Accounting in Tally.ERP 9

Accounting or book keeping is an important aspect of running a business successfully. Tally.ERP 9 provides simple-to-use accounting features that enable you to record business transactions easily.

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Accounting Features

Accounts Information

F11: Features

F12: Configure options

Accounting Features

You can record transactions necessary for your business by creating and maintaining masters, vouchers, and generating reports. Tally.ERP 9 enables you to perform and manage all of the major accounting operations in your business, such as:

● Booking-keeping of all transactions, including creating and maintaining invoices

● Maintaining bill-wise payment information

● Processing transactions for banking, including cheque management and reconciliation

● Managing cost and profit centres

● Implementing statutory and interest calculations

● Viewing Balance Sheet, and profit and loss account

You can get started with Tally.ERP 9's accounting features instantly to:

● Create your company and masters (bank ledgers, party master, cost centre ledgers or employee ledger), as required.

● Configure your company for any statutory or other business requirements.

● Record voucher transaction with entering details of your product or service.

● View reports to know the financial status of your business.

Accounts Information

The accounts information lists accounting masters like groups , ledgers and voucher types with which you can provide company's account details. Accounts information provides:

● Single master option to work with one master at a time.

● Multiple masters option to work with many sub-masters at a time. A sub-master behaves exactly like a master.

To view the menu options, go to Gateway of Tally > Accounts Info. Accounts information for ledgers, groups or voucher have the following functions:

Function

Description

Create

To create new masters.

Display

To view the m aster information. Master information cannot be modified in the display mode.

Alter

To view and make changes to the master information. You cannot create masters in the alter mode.

F11: Features

1. Go to Gateway of Tally > F11: Features > F1: Accounts.

2. Select the company from the List of Companies . The Accounting Features screen appears as shown below:

See F11: Company Features in Tally.ERP 9 for details.

F12: Configure Options

● Go to Gateway of Tally > F12: Configure > Accts / Inventory Info. The Master Configuration screen appears as shown below:

Note: The configurations is applicable for all ledger masters. Changes can be made in the Ledger Configuration screens as well.