tap **Edit**. The item form opens. 3. Change what you need and tap **Save**. Your changes are saved. To delete an item, open its form and tap **Delete Item** at the bottom. Sales history and reports stay safe. ## Item variations ![Item variations](https://salesmaster.app/help/img/usage/item-variety.png) Use variations when one product comes in sizes, flavours or colours at different prices. Each variation has its own price, cost, barcode and stock. 1. In the item form, turn on **Has variations?**. The price is now set per variation. 2. Tap **Add Variety**. The variation form opens. 3. Enter the **Variation name** and **Selling price**, then the **Cost**, **Barcode** and **Starting stock** if you need them. 4. Tap **Save variation**, or **Save & next** to add the next variation straight away. The variation appears in the item's variation list. To make many variations at once (for example Size × Temperature), tap **or make many at once**, fill in the options and the base price, then tap the **Create … variations** button (the number matches how many will be made). ## Tax per item The tax per item is added on top of the price at checkout, for example VAT or restaurant tax. Each item uses one tax. 1. In the item form, scroll to the **Other** section and tap **Tax**. The **Tax** sheet opens with your existing taxes and a **No tax** option. 2. Pick the right tax. The example below it shows what the customer pays. 3. Tap **Use tax**. The Tax row in the form shows the tax's name and rate. If the tax doesn't exist yet: 1. On the **Tax** sheet, tap **Create a new tax**. The **New tax** sheet opens. 2. Enter the **Tax Name**, for example "VAT", or tap one of the suggested names. 3. Choose **Percent rate** (a percentage of the price) or **Fixed rate** (a set amount per item), then enter the rate. A percentage must be between 0 and 100. 4. Tap **Save & use**. The tax is saved and used for this item straight away. A tax you create can be picked for other items too. Its rate can't be changed. If the rate changes, create a new tax. ## Discount per item The discount per item is taken off automatically each time the item sells, for example for a happy hour promo. Each item uses one discount. 1. In the item form, scroll to the **Other** section and tap **Discount**. The **Discount** sheet opens with your existing discounts and a **No discount** option. 2. Pick the right discount. The example below it shows the **Price after discount**. 3. Tap **Use discount**. The Discount row in the form shows the discount's name and amount. If the discount doesn't exist yet: 1. On the **Discount** sheet, tap **Create a new discount**. The **New discount** sheet opens. 2. Enter the **Discount Name**, for example "Payday promo". 3. Choose **Percent rate** or **Fixed rate**, then enter the amount. 4. Tap **Save & use**. The discount is saved and used for this item straight away. The discount comes off the price before tax is worked out. A discount you create can be picked for other items too. To stop a discount or tax on an item, open the item form, tap **Discount** or **Tax**, choose **No discount** or **No tax**, then save the item. :::tip The discount and tax here apply per item. For a cut on the whole transaction (for example a member discount), create a **Deduction** in **Catalog > Discounts & deductions** and pick it in the sale summary. See [Create a sale](https://salesmaster.app/help/sales/create-sale). ::: ## Categories ![Item category](https://salesmaster.app/help/img/usage/item-category.png) - Categories keep your catalog tidy and help the cashier find items, for example Drinks, Food, Accessories. - Pick a category in the item form, or tap **+ Category** to create a new one. - Manage all categories in **Catalog > Categories**. Once the item is saved, sell it once on the Sale screen to check that the price, tax, discount and variations are right. ## Related pages - [Stock tracking](https://salesmaster.app/help/items/stock-tracking) — manage the item's stock. - [Create a sale](https://salesmaster.app/help/sales/create-sale) — sell the items you've made. ## FAQ ### Can one item have more than one tax or discount? No. Each item uses one tax and one discount. For a cut on the whole transaction, create a Deduction in Catalog > Discounts & deductions and pick it at checkout. ### How do I change the rate of a tax I already made? A tax's rate can't be changed. Create a new tax with the right rate through Create a new tax, then pick it on each item that uses it. ### Is the item discount taken off before or after tax? Before. The discount comes off the selling price first, then tax is worked out on the discounted price and added at checkout.