Managing the financial period

Software: MoneyWorks #accounting software The year is broken into periods. You normally have 12 periods in your financial year, each one corresponding to a calendar month. However MoneyWorks lets you have anywhere from two to fifteen periods. — MoneyWorks version 7 User Guide page 10, Period. A Financial Year normally has 12 financial periods and […]

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The double entry of a transaction

Software: MoneyWorks #accounting software The double entry accounting consists of a debit and a credit entry. The Bookkeeper has to pass the journals and updates the ledger, which represented with a T account. These are the fundamental of accounting. However, with a computerised accounting system, the double entry is done behind the daily transactions such […]

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Prompt Payment Discount (Sales Discount)

Software: MoneyWorks #accounting software A Sales Discount (or Cash Discount) is a discount given at the point of payment. It encourages prompt payment and helps in cash flow management. Example, you give a 10% discount for invoices which has paid within the payment terms or earlier. To help in managing the accounts receivable, you can […]

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Exchange currency with a Money Changer

Software: Intuit #QuickBooks #accounting software You may maintain a bank account in foreign currency, such as US dollar or Euro if you have lots of payment or receipt in a foreign currency. When the fund in a foreign currency bank account is low, you transfer fund over from a base currency bank account. However, due […]

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Pro Forma Invoice (Proforma Invoice)

What is a Pro Forma Invoice? A Pro Forma Invoice is not a “real invoice”. It is a document states the goods or services, which you yet to supply. Often, the Pro Forma Invoice is used to declare the quantity, value and other shipping detail of the goods for the customs purpose. For software that […]

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Use an assembly item to bundle products

Software: MoneyWorks #accounting software Often, the retailer creates a bundle to encourage sales, especially toward the end of the school holiday, The Great Singapore Sales or Christmas season. For example, the computer retailer may bundle the computer with a headphone or a wireless mouse; or a sports shoe seller may give away a sports shoe […]

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