GST-inclusive prices

Software: MoneyWorks #accounting software The default setting of an item’s unit price in MoneyWorks is Tax-exclusive. For example, if $100 is the unit price, the tax will be $7 (7% GST on $100). As stated in the IRAS e-Tax Guide “GST: Guide for Retailers”, you must show GST-inclusive prices on all your price displays to […]

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Show Tax column in invoice transaction

Software: MoneyWorks #accounting software By default, MoneyWorks does not show the tax column in transactions windows such as Sales Invoice and Purchase Invoice. When recording a transaction, you just need to select the tax code and let MoneyWorks do the tax calculation automatically. However, due to rounding differences, the GST amount on the bill you […]

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Detail.Tax or Transaction.TaxAmount?

Software: MoneyWorks #accounting software To show the GST amount of each item sold in the invoice, you need to add a column into the template with the GST amount field. You should use the Detail.Tax and not the Transaction.TaxAmount field. The Detail.Tax field is the GST amount of each item sold, Whereas the Transaction.TaxAmount is […]

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Reverse backdated exchange rate change

Software: MoneyWorks #accounting software You can have foreign currency set in accounts such as the bank, accounts receivable and accounts payable. When there is a rate change, MoneyWorks automatically creates two exchange rate journals. One is to revalue the foreign currency balances due to a change in the exchange rate; another is a reverse of […]

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Bank Reconciliation

Software: MoneyWorks #accounting software Bank Reconciliation is a process of matching the transactions and balances in the ledger against the Bank Statement and ensure consistency between the two. You should use the bank reconciliation feature in the accounting software to reconcile the bank account and NOT manually reconcile the bank with your spreadsheet or manual […]

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Only base currency accounts are allowed

Software: MoneyWorks #accounting software You get an error message of “Only base currency accounts are allowed” when you tried to record a payment transaction from a bank account of a foreign currency such as US dollars to another bank account. Instead of using a payment transaction, you should consider using a Transfer Funds from the […]

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