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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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Write Check
The Write Checks option is used to enter information about any checks that were written manually as well as checks that are to be printed from Free Accounting. Checks can be written to Vendors, Payees, Customers and Employees. Later on a check can be adjusted against an appropriate charge.

Use the following steps to Write a Check:

  1. Select the Bank and Check / Write Check from the Main Menu.


    • Bank Account - The drop-down contains a list of bank type accounts.
    • Ending Balance - The outstanding balance of the account selected.
    • To Print - Check this box if the check is to be printed in the future.
    • Check Information:

    • Check No - The check number. Automatically assigned by the application but it can be overwritten if it is necessary to give the check a different number.
    • Reference No - The reference number that will be reflected in the MTL Reference column.
    • Pay to the Order Of - The drop-down contains a list of Vendors, Customers, Payees or Employees to whom the check is written.
    • Memo - The field for additional information.
    • Date - The date the check was made.
    • Amount($) - The dollar amount of the check.
    • Stay Open - If it is checked the window stays open for the next Write Check operation.

  2. Select a Bank Account from the drop-down list.
  3. Free Accounting automatically assigns a check number. Enter a new Check Number if necessary.
  4. Enter the Reference Number if there is one.
  5. Use the Date drop-down calendar to set the date the check was written.
  6. Use the Pay to the Order of drop-down list to select a Vendor, Customer or Payee the check is written to.
  7. Enter any notes in the Memo field.
  8. Enter the sum of a payment in the Amount field.
  9. Press the Ok button to save the changes or press the Cancel button to exit the window without saving (regardless of whether the Stay Open box is checked or not).

If a payment is made to a Payee, it is possible to select several accounts and enter different amounts for each account; in this case the total amount of the check is calculated automatically.

See also:
Bank and Checks

   
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