Starting a multi-currency accounting

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Creating an accounting file, starting from a template included in the program

In order to create a new accounting file, there are different modes.
Here we explain how to start an accounting, starting from an existing template included in the program.

  1. File menu, New command
  2. From the Group section, select Double-entry accounting
  3. In the File section, select Double-entry accounting or Double-entry accounting with VAT/Sales tax.
  4. In the Examples/Templates section, select the language/nation and choose one of the templates that is closest to your own needs
  5. By clicking on the Online Templates button you can access our website where we published all templates available for free.
  6. Select the language and the country for the templates.

Setting up the file properties (basic data)

Accounting tab

  • Indicate the company name that will appear in the headers of the printouts and on the other data.
  • Select the basic currency, with which the accounting will be kept.


General use of the program

Banana Accounting inspires itself from Excel. The user directions and the commands are kept as similar as possible to the ones of Microsoft Office.
For more information on the general use of the program, we refer to the explanations on our page Program interface.
The accounting is being contained in tables; all of them have the same way of operating.

Saving the file

  1. From the File menu choose the Save as... command, preferably indicating the name of the company and the current year (for example, "company_2017")
  2. Choose the folder where the file should be saved (for example, Documents -> Accounting)
  3. The program will add the "ac2" extension.


Exchange rates table

Before entering multi-currency transactions it is necessary to define the parameters of the used currencies in the Exchange rates table.


Customizing the Chart of accounts

In the Accounts table, customize the Chart of accounts and adapt it to your own needs:

  • Add accounts and /or delete existing accounts (see Adding new rows)
  • Modify the account numbers, the descriptions (for example, enter the name of your own Bank account), enter other groups, etc.
  • To create subgroups, please consult our Groups page.

In the Chart of accounts, you can also define Cost centers or Segments, used to attribute the amounts in a more detailed or specific way.


The Transactions table

The  multicurrency transactions have to be entered into the Transactions table; together they compose the Journal.

 

Speeding up the recording of the transactions

In order to accelerate the recording of the transactions, you can use

  • the Smart fill function that allows the automatic autocomplete of data that have already been entered at an earlier date
  • the Recurring transactions function, used to memorize recurring transactions into a separate table
  • the import of your bank or post statement from e-banking


Checking customer and supplier invoices

Banana allows you to keep an eye on the invoices to be paid and the receivable, issued invoices. Please consult:


The Account card

The Account card automatically displays all the transactions that have been recorded on the same account (for example, cash, bank, clients, etc).

To display an account card, just position yourself with the mouse on the account number and click on the small blue symbol that appears.

Account card by period

To display the account card with the balances referring to a specific period, click on the Account1 menu, Account card command, and in the Period section, activate  Period Selected, entering the Start and the End date of the period.
For more details, consult the page Period.

Printing the Account card

In order to print one account card, just display the card from the Accounts or the Transactions table and launch the print from on the File menu.

To print several or all account cards, click on the Account1 menu, Account card command, and select the account cards that need to be printed. By means of the Filter, all the account cards, or only a part of all of them (for example, only accounts, cost centers, segments), that need to be printed can be automatically selected.

For more details, consult the page Account Card.


The Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss Statement

The Balance sheet shows the balances of all the estate accounts, Assets & Liabilities. The difference between the Assets and the Liabilities determines the Share capital

 

The display and the printing of the Balance Sheet is being executed from the Account1 menu, commands Enhanced Balance Sheet or Enhanced Balance Sheet with groups.

  • The Enhanced Balance Sheet command simply lists all the accounts without distinguishing Groups and Subgroups
  • The Enhanced Balance Sheet with groups command lists all the accounts while subdividing Groups and Subgroups; besides, it presents numerous features to customize the presentation, functions that are not provided in the Enhanced Balance Sheet.


Data archiving in PDF format

At the end of the year, when the entire accounting has been completed, corrected and audited, all the accounting data can be archived with the Create PDF dossier command of the File menu.


The Budget

Before you begin a fiscal year, you can estimate the costs and revenue, so you have your company's economic and financial situation under control.
 
The budget can be set up in two different ways:
  1. Accounts table, Budget column. For each account, the annual budget amount is being indicated.
    In this case, when you set up the Budget from the Account1 menu, Enhanced Balance Sheet with groups command, the Budget column displays the amounts that refer to the entire year.
  2. In the Budget table, that can be activated through the Tools menu, Add new functionalities command.
    In this table, you can enter all the budgeted costs and revenue by means of entering transactions. If you activate this table, the column of the accounts table will be automatically deactivated.
    In this case you can set up a detailed budget, taking into account the possible variations over the year and in different periods of the year.

For more details, consult the Budget page.

 

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