Contents 

What's new in Free Accounting
Free Accounting Help
Introduction
Installation
Interface Overview
Lists
Companies List
Chart of Accounts
Master Transaction Ledger
Items List
Inventory Control Journal
Sales Tax Code List
Units of Measure List
Customer Classes List
Terms List
Tax Jurisdictions List
Ship Via List
Countries List
State/Provinces List
Customers List
Vendors List
Payees List
Employees List
Contacts List
Company
Companies List
Chart of Accounts
Master Transaction Ledger
Journal Entries List
Contacts List
Customers List
Vendors List
Payees List
Employees List
Items List
Inventory Control Journal
Purchase Order List
PO Receipt List
Return PO List
Return PO Receipt List
Sales Orders List
Invoice List
Return SO List
Credit Memo List
Post Entries
Record Opening Balance
Bank and Checks
Check Register
Bank Reconciliation
Deposit Funds
Print Checks
Receive Payments
Write Check
Vendors
Vendors List
Purchase Order List
PO Receipt List
Payments and Charges History
A/P Aging Summary
Pay Bills (All-in-One, Wizard)
Physical Adjustment
Create Purchase Order
Create PO Receipt
Create Return PO
Create Return PO Receipt
Create Bill
Customers
Customers List
Sales Orders List
Invoice List
Receive Payments
Payments and Charges History
A/R Aging Summary
Payments and Charges Reconciliation
Create Sales Order
Create Invoice
Create Return SO
Create Credit Memo
Reports
Vendors and Payables
Customers and Receivables
Sales
Banking
Payees
Company and Financial
Lists
Accountant and Taxes
Documents
Options
Free Accounting Tutorial
Introduction
Conception
Get Started
Lesson 1. Company Information
Lesson 2. Create a Vendor
Lesson 3. Create an Item
Lesson 4. Purchase an Item
Lesson 5. Create Purchase Order Receipt
Lesson 6. Make Payment to the Vendor
Lesson 7. Vendor Pay Bills
Lesson 8. Create a Customer
Lesson 9. Create a Sales Order
Lesson 10. Create an Invoice
Lesson 11. Receive Payment form the Customer
Lesson 12. Reconcile Payment with Charge
Lesson 13. Customer SO Return
Lesson 14. Vendor PO Return
Lesson 15. Create Return PO Receipt
Lesson 16. View Reports
Lesson 17. Bank Reconciliation
Lesson 18. Trial Balance

Free Accounting Software Help File Version 1.0.0.6

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Master Transaction Ledger
The Master Transaction Ledger displays all the operations that have been performed in the Free Accounting.

Select either Lists / Master Transaction Ledger or Company / Master Transaction Ledger from the Main Menu or press on the Commands Panel and select Master Transaction Ledger in the Navigation Tree.



Date Range - Select the start and end dates of the range within which you want the transaction to be shown.
View Type - The type of a transaction.
a. All - Shows both posted and non-posted transactions.
b. Posted - Shows the transactions that were verified as correct and cannot be deleted or changed.
Book:
- Simple multiple filter.
- Custom filter.

The General View Tab displays a list of entries that have been made in this program.



Source - The name of the operation.
Date - The date the entry was made or entered.
Entry - The journal entry number is auto assigned by the application.
Account - The name of the account the entry is on.
Debit($) - The dollar amount of the entry (has to be equal to the credit amount of that operation or the total sum of split operations).
Credit($) - The dollar amount of the entry (has to be equal to the debit amount of that operation or the total sum of split operations).
Reference - The number of the operation.
Clr (Cleared) - It is marked when the operation is reconciled.
Check Number - The number of the checks made and received.
Effective Account - The number of the account affected.
Name - The payee's (customer's, vendor's) name that takes part in the transaction.
Posted Date - The date when the entry was posted. Once it is posted it cannot be edited.
Description - Shows any description notes that were made on the transaction.

At the bottom of the Credit and Debit columns there is a total amount of the entries displayed for the selected date range. The balance of the Debit column has to be equal to the balance of the Credit column.

The Account View Tab displays the entries of a specified account or grouped by Customers, Vendors or Employees. The Ledger Grid shows the same information as the General View Tab.



The transactions are colored depending on the type of the account affected by the transaction.

There are two types of filters: Simple multiple and Custom.
Simple Filter - Using the Simple filter allows to view entries which meet all the specified criteria.
Account Number - Select an account from the drop-down.
Check Number - Enter the number of the check.
Reference - Enter the reference number.
Name - Select a name from the list of Employees, Payees, Vendors and Customers.
Entry No - The Journal Entry number. Check the Show Grouped Entries box to display entries grouped by entry number.
Debit Amount - The amount of the deposits or charges received to the debit part of an account.
Credit Amount - The amount of the deposits or charges received to the credit part of an account.
Source - Use the drop-down list to select the source of an entry.
Check the Show Voided Operations Only box to view operations that have been deleted from MTL.
Press the Set Filter button to display all the matching entries in the grid.
Remove Filter - Unapplies all the criteria the transactions are sorted by.

Right Click functions - Right click on a line of either the general or account view ledger grid and view more detailed information.
I. General View
  • Go to source - Shows the original record of a transaction.

  • Show Grouped Entries Only - Displays entries grouped by reference number.

  • Refresh - Renews the information in this window.

  • Simple Filter - Sets conditions.

  • Custom Filter - Sets complex conditions.

  • Remove Filter - Cancels the current filter.

  • View Operation Log shows the detailed information about the selected entry to the system administrator. It contains the information about the user who entered or deleted the record and what procedure took place.

  • Reverse Entry - Performs the same operation as the previous one but swaps the credit and debit values.

  • Void - Select this menu item to delete an operation.

  • Print - Prints the information.


II. Account View
  • Go to source - Shows the original record of a transaction.

  • Show Grouped Entries Only - Displays entries grouped by reference number.

  • Refresh - Renews the information in this window.

  • Simple Filter - Sets conditions.

  • Remove Filter - Cancels the set filter.

  • View Operation Log shows the detailed information about the selected entry to the system administrator. It contains the information about the user who entered or deleted the record and what procedure took place.

  • Reverse Entry - Performs the same operation as the previous one but swaps the credit and debit columns.

  • Void - Select this menu item to delete an operation.

  • Print - Prints the information.


See also:
Company
Lists

   
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