Management of multiple information

A lot of information can be indicated for each entry row:

• The value date and that of the document.
• A progressive number of document and protocol, or external reference.
• Any additional information you need by adding columns.
• Link to a digital document file.
  • Add and remove links.
  • Open the link and view the content.
• VAT management (if the type of accounting with VAT was chosen in the creation of the file):
  • By entering the VAT code in the transaction, the program calculates the VAT automatically.
  • Break down and post the VAT on the designated account.
  • You can define whether the amount is net or gross of VAT.
  • You can indicate that it is a reversal by inserting the minus sign "-" before the VAT code.
  • You can indicate a VAT percentage that is not recoverable.
  • You can encode special cases with additional codes.
• Cost and Profit centres:
  • Up to 3 cost and profit centers for each posting line.
  • You can post negative by indicating the "-" sign in front of the cost or profit center account.
• Segments:
  • For each debit or credit account you can indicate up to 10 segments.
• Supplier management:
  • Management both on the basis of competence (setting as ledger) and cash (setting as cost and profit centers).
  • Management of due date and payment, to have the report of open and paid invoices.
• Client management:
  • Management both on the basis of competence (setting as ledger) and cash (setting as cost and profit centers).
  • Management of due date and payment, to have the report of open and collected invoices.
• Invoices to customers:
  • Data entry for the creation of invoices.
  • Customer account suggestion.
  • Quantity and price (make columns visible).
    • For billing or cost control.
    • Automatic calculation of the amount.
  • Item number (if option activated)
    • To connect to the items table.
    • Automatic calculation of the quantities of products entered and exited.
  • Print invoices.
  • Indication of further information needed to print the invoice.

Account card

From the Transactions table you can access any account card, just go to the account cell (in the Debit or Credit column) and click on the small icon that appears in the upper right corner of the cell.

When you are in the account card, clicking on the row number of a transaction takes you back to the Transactions table, on the original transaction precisely.

More information on account cards can be found on the Account / Category Card page.

Verify data

Entering values ​​is very secure. Banana Accounting has functions that allow automatic detection and reporting of errors.

• The program verifies that the entered values ​​are correct.
• If there is an imbalance between the Debit and Credit columns, this will be indicated in red in the Info window.
• Transactions you are unsure about can be left pending and completed later.
• For each error message there is a corresponding help page (requires internet connection).
• In the Info window below you have the following information:
  • Description, movement and balance of the accounts used.
  • Error reports error messages with a link to the help page.
  • Reporting of the debit and credit difference.
• By entering the actual bank balances via the #checkbalance function, you can immediately check the correspondence of the balances in the accounting and avoid errors.
• With the Check accounting command, the program rechecks all the data entered and alerts you to oversights and errors.
• You can colour the rows, change fonts and make them bold.
• You can protect the rows.
• Lock transactions with blockchain technology.

Arrangement of columns

To have a more congenial data entry, you can arrange all the columns in your own order.

You can choose to:

• Move the columns to the right or left.
• Display additional columns or hide unnecessary ones.
• Add own columns
• Save the arrangement of the columns (views).

Further information is available on the Columns setup page.