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I am having trouble entering the details of bank transactions. How can I enter bank-to-bank and cash transactions?
To enter bank to bank and cash transactions in BUSY, you can use the contra voucher by using these steps:
Step 1: Open your company then go to transactions menu.
Step 2: Select contra voucher and click on add.
Step 3: Enter all the necessary details such as date, voucher number, account, amount, etc then save.
How can I set up recurring expenses and payments in BUSY to save time on data entry?
BUSY does not have a specific feature to set up recurring expenses and payments. However, you can save time on data entry by using the copy feature to duplicate and modify existing expense or payment entries. This way, you can easily create similar transactions without entering all the details from scratch each time.
Some of my journal entries don't seem to be posting properly. What could be causing this?
If you unable to save journal voucher in BUSY, then you need to check these steps:
Step 1: Check the date is correct and fall in the current financial year.
Step 2: Ensure that the debit and credit amount is equal.
Step 3: If any registered expense entry then make sure the tax account also mentioned.
How do I enter a credit note for a difference in rate in BUSY Accounting Software?
To enter a credit note for a difference in rate in BUSY, then you can create the voucher of debit note without items from the transaction menu and add the required details. If you have received the credit note from the party then you need to enter the debit note or vise versa.
I want to track expenses for a specific project in BUSY. I made a cost center for the project but it doesn't show up for payments. What am i doing wrong?
To track expenses for a specific project in BUSY, you can manage it with the Cost Centre feature
1. Enable the Cost Centre feature with proper configuration.
2. Enable the Cost Centre feature for the project heads.
3. Post the payment entry.
4. Drop-down can be displayed in your transaction to allocate the project expenses amount.
It keeps asking me to modify it. What is causing this? How do I give BUSY full access? What permissions does it need?
If BUSY asking to modify need to check the prompt message properly which option it requires to modify
To give full access to BUSY you can allow BUSY from your antivirus windows firewall and make never notify
the user control and also you can allow BUSY run as administrator mode
When I try to select a party while creating a sales voucher, it does not appear. What should I do?
If the party is not showing during the voucher entry then check the below steps.
Step 1: make sure that party group should be under sundry debtors or sundry creditors.
Step 2: If you have selected the party under sub group then after the data backup run regenerate master help files from housekeeping menu.
What options are there for tracking expenses and receipts? I need to keep detailed records of expenses for taxes.
In BUSY, you can track expenses and receipts by creating expense accounts, recording expenses through journal or payment voucher, and generating VAT reports. You can also upload data in pdf, docs, and ppt format and search for results within the document. This will help you keep detailed records of expenses for taxes.
Can I make an advance payment against a purchase in BUSY Accounting Software? How do I do it?
Yes,you can make an advance payment against a purchase in BUSY Accounting Software. You need to pass the receipt voucher.
Pls follow the below steps.
Step 1: Click on Transaction
Step 2: Then Receipt
Step 3: Then Add
CREDIT the party master from whom you are paying the amount and DEBIT the cash or bank account.
I want to transfer an accounting entry from one ledger to another. How can this be done?
In BUSY, you can transfer an accounting entry from one ledger to another, you have to open that entry in modify mode and then press F9 that account master from which ledger you want to remove that entry and select that account master in which account ledger you want to show it.