Frequently Asked Questions

To change the account group or accounts from debtors to creditors in BUSY, you need to follow these steps:
Step 1: Go to Administration then click on Masters.
Step 2: Select Account and click on Modify.
Step 3: Can change the Group and save changes.
Step 4: You can also open the account master by press ALT+M on the account name.
Note: Take backup of your data before making any changes.

To update the HSN for multiple items , then follow these steps:
Step 1: Take the latest backup of your data.
Step 2: Go to administration section then click on master menu
Step 3: Choose the bulk updation then select check/update item hsn/tax category
Step 4: Select the item master range field and and press on Ok tab.
Step 5: Next, You can update the HSN code and save the configuration.

To find the correct SAC code of items in BUSY, you need to follow these steps:
Step 1: Open your company then go to Transaction menu.
Step 2: Select GST Misc. Utilities then click on Search HSN / SAC Code.
Step 3: Click on Search HSN / SAC Description and enter the service name and click on Search or press F2.
You will the correct SAC code for your service.

Yes, If you change the party name then the existing voucher will display as per modified name. Further, you can follow these steps to change the party name in BUSY:
Step 1: Go to administration section then click on master menu.
Step 2: Choose account tab then click on modify and select the required master.
Step 3: After open the master, modify the name of party and save it.

If you can't find the Party Master section in BUSY, here's how to locate and access it:
 Step 1: Launch the BUSY on your computer.
 Step 2 : Go to Administratio menu .
 Step 3: Look for the Masters Menu
 Step 4: Select the Account option. Step 5 : Once you're in the Accounts section, you can add, edit, or view information related to your parties.

To change tax rate in a particular group , follow the below steps :
Step 1: Go to administration then masters
Step 2: Select item group and click on modify 
Step 3: Then select the item group and open master 
Step 4: Then go to update in items option
Step 5: Now select option tax rate and mention group of item 
Step 6: Now specify tax category and save

Yes, it is recommended to edit and add a new address to the party's master to avoid GST validation issues in BUSY ,you can follow below steps:
Step 1:   go to the Administration tab and click on Masters.
Step 2: Select Account and click on Modify. 
Step 3: On the account master page, enter the required details such as Name, Group, Address, GSTIN, Email ID etc

To add items in the master list in BUSY, you need to create them by following the below steps:
Step 1: Go to administration menu then select masters.
Step 2: Select item and click on add. Now, enter all the necessary details such as name, group, unit, etc then save.
Step 3: After creating the items you can add the bill with the required items from the transactions menu.

To avoid negative stock warning for items whose stock will not maintain in BUSY, you can enable do nt maintain stock balance option in item master by follow these steps:
Step 1: Go to Administration menu section then click on master menu
Step 2: Choose Item then click on Modify.
Step 3: Select the required Item master then enable do not maintain stock balance option and save the master.

In BUSY Accounting Software, the difference between a local party and a central party is based on their GST number and the state they belong to. If a party belongs to the same state as the transaction, it is considered a local party and local GST is applied. If the party belongs to a different state, it is considered a central party and IGST is applied.