General Ledger - Payment

Menu Selection: Document - General Ledger - Payment

Purpose

To provide for the creation or recording of a payment of funds.

Prerequisites

The accounts and sub accounts to be posted to must already exist in the LILAC database. The can be created via the General Ledger - Chart of Accounts document, General Ledger - Chart of Sub Accounts.

Context

Normally LILAC uses accrued payments, however the General Ledger - Payment document provides the facility for direct expense payments.

This document also provides the ability to purchase assets. These purchases are then reflected on the business activity statement report in the G10 (Capital Purchases) figure.

About This Screen

Head of the Document
Field Enterable? Instructions
Period No Displays the current accounting period. It is established when you sign in.
Prefix No This field is set to be "GPY", to establish it as a General Ledger Payment.
Computer No This field is set to the instance number LILAC.
Day Yes  
Value No Displays the total value to be posted to this account.
Currency No the key for the forex currency
Ledger No Type the first letter of the ledger this posting refers to. Strike the Tab Key.  This action will display a search window. To select the ledger, (if it is correct) strike the Tab key. (which then moves you across to the next field).
Main Yes Type in the general ledger account number or name that relates to this posting. (can use first letter and Tab as above)
Date Yes Type in the date of transaction.
Ref Yes Type a reference number for this transaction.
Description Yes Type in a brief description on the nature of the posting eg: Banners.

Lines of the Document
Branch Yes Type in Branch. This is used for Multi Company systems where posting between companies is used.
Ledger Yes Type the first letter of the ledger this posting refers to. Strike the Tab Key.  This action will display a search window. To select the ledger, (if it is correct) strike the Tab key. (which then moves you across to the next field).
Main Yes Type in the general ledger account number or name that relates to this posting. (can use first letter and Tab as above)
Sub Yes Type in sub-account number or name if applicable.
Date Yes Type in the date of transaction.
Ref Yes Type a reference number for this transaction.
Taxable Yes Tick this field to indicate that GST should be calculated at 1/11 of the value posted.
Value Yes Type in the total amount including GST (if applicable) that is to be posted.
Posted No This field will automatically be updated when the Posting has been processed. To post the values click on the Apply button (with the left mouse button).
Description Yes Type in a brief description on the nature of the posting eg: Banners.

Transaction Processing

Button Description
Apply Clicking the Apply button will post the entries to the accounts specified.

From Here

Once the transactions have been applied, this finishes off the process.