Computerise Accounting
Computerise Accounting
A computerised accounting system is an accounting information system that processes the financial
transactions and events as per Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) to produce reports as per
user requirements. Every accounting system, manual or computerised, has two aspects. First, it has to work
under a set of well-defined concepts called accounting principles. Another, that there is a user -defined
framework for maintenance of records and generation of reports. In a computerised accounting system, the
framework of storage and processing of data is called operating environment that consists of hardware as
well as software in which the accounting system, works. The type of the accounting system used determines
the operating environment. Both hardware and software are interdependent. The type of software determines
the structure of the hardware. Further, the selection of hardware is dependent upon various factors such as
the number of users, level of secrecy and the nature of various activities of functional departments in an
Organisation.
Meaning of Computerized
Accounting A computerized accounting system saves a great deal of time and effort, considerably
reduces (if not eliminates) mathematical errors, and allows for much more timely information than does a
manual system. In a real-time environment, accounts are accessed and updated immediately to reflect
activity, thus combining steps 2 and 3 as discussed in the preceding section. The need to test for equality of
debits and credits through trial balances is usually not required in a computerized system accounting since
most systems test for equality of debit and credit amounts as they are entered. If someone were to attempt
to input data containing an inequality, the system would not accept the input. Since the computer is
programmed to post amounts to the various accounts and calculate the new balances as new entries are
made, the possibility of mathematical error is reduced.
Computers may also be programmed to record some adjustments automatically at the end of the
period. Most software programs are also able to prepare the financial statement once it has been determined
the account balances are correct. The closing process at the end of the period can also be done automatically
by the computer. Human judgment is still required to analyze the data for entry into the computer system
correctly. Additionally, the accountant's knowledge and judgment are frequently required to determine the
adjustments that are needed at the end of the reporting period. The mechanics of the system, however, can
easily be handled by the computer.
The need for computerized accounting arises from advantages of speed, accuracy and lower cost of handling
the business transactions.
Numerous Transactions:
The computerized accounting system is capable of large number of transactions with speed and accuracy.
Instant Reporting:
It is capable of offering quick and quality reporting because of its speed and accuracy.
There is a dire need to reduce the paper work and dispense with large volume of books of account. This can
be achieved with the help of computerized accounting system.
Flexible Reporting:
The reporting is flexible in computerized accounting system. It is capable of generating reports of any
balance as when required and for any duration which is within the accounting period.
Accounting Queries:
There are accounting queries, which are based on some external parameters. For example, a query relating
to overdue customers’ accounts can be easily answered by using the structured query language [SQL]
support of database technology in the computerized accounting system. Such an exercise would be quite
difficult and expensive in manual accounting system.
Online Facility:
Computerized accounting system offers online facility to store and process transaction data so as to
retrieve information to generate and view financial reports
The information and reports generated are accurate and quite reliable for decision-making. In manual
accounting system, as many people do the job and the volume of transactions is quite large, such
information and reports are likely to be distorted and unreliable and inaccurate.
Security:
This system is highly secured and the data and information can be kept confidential, when compared to
manual accounting system.
Scalability:
The system can cope easily with the increase in the volume of business. It requires only additional data
operators for storing additional vouchers.
1. It leads to quick preparation of accounts and makes available the accounting statements and records
on time.
7. It involves less clerical work and is very neat and more accurate.
9. It generates real-time comprehensive MIS reports and ensures access to complete and critical
information instantly.
The accounts prepared with the use of computers are usually uniform, neat, accurate, and more legible than
manual job.
Computer is a labor and time saving devise. Hence, the volume of job handled with the help of computers
results in economy and lower operating costs.
3. Improved Efficiency:
Computer brings speed and accuracy in preparing the records and accounts and thus, increases the
efficiency of employees.
From the management point of view, greater control is possible and more information may be available with
the use of computer in accounting. It ensures efficient performance in accounting work.
5. Greater Accuracy:
Computerized accounting ensures accuracy in accounting records and statements. It prevents clerical errors
and omissions.
6. Relieve Monotony:
Computerized accounting reduces the monotony of doing repetitive accounting jobs, which are tiresome and
time consuming.
7. Facilitates Standardization:
While doing mathematics with computers, errors are virtually eliminated unless the data is entered
improperly in the first instance.
The introduction of computers in accounting work reduces the number of employees in an organization.
Thus, it leads to greater amount of unemployment.
2. High Cost:
A small firm cannot install a computer accounting system because of its high installation and maintenance
cost. To be more economical there should be large volume of work. If the system is not used to its full
capacity, then it would be highly uneconomical.
4. Other Problems:
Frequent repair and power failure may affect the accounting work very much. Computers are prone to
viruses. Often time’s people will assume the computer is doing things correctly and problems will go
unchecked for long period of time.
TALLY VAULT PASSWORD, (IF ANY) Leave it blank. If you give any password under
tally vault, you can not see your company in list
of companies whenever you open the tally. It is
advisable not to give any password under this
column.
USE SECURITY CONTROL In this column say “Yes”. Because you must
have some password for your company so that
the person who knows the password, he only
USE TALLY AUDIT FEATURES Write “No”. Basically this feature is required
by auditors or senior persons. So for the time
being for learners, it is advisable to select ‘No”
against this column.
After you select “Yes”, your company is created. It will take few seconds to create the company. So, wait
and watch.
Step1
If you are using Tally first time after installation,you will have a screen like below.This is the initial
screen of the company .The right hand side you will find a menu box namely Company info.
You are in company info menu.Now,How to create company in Tally erp9?. To do this Select Create
company from the menu using up and down arrow key and Hit Enter Key.
Directory:- Directory means the data storage location , This is the place where tally store all data you
entered in tally ERP9. By default the data storage will be inside the installation folder.You can change it at
your desired location by typing it manually. For example D:/Tally data
Name: Type the name of the company in this field , for Example. ABC LTD
Address: This is the place where we can enter the address of the company.
Country : Select the country from the list in which your business exist.
Book beginning from: Most of the company have a book beginning date same as financial year starting
date.But may differ for companies
After creation of company in tally, the given company information can be alter/ modify/ change as per
requirements.
Step 1: To Alter company in Tally: Gateway of Tally >> Press Alt+F3 > Alter
Step 2: Under list of companies, choose the company name (Tutorial Kart) and click on name of company to
alter.
If you delate company in Tally, it removes the complete information of company from Hard drive, all
the files and directories that are associated with company will be deleted permanently and it can not be
reversed.
To delete company in Tally ERP 9: Gateway of Tally > Alt+F3 > Alter > Alt+D.
Step 1: After using Alt+F3 keys, the company information screen displays on the screen. Here the delete
option will be not available. Click on alter option.
Now selection company and click Alt+D and click on YES option to delete the company in Tally ERP 9.
Accounting features in Tally is one of the important category of company features that consists of
several configurations and functionalities used for accounting transactions and reports. Accounting features
can be opened by pressing function key F11 or click on the option F11: Features (available at button
toolbar)
Inventory features in Tally consists configurations / functions related to inventory transactions and reports.
Inventory features is furthered sub-divided into 7 functions, such as
1. General
2. Storage and Classification
3. Order processing
By using inventory features, you enable or disable the options for day to day business transactions. The
following screen displays after executing the inventory features.
You can use Statutory and Taxation features in Tally by enabling and disabling options in the company
alteration screen.
Follow the path and open statutory and taxation.
Gateway of Tally –> F11: Features –> Company Features –> Statutory Taxation or press function key
F3
Groups in Tally
Group is a collection of ledgers of the same natures. Tally software automatically create 28 groups
which are used in the chart of account. Out of 28 predefined groups in tally, 15 groups are primary groups
and 13 groups are Sub-groups. The different types of groups are
1. Primary Groups
2. Sub Groups
Example of Group
Sub Groups: Sub groups are part of primary group, sub groups can be divided into 13 groups.
List of Sub groups in Tally
After groups are created in Tally ERP 9, you can display all the created groups with details. However in
display mode, users are not allowed to edit/ alter the data.
Step 1: Path: Gateway of Tally > Accounts Info > Groups.
Step 2: Click on the option display under single group to displays groups in Tally.
After groups are created in Tally.ERP 9 application, the details can be alter as per the requirements. To
modify/ alter group in tally, refer below steps:
Step 1: Goto Gateway of Tally -> Accounts Info –> Groups.
Step 2: Under single group, click on alter option.
Step 4: On Group Alteration screen, update the required details and click A: Accept to save the details.
There are 18 vouchers created in Tally.ERP 9, which is divided into two parts:
1. Accounting Vouchers
2. Inventory Vouchers
Accounting Voucher:
All entries which you made in these given accounting vouchers is effect on your current accounting of your
business.
F4: Contra-> Used for cash and bank entries and also fund transfer from one bank to another.
F5: Payment ->Used for expenditure and payment to parties by cheque or cash.
F10: Reverse Journal: Used for rectifying any wrong entries. (Non Accounting Voucher)
Ctrl+F10: Memo (Memorandum): Used for memorize any entry in tally. ( Non-Accounting Voucher)
The Voucher Type Creation screen is divided into three sections depending on various settings:
General
Printing
Voucher Class
6. Enable Use effective dates for vouchers to enter effective dates for vouchers.
7. Enable Make this voucher type 'Optional' by default to set your voucher to optional voucher
by default.
For Delivery Note, Receipt Note, Sales order, Purchase order, Physical Stock, Stock Journal,
Rejection In and Rejection Out, the option Provide narration for each ledger in voucher ? is not
available.
Everybody in the business loves sales. Sales is the bloodline of any business.
This was the last step for creating a purchase entry in Tally and now you have
successfully created it. Congrats.
Go to Profit and Loss Account from the Gateway of Tally and you would see both the Sales and the
Purchase Vouchers which we have just passed
Now at the top of the screen you can see the voucher name and voucher number
Go to
31.05.2012
Now press PageUP Screen from key board ,as usual a confirmation screen will ask current
screen,Press Y or Enter Key, Continue to press PageUP until you reach desired voucher appear
in front .
Now press Alt + D
Gateway of tally>>Display>>Daybook
Make sure that the date selected is the date of desired voucher date
Inside the configuration screen, locate option Use Single entry mode for Pymt/Rcpt/Contra
Now Press Alt+D from key board, a confirmation will be asked,
contra entries are
1. Bank accountto another bank account of same company
2. Cash account to bank account of same company ( Cash deposit)
3. Bank account to cash account of same company ( cash withdrawal)
4. Cash account o another cash account of the company ( like petty cash to main cash account and reverse)
Press F12 from contra voucher screen, and locate” use single entry mode for Pymt/Rct/Contra” option
to Yes
Tally is powerful accounting software, which is driven by a technology called concurrent multi-lingual
accelerated technology engine. It is easy to use software and is designed to simply complex day to day
activities associated in an enterprise. Tally provides comprehensive solution around accounting
principles, inventory and data integrity. Tally also has feature encompassing global business. Tally
software comes with easy to use interface thus making it operationally simple.
Tally accounting software provides a solution around inventory management, stock management,
invoicing, purchase order management, discounting, stock valuation methodology, etc.
Tally accounting software also comes with drill down options, which can track every detail of
transaction. It helps in maintaining simple classification of accounts, general ledger, accounts
receivable and payable, bank reconciliation, etc.
The technology employed by tally makes data reliable and secure. Tally software supports all the major
types of file transfer protocols. This helps in connecting files across multiple office locations.
Tally accounting software is capable of undertaking financial analysis and financial management. It
provides information around receivables turnover, cash flow statement, activity consolidation and
even branch accounting.
Tally accounting software is east to set up and simple to use. A single connection can support
multiple users. It can be easily used in conjunction with the Internet making possible to publish
global financial reports.
Tally accounting software can seamlessly connect with various Microsoft applications.
Any business owner understands the importance of maintaining proper books of account. This practice
ensures that finance for the company is always in order and are correct at all given points of time.
Company should always be aware of its financial positions.
Earlier, most of the businesses were employing manual practice in maintaining books of account.
However, with the advent of modern information technology, this task can be performed by accounting
software. Tally is one such all powerful accounting software.
Tally accounting software provides a solution to all the problems real businesses have to encounter.
Single software takes care of all tasks required for enterprise management. Accounting task such as
records keeping, accounts receivable and payable management and bank reconciliation are made
simple through tally.
Financial management is also made simpler under Tally software. The software allows management
of finances across multiple locations can handle multiple currency transactions, manage cash flow
and interest payment.
Thus, Tally software is flexible, reliable, secure, easy to use and affordable.
Excel 2010 features rich analytical functions such as Pivot Tables, Advanced Graph and Decision
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Analytics.
The current excel have developed functionality and reduces the dependency on VBA codes. Excel has
formula groups and nested functions, which are able to undertake major of financial calculations.
Conditional formula such as logic, lookup, indirect and match functions help in data analysis and
What-If analysis.
INTRODUCTION
summarized and balanced transactions of similar nature. For example, the ledger account conveyance
represent the set of transactions related to conveyance represents the set of transactions related to
ACCOUNT GROUPS: Account groups are just a convenient method of organizing the large population of
Ledger Accounts into a tree structured hierarchical view for better understanding and interpretation.
In Tally, you may organize accounts ledgers & groups in hierarchical way. There is no limit on
depth of nesting, number of group/subgroups and number of ledger accounts that can be placed under a
group/subgroup.
groups, 15 are top level primary groups (the rest 13 are subgroups
● Calculations
The group creation screen with advanced options is displayed as shown below:
5. Set Nett Debit/Credit Balances for Reporting? to Yes to display net debit or credit balance in the
report (whichever is higher).
The default buttons available are L: Ledgers and V: Vch Types . The other options are displayed based
on the accounting features enabled in F11: Features .
Displaying Group Summary
The group summary statement shows the closing balances of the accounts of a selected group for a
specified period up to the current date. The default view is that of sub-groups within a group.
To view group summary
1. Go to Gateway of Tally > Display > Account Books > Group Summary > Select a group.
2. Select group Indirect Expenses , and press Enter .
The Group Summary screen is displayed as shown:
The display of information is designed to allow a user to get the maximum benefit of the data that is
entered. A user gets a holistic picture of the data and is also able to present information using different
options. The purpose of compiling data is to present it in comprehensible accounting reports. On entering
the vouchers, Tally.ERP 9 uses the same data and provides you with the management control reports in
addition to all books and statements.
The display screens of Tally.ERP 9 are dynamic and interactive. They are not spooled print files but are
specially designed for the screen. What you see on the screen can be printed as well depending upon your
printer’s capabilities.
UNIT-III
The date that required for ledger depends upon the features opted by us. If the settings of accounting
features (F11) of company were “NO” for all options, than the ledger screen provides with minimal
information.
Tally.ERP 9 automatically creates two ledger accounts i.e. Cash in Hand and Profit & Loss Account.
We can create the ledger accounts as per requirements of an organization. We can not create another profit
& loss account in tally, and we can create any number of cash accounts with different names (Petty Cash).
How to create ledger account in Tally ERP 9
Path: Gateway of Tally –> Accounts Info –> Ledgers –> Single Ledger –> Choose Create
Step 1: From Gateway of Tally Screen, click on accounts info
Step 3: In the next ledger screen, choose the option create under single ledger
Now modify/ alter the required details for ledger account and click on A:Accept to save the changed details
in Tally ERP 9.