Recording a Payment Entry

Payment voucher is used to record all bank and cash payments. For example, a company settles a creditor's bill by cheque.

To view the Payment Voucher entry screen,

1. Go to Gateway of Tally > Accounting Vouchers .

Click F5: Payment .

Payment voucher can be passed using Single Entry or Double Entry mode by configuring the setting Use Single Entry mode for Pymt/Rcpt/Contra in F12: Configure .

For example : The company settles expenses of Conveyance, Staff Welfare, Postage and Stationery through Cash in one voucher. This entry can be passed in single entry mode where you will be crediting the Cash Ledger only once and the entry appears as shown below:

Note: Similarly the transactions can be recorded in single-entry mode even in Receipt and Contra vouchers.

Payment entry in Voucher entry mode

When you have multiple debits and credits in an entry, double entry mode is the suggested way of passing the entry.