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ABOUT SHAREWARE/ LICENSING
This shareware copy is 100% functional. It differs from the license version only by registration reminder
screens which pop up occasionally when more than 200 transactions have been entered, and by a disabled
report header entry field. The pop up screens are there to remind you that you may use this software on a trial
basis only, and that you must obtain a licensed copy, if you want to use it regularly.
The shareware concept allows you to evaluate the software in detail and then to decide whether it fits your
needs or not and whether you like it or not - prior to an eventual purchase.
You may obtain a licensed copy of the software directly from the author against payment of a license fee. As a
registered user, you will be entitled to the following additional benefits:
o You will receive the latest program version.
o You will be entitled to free advice and support if you should have a problem with the software. Contact
telephone no. (0041) 1 926 27 50 in Switzerland or send electronic mail to CompuServe user ID 100273,403 or
send a fax to (0041) 1 926 27 50.
o If you discover a bug in the software, you will be entitled to a free program update.
o You will regularly be informed about new program versions and you will be entitled to purchase them with
large discounts (normally about 60%).
REGISTRATION
You will receive an ACCOUNT PRO program diskette against pre-payment of 148 Swiss Francs (or US$ 119.-,
if you use CompuServe SWREG) to the program author:
Acc. No. 805.460.40 K
W.R. Aus der Au
Union Bank of Switzerland
CH-8708 Maennedorf
Switzerland
or
Eurocheque or credit card no. *) to:
W.R. Aus der Au
Seestr. 80
CH-8712 Staefa
Switzerland
Tel./Fax: 0041 1 926 27 50
or
If you have access to CompuServe, you can order online: GO SWREG, program ID 7482. In this case, the
software will be e-mailed to you by CompuServe.
*) Visa, Eurocard/Mastercard and Amexco credit cards are accepted
If you do not have access to CompuServe, you must order by fax or by mail. The file ORDER.WRI contains an
order form that you may process with and print from Windows Write . Please do not forget to indicate your
complete address, and allow up to three weeks for delivery!
GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT ACCOUNT PRO
ACCOUNT PRO is a versatile and user-friendly accounting and finance planning program, equally suitable
for small to medium businesses, institutions, and private users, who want to manage their own money or
the finances of an association or club. ACCOUNT PRO is based on the principle of double entry
bookkeeping. It is capable of networking, handles up to 2000 client accounts, and it has a function for
automatic entry of tax and discount transactions.
ACCOUNT PRO comes with a number of standard charts of accounts. These can very easily be adapted to
particular user requirements. Unneeded accounts can be deleted and any additionally required ones can
easily be inserted anywhere in the charts.
Accounting with ACCOUNT PRO is very easy. As opposed to 'normal' accounting programs, where
erroneous entries must be neutralized (canceled) and corrected by additional entries, ACCOUNT PRO
allows direct correction of such entries. Furthermore, ACCOUNT PRO avoids the terms 'Debit' and 'Credit'
for data entry. Instead, an amount sign is used, which makes data entry faster and easier. Nevertheless, the
displays and printouts of ACCOUNT PRO are in accordance with normal accounting terminology.
In addition to the normal accounting capabilities, ACCOUNT PRO has special capabilities that allow
efficient financial planning and forecasting. Not only monthly budgets, but also monthly forecasts can be
entered for every expense and revenue account. Monthly and yearly planning reports facilitate an overview
of the system as a whole. With these features, realistic forecasts of the financial result at the end of the
accounting period can be made at any time.
An accounting period in ACCOUNT PRO can have a length of between two days and one year. It can start in
any month and it may overlap two calendar years.
The programÆs data capacities are as follows:
- 2,000 accounting systems *)
- 1,000 accounts per system
- 32,600 (double entry) transactions per system and business year
- 200 standard transactions
- 200 recurring transactions
*) Note: An accounting system is defined as æthe accounting records of a particular book for a particular
business periodÆ.
ACCOUNTING PERIOD: (æStructure'/'Accounting period')
System name:
Enter a DOS-compatible file name without extension. In ACCOUNT PRO, the accounting records consist of a
series of individual accounting 'systems', of which each one is associated with a particular accounting period,
a particular 'system' name and particular data files. For designating of the individual accounting systems, it is
therefore recommended to use names composed of a constant text part and a variable part which reflects the
accounting period (e.g. BOOK92, BOOK93, etc.).
Start date, End date:
An accounting period may have a length of between two days and one year. If the period is shorter than or
equal to eleven months, then it can start on any date. If it is longer than eleven months, then it must start on
the first day of a calendar month.
CAPITAL ACCOUNT ('Structure'/'Chart of accounts')
To store the start balances of the asset and liability accounts, ACCOUNT PRO needs a special account, the
'capital account'. This account can be any one of the liability accounts.
When starting a new accounting system, the totals of all balance sheet accounts must be entered as
transactions between the corresponding account (as account æAcc.Æ) and the capital account (as contra-
account æC.-Acc-Æ). When carrying a system over to a new accounting period, ACCOUNT PRO will do this
automatically.
CHART OF ACCOUNTS (æStructureÆ/ÆChart of accountsÆ)
ACCOUNT PRO can handle up to 1,000 accounts. Any division of those into asset, liability, expense and
revenue accounts is possible. Any numbers with up to six digits can be used in any sequence. The sequence
of the accounts in balance sheet and income statement is defined by the place of the accounts in the chart -
and not by the account numbers.
Please note however that the account classes must be allocated as follows:
First class in chart: asset accounts
Next class in chart : liability accounts
Next class in chart : expense accounts
Next class in chart : revenue accounts
One of the liability accounts must be designated as the 'capital account' (see below). ACCOUNT PRO needs
this to store the balance sheet values at the start of the accounting period (start balance sheet).
One of the accounts should be designated the 'interim account' (see below). ACCOUNT PRO needs such an
account as an interim account for summary/split transactions.
Account number:
For detail accounts (level 4), enter an account number with up to six digits. The entry must be numeric.
Account groups (levels 3 to 1) may be - but need not be (leave the entry field empty) - numbered.
Account name:
The length of the account name is limited by the width of the entry field only. Therefore, the maximum
possible number of characters that can be contained in a name depends on the width of the individual
characters.
Level:
You must use at least level 4 (detail accounts). The use of account groups (levels 3 to 1) is entirely optional.
Account groups are primarily used to display the balance sheet and income statement (and also some other
reports) in various degrees of detail.
Please note that - if you want to use them at all - you must use the account groups in a logical manner. There
should e.g. not be a level 2 account directly followed by a level 4 account. The level 3 display would not
include that level 4 account in this case. In certain cases, it may be necessary to assign the same name to
several levels.
Account class:
Assign the appropriate account class to the accounts. In addition to the main classes (general asset, general
liability, expense and income), ACCOUNT PRO employs the special classes account receivable, account
payable, capital account and interim account. These should be used as follows:
æAccount receivableÆ:
The accounts receivable belong to the main class of the asset accounts. They are foreseen to be used as
accounts receivable in the normal sense. All accounts assigned to this class must follow one another
immediately and must form a contiguous block within the asset accounts. If you use the æaccount receivableÆ
class, you may summarize the individual accounts receivable in the balance sheet, even when displaying it in
the highest degree of detail (level 4 accounts).
æAccount payableÆ:
The accounts payable belong to the main class of the liability accounts. They are foreseen to be used as
accounts payable in the normal sense. All accounts assigned to this class must follow one another
immediately and must form a contiguous block within the liability accounts. If you use the æaccount payableÆ
class, you may summarize the individual accounts payable in the balance sheet even when displaying it in the
highest degree of detail (level 4 accounts).
'Capital account':
The capital account belongs to the class of the liability accounts. ACCOUNT PRO needs it to store the balance
sheet values at the start of the accounting period (start balance sheet).
æInterim accountÆ:
ACCOUNT PRO needs this account to assist you when you enter split transactions. In principle, the interim
account does not belong to any of the main classes of accounts (assets, liabilities, expense, revenue) and
could be placed anywhere in the chart of accounts.. After input of a split transaction, its current balance must
always be zero by definition. It is however recommended that you place the interim account as the last one of
the revenue accounts (the last account in the chart) and to give it a number that is easily remembered (e.g.
999999).
Modifying the chart of accounts:
Except during the period of time in which you may want to carry over an accounting system to a new
accounting period repeatedly (end of business year/beginning of new year), you may modify the chart of
accounts (by e.g. setting up of new accounts or by introducing account groups). Note that prior to deleting an
account, you must transfer all of its transactions to other accounts.
CONVERSION OF DOS DATA FILES
With the transformation program WINTRANS.EXE you can convert ACCOUNT/DOS and ACCOUNT
PRO/DOS data files to ACCOUNT PRO/WIN data files. To convert files, proceed as follows:
1) Copy all data files that pertain to a DOS accounting system (NAME.*) to the ACCOUNT PRO/WIN
directory.
2) Run the DOS program WINTRANS.EXE in the ACCOUNT PRO/WIN directory using æFileÆ/ÆRunÆ from the
Windows Program Manager or directly using the Windows File Manager and transform the files.
WINTRANS.EXE transforms the DOS files and creates the new files æName.ACCÆ, æName.MEMÆ, æName.PLAÆ
and æName.TRAÆ that you can process with ACCOUNT PRO/WIN directly.
EXPORTING OF ACCOUNTING DATA (æFileÆ/ÆExporting of dataÆ)
You can export all data that corresponds to the reports that ACCOUNT PRO can print. The data are
exported in the form of delimited text files. These can be loaded (or imported) in word processor and
spread sheet programs. Hereafter, some useful tips are given for the use of ACCOUNT PRO export files
with various popular programs for Windows and DOS:
Word for Windows:
Export the files using æTabÆ as column delimiter and the ANSI (Windows) character set. Leave the æEnclose
strings in inverted commasÆ check box unchecked. Open the export file in Winword or insert it in a
Winword document. Mark the imported text and transform it into a table (æTableÆ/ÆText to TableÆ).
Excel for Windows:
Export the files using æTabÆ as column delimiter and the ANSI (Windows) character set. Leave the æEnclose
strings in inverted commasÆ check box unchecked. If it is enabled, check the Checkbox æExport to
spreadsheet applicationÆ. Open the export file in Excel.
Quattro Pro for DOS:
Export the files using æCommaÆ as column delimiter and the DOS character set. Check the æEnclose strings
in inverted commasÆ check box. Import the export file in Quattro Pro using æToolsÆ/ÆImportÆ.
IMPORTING OF ACCOUNTING DATA ('File'/'Importing of data')
ACCOUNT PRO can import transactions that have been saved in ANSI text files with [Tab] as field
separator. The files must consist of lines with the following content:
Date_Index[Tab]Amount[Tab]Acc.[Tab]C.-Acc.[Tab]Description[CR][LF]
The individual values must be as follows:
- Date_Index: String that represents the date index. The index is calculated as (Month-1)*31 + day. The
index can assume values between 1 and 372. It should be noted that not all values within this range
correspond to dates that exist in reality.
- Amount: String that corresponds to the transaction amount. The amount can have a value between -
99,999,999.99 and 99,999,999.99. An amount of zero is illegal. The amount sign must be allocated
according to the following rule: "If the amount to be booked onto the account A1 (the first account)
should be in the æDebitÆ column, then it must be positive. If however the amount should be in the æCreditÆ
column, it must be negative."
- Acc.: - String that represents the account number A1. The account number A1 may assume values
between 1 and 999,999. The account number must exist in the accounting system into which the data is to
be imported.
- C.-Acc.: - String that represents the account number A2 (the contra-account). The account number A2
may assume values between 1 and 999,999. The account number must exist in the accounting system into
which the data is to be imported.
- Description: String that contains the transactionÆs description . The string may have a length of up to 30
characters. It must at least consist of one (non-empty) character.
ACCOUNT PRO will only import such transactions that correspond to the above mentioned rules. If
ACCOUNT PRO encounters any erroneous transactions in an import file, it will save those in the file
IMPERR.TXT (located in the ACCOUNT PRO directory) together with the pertaining error messages.
Example for an import file:
156[Tab]-123.55[Tab]100[Tab]3002[Tab]Cost of goods to be sold[CR][LF]
156[Tab]-634.80[Tab]100[Tab]3002[Tab]More costs of goods to be sold[CR][LF]
LICENSE AGREEMENT / REGISTRATION
License agreement:
This software is copyrighted. By the purchasing of a program diskette, you have obtained a license to install
the software on a stand-alone PC or on a network server with up to two client PCs. Any further use of the
software requires further licence(s).
You may copy the program diskette for backup purposes only. Any further copying of the program diskette for
other purposes is not permitted. Without the written consent by ACCSOFT, no copies of the program diskette
may be distributed commercially or be forwarded to others in any other way.
Each individual license entitles you to be regularly informed about new program versions and to obtain them
with large discounts directly from the program author.
Registration:
You can order further copies of the software directly from the author. You will get a program diskette (latest
version) against pre-payment of the license fee of 148 Swiss Francs to:
Acc. No. 805.460.40 K
W. R. Aus der Au
Union Bank of Switzerland
CH-8708 Maennedorf
Switzerland
or
Eurocheque or credit card no. *) to:
W. R. Aus der Au
Seestr. 80
CH-8712 Staefa
Switzerland
Tel./Fax: 0041 1 926 27 50
*) Visa, Eurocard/Mastercard and Amexco credit cards are accepted
The file ORDER.WRI contains an order form that you may process with and print from Windows Write . Please
do not forget to indicate your complete address, and allow up to three weeks for delivery!
LIQUIDITY ('View'/'Statistics'/'Monthly liquidity')
In ACCOUNT PRO, liquidity is defined as cash which can be made available at short notice. The accounts
whose balances contribute to total liquidity, must be indicated.
Asset a n d liability accounts may be considered to contribute to liquidity. Assets will normally increase, and
liabilities will normally decrease liquidity.
The liquidity statistics table can indicate, whether capital could be invested differently, to yield more revenue.
The current amount of cash which can be made available at short notice, is shown in the last month displayed
on the table.
MANAGING CLIENTS (æFileÆ/ÆClientsÆ or æFileÆ/ÆOpenÆ/ÆClientsÆ)
With the function æClientsÆ you can allocate up to 20 accounting systems to a client.
A client needs not be an existing person. You may also use the function to manage your business, club
and private accounts.
To install a new client, you must click the æEstablish new clientÆ button. Assign a specific Name/description to
every client. ACCOUNT presents the clients list alphabetically sorted. In the æAddress:Æ and æComments:Æ entry
fields you may enter up to 200 characters each.
Before you can allocate any accounting systems to a client, you must establish them (æFileÆ/ÆNewÆ or æNew
systemÆ from the æList of accounting systemsÆ). Then click the relevant client on the clients list and then click
the æAllocate filesÆ command button. With the æDelete fileÆ button you can remove any erroneously allocated
files.
The new accounting system files created when a system is carried over to a new accounting period will
automatically be re-allocated if the files of the old period had been allocated to a client.
CALCULATOR FUNCTION (æOptionsÆ/ÆCalculatorÆ)
Calculator operation is equivalent to that of a simple pocket calculator usual in trade. The 'keys' of the
calculator can be 'pressed' by mouse click or by pressing the corresponding key of the PC keyboard.
Clicking the æroundÆ button will round the displayed value to two decimal places.
The displayed result can be copied to the transaction input form. Clicking the button ætake overÆ will copy the
result unchanged. Clicking the button ætake over negativeÆ will copy the result with inverted sign.
OPTIONS: DEFINE RECURRING TRANSACTIONS (æOptionsÆ/ÆDefine...Æ)
You can define and store up to 200 periodically recurring transactions. ACCOUNT PRO will check whether any
entries are due each time you start the program and each time you exit from the recurring transactions list. If
any transactions are due, ACCOUNT PRO will notify you and enter these automatically.
To define a recurring transaction you must place the mouse cursor on an empty line on the list and click
the æDefineÆ button. Then, you must make all entries into the definition entry form. If under æThen,
recurring:Æ you select a recurrence that comprises entire months, you should bear in mind that the dates
29th, 30th and 31st do not occur in all calendar months. ACCOUNT PRO will only enter such transactions
automatically which are associated with possible dates.
ACCOUNT PRO treats all automatically entered transactions in the same way as if you would have entered
them yourself. You will find these transactions in the transaction entry form where you can easily make
any corrections that may be necessary (e.g. because a standing bank order could not be executed on the
date foreseen).
OPTIONS: DEFINE STANDARD TRANSACTIONS (æOptionsÆ/ÆDefine...Æ)
You may define up to 200 standard (and automatic) transactions. Automatic transactions are a special
kind of standard transactions and serve for automatic entry of tax and discount transactions. Under
certain circumstances you may link (æLinkÆ) the tax account of an automatic transaction with some of the
expense or revenue accounts (see below).
To define a standard (or automatic) transaction, you must place the mouse cursor onto an empty line of
the list of standard transactions, then click the appropriate option button (æStandard transactionÆ or
æAutomatic transactionÆ) and then click on the æDefineÆ button. Then, you must complete the entry form
appearing thereafter. To edit or to delete a standard (or automatic) transaction, you must place the mouse
cursor onto the corresponding line of the standard transaction list and then click on æEditÆ or æDeleteÆ,
respectively.
Entry form for standard transactions: Complete the entry form partly or fully, as appropriate.
Entry form for automatic transactions:
æTransaction typeÆ:
You can make the entry of tax (VAT, sales tax) and discount transactions fully automatic. For automatic
discount transactions to function properly together with automatic tax transactions, you must define the
automatic discount transaction on the basis ænetÆ (leave the corresponding check box empty).
æHot key (Ctrl-A ... Ctrl-Z)Æ:
You can assign hot keys to up to 26 standard (or automatic) transactions. Using hot keys, you may call up
those transactions very easily when you are entering transactions in the transaction entry form.
Linking of accounts (æLinkÆ):
If you use expense or revenue accounts that by definition can only contain transactions that are subject to
a tax (e.g. æSales 7.5% sales taxÆ), you may link such accounts with the corresponding tax account. Such
links will cause ACCOUNT PRO to enter the corresponding tax transaction automatically after a main
transaction with a linked expense or revenue account has been entered. The function will also work when
you call up automatic discount transactions. In this case ACCOUNT PRO will enter two transaction
automatically: The discount transaction and the pertaining tax transaction.
To define links between accounts, you must first define the automatic transaction for the tax account.
Then, click the æLinkÆ command button and select all accounts to be linked from the account list.
Automatic transactions that have links are identified by æyesÆ in the last column (æLinkedÆ) of the list of
standard (and automatic) transactions.
Example for linked accounts:
The tax account (liability account) æSales tax payable 7.5%Æ
is linked
with the expense accounts æSales 7.5% sales taxÆ and æDiscount given 7.5% sales taxÆ.
!! I m p o r t a n t !!: You must not link any expense or revenue accounts that contain mixed transactions
(with and without pertinent tax transaction). ACCOUNT PRO will a l w a y s enter a tax transaction if a
transaction concerning a linked account is entered.
DEFINE VAT SUMMARY REPORT (æOptionsÆ/ÆDefine...Æ)
With the function æDefine VAT summary reportÆ you can define what values for use in a VAT tax form
ACCOUNT PRO shall display.
æDescription/Sum/DifferenceÆ:
On each line of the work sheet you can enter a description (can also be a title), the definition of a sum of the
turnover or tax amounts of several lines or the definition of the difference of the amounts of two lines.
If you need a difference, you should bear in mind that ACCOUNT PRO presents the turnover and tax amounts
with the same signs as those of the corresponding account balances (Asset and expense do normally have
positive balances, liability and revenue accounts do normally have negative balances). In the case of a
difference between accounts whose balances do normally have the same amount sign, you must therefore use
the @Diff function; in the case of a difference between accounts with normally different balance amount sign,
you must however use the @Sum function.
Turnover account:
Entries into this column will only then make sense if your tax form requires also some pure turnover amounts
without pertinent tax amount (like e.g. the Swiss tax form). For the accounts indicated, ACCOUNT PRO will
calculate the gross balances (that still contain an eventual tax amount).
æTax accountÆ:
In this column you can indicate the tax accounts pertaining to the descriptions (for the description æTaxable
income 15% VATÆ you would e.g. enter the liability account æVAT payable 15%Æ).
æLinked accountsÆ:
In this list, ACCOUNT PRO shows all those accounts that are linked with the relevant tax account. In the case
of linked accounts, ACCOUNT PRO checks when displaying the VAT summary report whether the transactions
of the tax account match with the total current balance of the linked accounts. If this is not the case,
ACCOUNT PRO will notify you.
OPTIONS: PASSWORD PROTECTION ('Options'/'Password protection')
You can protect the access to each individual accounting system by a specific password. Using a
password will also cause that the accounting system files are saved in encrypted form, which will make
the files illegible when loaded into editors or word processors.
Please note that the passwords must only contain letters and numbers.
The passwords are not sensitive with respect to the case.
Please be careful and do not forget the passwords. Only ACCSOFT can help in the event that you would
forget one.
OPTIONS: SEARCH FOR TRANSACTIONS ('Options'/ÆSearch for transactionsÆ)
Under 'Options'/ÆSearch for transactionsÆ you may search for transactions according to various criteria. In
the displays of the account sheets you may search within the displayed range of transactions (menu item
æSearchÆ).
You may search for:
Description, text in memos:
a) Both check boxes unchecked: Search for a text fragment. The case is ignored.
b) æWhole word/sentenceÆ checked: Search for entire words or sentences. The case is ignored.
c) Only æObserve caseÆ checked: Search for a text fragment under observation of the case.
d) Both check boxes, æWhole word/sentenceÆ and æObserve caseÆ checked: Search for entire words or
sentences under observation of the case.
or for
Amount:
Search for transactions with a particular amount. The amount must always be entered as a positive value.
or for
Open items:
Search for transactions marked as æOpen itemsÆ that are within a specific period of time.
Up to 1,600 transactions can be displayed as search result. If the search result comprises more than 1,600
transaction, you must make the search criterion more stringent.
Double-clicking in the M-column (for memo) of the search result table will present the memo entry form.
Double-clicking in the Acc.- (for account) or the C.-Acc.-column (for contra-account) column will display the
corresponding account name.
Double-clicking in any other column of the search result table has the same effect as the menu item æEditÆ and
will display the transaction entry form.
USER-DEFINED BALANCE SHEET, INCOME STATEMENT AND BUSINESS ANALYSIS (æOptionsÆ/ÆUser-
defined balance sheet, income statement and business analysisÆ)
With this function you can define your own balance sheet and income statement reports, and a business
analysis report. You can view the reports under æViewÆ of the main menu, print them out under æFileÆ/ÆReportsÆ,
and export them for use with other programs under æFileÆ/ÆExporting of dataÆ.
Account Pro will display all user-defined reports in five-column tables as follows:
First Column: Line number
Second Column: Description (with attached formula, where applicable) or account name
Third Column: Account balance (only where the second column contains an account name)
Fourth Column: Sums and differences as per your formulas entered
Fifth Column: Sums and differences as per your formulas entered
Description/Account name:
In the first column of the work sheet you can enter a description (can be a title or sub-title) or an account
name. You can enter account names automatically by entering an account number in the second column of
the work sheet.
To enter data, click on the desired field of the work sheet and then click on the æEnterÆ/ÆEditÆ button.
With the buttons æ<Æ and æ>Æ you can insert the entries to emphasise the reportÆs structure graphically. Account
names will automatically be inserted to the limit by Account Pro.
Account number:
In this column you can enter the numbers of detail accounts (level 4). Please note that per line you can only
enter either an account or a calculation formula (see below).
To enter data, click on the desired field of the work sheet and then click on the æEnterÆ/ÆEditÆ button.
Calculation formula:
In this column you can either enter a formula for the sum of the amounts of several lines or a difference
between the amounts contained on two lines. To enter a formula click on the field that you want to contain the
formula. Then click on the æEnterÆ/ÆEditÆ button and then on all the lines that you want your formula to contain.
Please note that per line you can only enter either a calculation formula or an account (see above).
I m p o r t a n t :
Changes of the chart of accounts will not automatically be reflected in your user-defined reports. If you
change the chart of accounts, you will need to make the corresponding changes also in your user-defined
reports.
PLANNING (æPlanÆ)
In ACCOUNT PRO, to 'plan' means to establish a target for the end of the accounting period and then from
time to time to forecast, how well that target will be reached in reality.
The purpose of planning is early recognition of any possible deviation from the budgeted financial end result
and to allow suitable corrective measures to be taken (e.g. cutting of expenses, deferring of projects).
PLANNING: BUDGET (æPlanÆ/ÆBudgetÆ)
The budget figures should be established at the beginning of the accounting period. They should be
considered as objectives (the targets to be reached) and should therefore n o t b e c h a n g e d thereafter.
If you recognize after some time that the budget figures will not be reached in reality, then you should adapt
the forecast figures only (leaving the budget figures intact).
The monthly budget values can easily be copied to the planning table by clicking on the relevant lines of the
table. It is not necessary to use the entry fields æFrom month:Æ and æTo month:Æ
PLANNING: FORECAST ('Plan'/'Account'/'Forecast')
The forecast should be revised from time to time, according to the latest actual development.
The monthly amounts can directly be entered into the planning table by clicking on the relevant lines of the
table; it is not necessary to use the æFrom month:Æ and æTo month:Æ fields for this purpose.
When entering the forecast for the first time, the 'Last year' or the 'Budget' figures can easily be taken over,
where appropriate: In the amount field of the planning table, enter [L] or [B], respectively, or for bulk take over,
select æPlanÆ/'Take over budget as forecast' from the main menu.
PLANNING: LAST YEAR DATA ('Plan'/'Account'/'Last year')
The 'Last year' values are generated automatically when an accounting system is carried over to a new
accounting period. They are intended to facilitate establishment of the new budget. Where appropriate, they
can be copied to serve as budget values. 'L' must be entered instead of a budget value, for this purpose.
PLANNING: MEMORANDA ('Plan'/'Account'/'Memo')
To avoid forgetting the considerations made when you have entered the forecast data for an account, you can
attach memos on planning to the expense and revenue accounts.
To attach a memo, you must click the æMemoÆ command button above the planning table. In the memo entry
form you can enter up to 500 characters.
Accounts with memos attached are marked by the word MEMO in the upper right corner of the planning table.
To edit, print or delete a memo on planning, you must first activate it.
PLANNING: MONTHLY PLANNING REPORT
The monthly planning report compares the monthly totals of 'Budget', 'Forecast' and 'Current' of the individual
accounts and their sum. The 'Current' figures comprise all transactions made in the current month.
Column æMÆ:
Column æMÆ indicates the existence of planning memos attached to accounts. Double-lick the
corresponding line if you want to add, edit, print or delete a planning memo
æView/edit account sheetÆ:
Instead of clicking the æView/edit account sheetÆ command button, you can simply double-click the line in
any column except column æMÆ.
PLANNING: TAKE OVER BUDGET AS FORECAST ('Plan'/'Take over budget as forecast')
The budget is normally established at the beginning of the accounting period. At this time, the forecast figures
are identical to the budget figures. If you select 'Plan'/'Take over budget as forecast' from the main menu,
ACCOUNT PRO will copy the figures of the budget column to the forecast column, for all or for specific
accounts.
PLANNING: TYPE DEFINITION ('Plan'/'Account'/ÆAccount type')
In the domain of planning, a distinction can be made between accounts, concerning the forecasted balance at
the end of the accounting period. Accounts whose end balance is not well known at the beginning of the
accounting period can be distinguished from those
whose end balance is already rather well known, by assigning the corresponding account type as follows
Type V (variable):
The (estimated) end amount (Actual+Forecast) may assume any value, lower, equal or higher than the budget.
This is the default case and no specific indication is necessary.
Type F (fixed):
The (estimated) end amount (Actual+Forecast) must be at least equal to the budget, but might also be higher.
This applies normally to accounts like 'Salary', 'Insurance premiums', 'House rent', etc., where
the end amount is generally well known at the start of the accounting period.
For accounts designated as type F (fixed), a warning is displayed below the planning table if the above
condition is not fulfilled. Also in this case, an exclamation mark is displayed in the æCÆ (for conflict) column of
the planning reports. This is intended to indicate to the user, that he should revise the forecast of the
concerned account, as otherwise the yearly report would render an unrealistic result.
PLANNING: YEARLY PLANNING REPORT (æPlanÆ/ÆYearly planning reportÆ)
The yearly planning report compares the yearly values of 'Last Year', 'Budget' and 'Actual + Forecast' of the
individual accounts and the yearly totals. The 'Actual' values contain all transactions until and including the
'last month with complete transactions'. For the further months, the æForecast' figures are used to form the
values of 'Actual + Forecast'. The last line of the report contains the profit or loss expected for the accounting
period.
Column 'M':
In the 'M' column, the existence of planning memos (pertaining to level 4 accounts) is shown. Simply double-
click the line to add, edit, delete or print a planning memo.
Column 'C':
In the 'C' column, eventual planning conflicts are shown. In the case of æfixedÆ type accounts an exclamation
mark is displayed if the (estimated) total annual amount (actual + forecast) is not at least equal to the total
budget amount. This is intended to draw the userÆs attention to the fact that the forecast needs revision, as
otherwise the yearly planning report would not present a realistic picture.
Viewing/editing of the pertaining account sheet:
Instead of clicking the æView/edit account sheetÆ button, you may double-click a line in any column except
column æMÆ.
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PRINTING ('File'/ÆReportsÆ)
Before printing out any reports, you should set up ACCOUNT PRO for the printer used ('File'/'Printer setup').
Please note that in order to print, ACCOUNT PRO needs a minimum of 700 K of free hard disk space.
For best printing results, it is suggested that you use A4 paper.
STARTING A NEW ACCOUNTING PERIOD ('Carry_over')
To start a new accounting period (the next one), select 'Carry_over' from the main menu and enter the new
period's data in the input form which will appear thereafter.
ACCOUNT PRO will establish the totals of all balance sheet accounts (assets and liabilities), calculate the
'Last year' figures of the expense and revenue accounts and initialize the files of the new accounting period.
If at the end of the accounting period you do not have all necessary data available and cannot finalize the old
system, you may open a new period p r o v i s i o n a l l y and continue working with the new files. Please
note however that until the data of the old period is complete and has been carried over f i n a l l y, you must
not make any changes to the charts of accounts of the two systems. Each time the old system is carried over,
ACCOUNT PRO updates the start balance and the 'Last year' data of the new system, preserving all of the
transactions entered into the new system.
STARTING A NEW ACCOUNTING SYSTEM (æFileÆ/ÆNewÆ or æFileÆ/ÆOpenÆ/ÆNew systemÆ)
General:
The procedures for creating a new accounting system with your own chart of accounts or using one of the
standard charts of accounts supplied with ACCOUNT PRO are described further below. In both cases, the last
step will be to enter the balance sheet account current balances prevailing at the start of the accounting
period, by entering all totals of the asset and liability accounts as transactions between the corresponding
account (as Acc.) and the 'capital account' (as contra-account). Asset account current balances (if positive)
must be entered as positive values, and liability account current balances (if they really represent liabilities) as
negative values.
Creating a new accounting system with your own chart of accounts:
Select æFileÆ/ÆNewÆ or æFileÆ/ÆOpenÆ/ÆNew systemÆ from the menu. Then, follow the user instructions. ACCOUNT
PRO will guide you through all necessary steps to create a new accounting system.
Creating a new accounting system using one of the standard charts of accounts:
ACCOUNT PRO comes with a number of (empty) accounting systems that contain standard charts of
accounts:
- PRIVCHRT.ACC: Special chart for private accounts
- USA-STD.ACC: Standard U.S. chart of accounts
Select the chart that is best suited to your needs and load the corresponding file in ACCOUNT PRO just in the
same way as you would load a sample accounting system. Then, adapt the chart of accounts
('Structure'/'Chart of accounts') and the data pertaining to the accounting period 'Structure'/ 'Accounting
period') to your particular needs.
After that, you should enter the balance sheet figures prevailing at the start of the accounting period.
Following input of this data, the new accounting system is created, and you may now enter further
transactions.
Should you not need the original files containing the standard charts of accounts any further, you may delete
them using the Windows File Manager.
STATISTICS ('View'/'Statistics')
In ACCOUNT PRO, liquidity is defined as cash which can be made available at short notice. The accounts
whose balances contribute to total liquidity, must be indicated.
Asset a n d liability accounts may be considered to contribute to liquidity. Assets will normally increase, and
liabilities will normally decrease liquidity.
The liquidity statistics table can indicate whether capital could be invested differently, to yield more revenue.
The current amount of cash which can be made available at short notice, is shown in the last month displayed
on the table.
STRUCTURE ('Structure')
Select 'Structure'/'Chart of accounts' from the menu, if you want to:
- open new accounts
- change account names and numbers
- delete accounts
- set up or modify account groups
Select 'Structure'/'Accounting period' from the menu, if you want to:
- set up a new accounting system based on the chart of accounts of the present system
- enter or modify the start or end date of the accounting period
- enter or modify the report header line
TRANSACTIONS ('Transactions')
Date entry field:
Enter the date in the format compatible with the date format selected under æInternationalÆ of the Windows
Control menu. Simply press [Enter] to enter the actual date. No entry of the calendar year is necessary, not
even if the accounting period covers periods of two subsequent calendar years. Since each calendar month is
present only once in any accounting period, ACCOUNT PRO will automatically allocate a transaction to the
appropriate calendar year. Transactions on the first day of the accounting period are permitted in conjunction
with the capital account only. This will ensure that the 'balance carried forward' appears as the first entry on
the account sheets
Amount entry field:
ACCOUNT PRO uses the terms 'Debit' and 'Credit' in its displays and printed reports only. When entering
transactions, the amount sign will determine whether an amount is debited or credited to an account. See the
help topic æTransactions: Sign of amountÆ for a detailed explanation of the amount sign rule.
Account (Acc.) and contra-account (C.-Acc.) entry fields:
See under the help topic æTransactions: Account and contra-accountÆ
Description entry field:
Under æOptionsÆ/ÆTransaction entry formÆ you can set up ACCOUNT PRO for the description being a mandatory
or an optional entry. The description can contain a maximum of 30 characters.
æMemoÆ command button:
You can attach a memorandum to a transaction. Please see under the help topic æTransactions: Memos and
open itemsÆ for a detailed explanation
æCalculatorÆ command button:
Please see under the help topic æCalculatorÆ for the calculator operating instructions.
æStandard transactionÆ button:
With this function you can call up the standard (and automatic) transactions that you have previously defined
under æOptionsÆ/ÆDefine standard transactionsÆ. For detailed explanations please refer to the help topics
æTransactions: Automatic transactionsÆ, æTransactions: Standard transactionsÆ and æOptions: Define standard
transactionsÆ.
æStart split transactionÆ and æEnd split transactionÆ buttons:
Click on æStart split transactionÆ before entering a split transaction. Please refer to the help topic æTransaction:
Split transactionsÆ for a detailed explanation about entering split transactions.
æEdit, æCopyÆ and æDeleteÆ buttons:
With these functions you can process the transactions listed on the transaction entry form.
TRANSACTIONS: ACCOUNT AND CONTRA-ACC.
The abbreviations Acc. and C.-Acc. stand for account and contra-account. In a double-entry bookkeeping
system, every transaction is affecting two different accounts (the account A1 and the contra-account A2). One
and the same amount is always debited (or credited) to one account and in the same time credited (or debited)
to the other account.
ACCOUNT PRO avoids the terms 'Debit and 'Credit' in its data entry forms. Instead, the amount is entered as a
negative or a positive value, which defines primarily in conjunction with account A1, whether the amount is
debited or credited to the accounts.
TRANSACTIONS: MEMOS AND OPEN ITEMS
Memos attached to transactions:
The description in the transaction entry form can have a maximum length of 30 characters. If this is not
sufficient or if otherwise desired, a memorandum can be attached to the transaction.
To attach a memo, click the æMemoÆ button in the transaction entry form or double-click a field in the æMÆ
column of the screen displays. Into the memo entry form, you may enter up to 500 characters.
Transactions with a memo attached are marked with æMÆ in the screen displays.
To read, edit, print or delete a memo, you can double-click the memo column in the screen displays and
perform the desired activity in the memo form appearing thereafter.
Open items:
Transactions can be marked as 'open items' and an optional memo can be attached in the same time. Proceed
as described above to mark a transaction and to attach an eventual memo. Mark the æOpen itemÆ check box in
the memo entry form. You may also add a text with up 500 characters - but you need not.
Transactions that you have marked as open items are marked with ÆOÆ in the screen displays.
Do delete a transactionÆs æOpen itemÆ mark or to read, edit or print the pertaining memo text, you can double-
click the memo column in the screen displays and perform the desired activity in the memo form appearing
thereafter.
Under æOptionsÆ/ÆSearch for transactionsÆ you can search in the entire system for open item transactions of a
selectable period of time.
Under æViewÆ/ÆAccount sheetÆ you can display the open item transactions of an account for a selectable period
of time.
Under æFileÆ/ÆReportsÆ/ÆAccount sheetÆ/ÆIndividual account sheetÆ you can print the open item transactions of
an account for a selectable period of time.
TRANSACTIONS: SIGN OF AMOUNT
ACCOUNT PRO uses the terms 'Debit' and 'Credit' in its displays and printed reports only. When entering
transactions, the amount sign will determine whether an amount is debited or credited to an account.
The rule for the amount sign is very simple:
'+' increases the current balance of account no. A1 (Acc.), if A1 is an asset account"
From that follows logically:
'- ' decreases the current balance of an asset account (if A1), or '-' makes the normally negative current
balance of a liability account (when A1) even more negative.
When entering transactions, you should assume an asset or a liability account to be A1. This is almost always
possible, as transactions between expense and revenue accounts are quite rare. In the case of transactions
between two balance sheet accounts you should always try to choose the more liquid account as A1 (Acc.)
You can imagine an asset account to be a pot filled with a certain volume of money, and a liability account to
be a hole lacking the volume of money which would fill it. If for example, you need to enter a petty cash
expense (with petty cash being account A1), then it is quite easily conceivable that the amount must be
entered as negative, as the volume of money in the pot is quite obviously becoming smaller.
With a liability account as A1, it is equally simple: If for example, you need to reflect a purchase paid for by
credit card (not the actual payment to the credit card organization), then it is equally conceivable that the
amount must have a negative sign, as obviously the hole (your debt) becomes deeper.
Therefore, the following principle is also valid:
If A1 is a balance account (assets and liabilities, then each expense must be entered as a negative, and each
revenue as a positive amount.
!! I m p o r t a n t !! :
You may deviate from the above rules if you swap the amount sign and the two accounts simultaneously.
ACCOUNT will normally adjust the amount sign and the accounts to comply with the above rules. However,
this does not always work, as ACCOUNT PRO can not always detect, how the amount sign should really be
(e.g. if both accounts belong to the same account class).
The automatic entry function for tax transactions enters the tax transactions always between the tax account
and the account indicated as the contra-account. The automatic entry function for discount transactions
enters the discount transactions always between the discount account and the account indicated as the
contra-account.
For the automatic entry always to function properly, it is necessary that the main transaction is entered in
accordance with the above rules.
It is generally recommended that you enter all transaction in compliance with the amount sign rule. This will
avoid that you need to think about which one of the accounts is the æDebitÆ account and which one is the
æCreditÆ account. The minus sign required in the case of expenditure is a cheap price for avoiding the terms
æCreditÆ and æDebitÆ, which are confusing things to most people.
TRANSACTIONS: SPLIT TRANSACTIONS
When a transaction is entered, this will generally cause ACCOUNT PRO to book the transaction amount onto
two accounts only (account and contra-account). Split transactions, where an entry on one account is
counterweighted by entries on several other accounts, are nevertheless possible with ACCOUNT PRO by
means of an 'interim' account (see also 'Chart of accounts') which will only temporarily (ad interim) have a
current balance other than zero.
The way split transactions work in ACCOUNT PRO is explained hereafter using the example of a payment
which concerns several accounts: Assume, you have given your bank the order to pay several invoices that
concern various accounts. The bank has done so and sent you a voucher which states that an amount
equivalent to the total of all invoice amounts has been charged to your bank account.
This can be properly reflected in ACCOUNT PRO as follows:
First, click on the æStart split transactionÆ button and enter all the individual bill amounts as transactions
between the interim account (as Acc.) and the specific account concerned (as contra-account). Thereby, the
amount signs are the same as if you would use the bank account as Acc.. Then, click on the æEnd split
transactionÆ button and enter a transaction between the bank account (as Acc.) and the interim account (as
contra-account), with an amount corresponding to the total of all invoice amounts, and a negative amount
sign (as usual, if an expense is charged to an asset account). This transaction will reset the current balance of
the interim account to zero, which must always happen after summary/split transactions have been entered.
For correcting erroneous entries, it is recommended to call up a display of the interim account
('View'/'Account sheet') and to make any corrections directly from there.
TRANSACTIONS: STANDARD TRANSACTIONS
You can define and store up to 200 standard transactions. Select æOptionsÆ/ÆDefine standard transactionsÆ from
the main menu for this purpose.
From the transaction entry form you can display the list of standard transactions by clicking on the æStandard
transactionÆ command button and select from it the desired transaction by mouse click. If you have defined
any hot keys when entering the standard transaction definitions, you may call up the transactions also by
entering the relevance hot key.
The entry fields of the transaction entry form will only them be overwritten if the corresponding field of the
standard transaction contains information.
TRANSACTIONS: TAXES AND DISCOUNTS
General:
A special kind of standard transactions (see 'Transactions: Standard transactions') with a percentage instead
of an amount, allows automatic processing of transactions to reflect VAT, sales tax and discount. ACCOUNT
PRO will automatically add a tax or discount transaction to a main transaction previously made.
Definition of automatic transactions:
To define automatic transactions, select æOptionsÆ/Æ Define standard transactionsÆ from the main menu.
Application of automatic transactions:
Tax amounts are always calculated based on the gross amount (which includes the tax). Discount is always
calculated based on the payment amount (from which discount has already been deducted). The main
transaction must therefore be made for the corresponding basic amount.
For immediate automatic input of tax or discount transactions, you must first enter a main transaction with
the gross amount (in the case of VAT and sales tax) or the net payment amount (in the case of discount).
Thereby, the first account (Acc.) must always be a balance sheet account (assets and liabilities). In case of
discount, it must be that asset account, from which/to which the payment has been made. The main
transaction must be entered as usual. If the contra-account (C.-Acc.) used in the main transaction is linked
with a tax account, ACCOUNT PRO will automatically enter a pertaining tax transaction. If however, the main
transactionÆs contra-account is not linked, you must call up the appropriate standard transaction by clicking
the (æStandard transactionÆ) button or by pressing the appropriate hot key to enter the pertaining tax
transaction.
For later automatic input of a tax or discount transaction pertaining to a main transaction made earlier, you
can call up a copy of the concerned transaction, transform the copy into the tax or discount transaction by
clicking the æStandard transactionÆ button and selecting the appropriate standard transaction (prior to clicking
on æEnter transactionÆ), and finally enter the transformed transaction by clicking on the æEnter transactionÆ
button.
To modify a tax or discount transaction made earlier, you can call up that transaction for editing by, insert the
appropriate data transaction by clicking the æStandard transactionÆ button and selecting the appropriate
standard transaction (prior to clicking on æEnter transactionÆ), and finally enter the modified transaction by
clicking on the æEnter transactionÆ button.
If you change the amounts of main transactions that are subject to a tax, you should not forget to change also
the pertaining tax transaction. Call up the tax transaction for editing and proceed as described above.
Example for the use of automatic transaction entry:
The following example is intended to explain the correct use of automatic transactions in more detail (for the
most complicated case, where you would use accounts payable and you would use the automatic tax and
discount functions of ACCOUNT PRO).
You have received an invoice dated 20 March over an amount of 11,500.- for goods supplied to you by the Int.
Foods Corp. Per 20 March you enter this invoice into ACCOUNT PRO (with the full amount of 11,500.-, because
you do not yet know whether you will pay the in time for the deduction of 2% discount). Per 16 April you
transfer the amount of 11,270.- (having deducted 2% discount) from your bank account to the account of the
Int. Foods Corp.
Your accounting system contains the following accounts:
102 Bank account (asset account)
1062 15% VAT paid (asset account)
200002 AP: Int. Foods Corp. (account payable)
3002 Cost of goods sold 15% VAT (expense account)
3702 Discount received 15% VAT (expense account)
You have also defined automatic transactions for æ15% VAT paidÆ and for 2%Disc.r. 15%VATÆ. Also, you have
linked the tax account 1062 æ15% VAT paidÆ with the accounts 3002 æCost of goods sold 15% VATÆ and 3702
æDiscount received 15% VATÆ.
To enter all transactions of the example correctly, you proceed as follows:
Per 20 March you enter the following transaction:
. 3/20/-11,500/200002/3002/Invoice from Int. Foods Corp./No. xxxxx
ACCOUNT PRO will then enter the following transaction automatically:
. 3/20/1,500/1062/3002/15%VAT p. ref. # xxxxx
Later, after you have paid the invoice amount deducting 2% discount, you enter:
. 4/16/-11270.-/102/200002/Payment to Int. Foods Corp./(No.yyyyy)
Since you have deducted 2% discount, you now click on the æStandard transactionÆ button and call up the
automatic transaction æ2%Disc.r. 15%VATÆ. This will cause ACCOUNT PRO to enter the following transactions:
. 4/16/230.-/200002/3702/2%Disc.r. ref. # yyyyy/(No. zzzzz)
. 4/16/-30.-/1062/3072/15%VAT p. ref. # zzzzz
In total, you have paid an amount of 11,270.- for goods. This amount contains 1470.- of tax that you can deduct
from your VAT payable. Per 20 March ACCOUNT had booked the amount of 1,500.-onto the æ15% VAT paidÆ
account. Per 16 April, ACCOUNT PROÆs automatic transaction entry function has however taken the deducted
discount into account and has reduced the amount booked onto the æ15% VAT paidÆ account by 30.- (1,500.-
minus 30.- give indeed the correct tax amount of 1Æ470.-).
VIEW ('View')
ACCOUNT PRO is so designed that all information is easily accessible on-screen at all times. Under the 'View'
item of the main menu, all principal displays of ACCOUNT PRO can be accessed:
o æAccount sheetÆ
Up to approx. 1,600 entries can be displayed. If an account contains more transactions than can be displayed,
then you can get ACCOUNT PRO to display the transactions pertaining to a shorter period of time: one month
only, or a sufficiently short 'period'.
Double-clicking in the æMÆ column of the display will call up the memo entry form for the transaction.
Double-clicking in the æC.-Acc.Æ column of the display will show the corresponding account name.
Double-clicking in any other column of the display has the same effect as æEditÆ menu item and will call up the
transaction entry form.
I m p o r t a n t: Following adding or editing of transactions, ACCOUNT PRO will normally display a message
informing you that the display needs updating. This feature can be disabled under æOptionsÆ/ÆAccount sheetÆ.
o æJournal viewsÆ
Displays all transactions sorted according to transaction number (T) or sorted according to
date/transaction no. (D); display T is particularly useful to find erroneous entries (wrong date or wrong
account number) which may have 'disappeared' anywhere in the system.
A maximum of approx. 1,600 entries can be displayed. In order not to exceed this limit, it may be necessary to
select a smaller range of transaction numbers or a shorter period of time.
Double-clicking in the æMÆ column of the display will call up the memo entry form for the transaction.
Double-clicking in the æCredit accountÆ column or in the æDebit accountÆ column of the display will show the
corresponding account name.
Double-clicking in any other column of the display has the same effect as æEditÆ command button and will call
up the transaction entry form.
o æBalance sheet and income statementÆ
Account Pro standard balance sheet and income statement:
This will display the balance sheet per the selected date and the income statement for the period between the
start and the selected date; for the sheets to be meaningful, it is necessary that the transactions are complete
up to the selected date. Please note that you can only then select a lower degree of detail if your chart of
accounts contains account groups. Note further that the æSummarize accounts receivable/payableÆ check box
is only then enabled if your chart of accounts contains detail accounts pertaining to the classes account
receivable or account payable. Double-clicking on any line of the display has the same effect as æView/edit
account sheetÆ command button and will call up the account sheet display.
User-defined balance sheet:
You can enter a user-defined balance sheet structure under æOptionsÆ/ÆUser-defined balance sheet, income
statement and business analysisÆ of the main menu. Double-clicking on any line of the display has the same
effect as æView/edit account sheetÆ command button and will call up the account sheet display.
User-defined income statement:
You can enter a user-defined income statement structure under æOptionsÆ/ÆUser-defined balance sheet, income
statement and business analysisÆ of the main menu. Double-clicking on any line of the display has the same
effect as æView/edit account sheetÆ command button and will call up the account sheet display.
o æExpenditure and revenue of a monthÆ
Please note that you can only then select a lower degree of detail if your chart of accounts contains account
groups.
Double-clicking on any line of the display has the same effect as æView/edit account sheetÆ command button
and will call up the account sheet display.
o æStatisticsÆ
The statistical expenditure/revenue revenue table may be useful to indicate an eventual general trend.
The statistical liquidity table may be useful to indicate whether some capital could be invested differently to
yield more revenue. The total amount that can currently be liquefied is shown on the last line displayed.
o æVAT summary reportÆ
Before you can view or print the VAT summary report, you must define it under æOptionsÆ/ÆDefine VAT
summary reportÆ.
The numbers in brackets are negative. This is due to the fact that ACCOUNT PRO directly adopts the account
balance figures. Please note that when you want ACCOUNT PRO to calculate the a difference between a
negative number (e.g. the VAT received) and a positive one (e.g. the VAT paid) it will be necessary to use the
function @Sum instead @Diff to obtain the desired result.
In the case of linked tax accounts (see æOptionsÆ/ÆDefine standard transactionsÆ) ACCOUNT PRO indicates in
the last column of the table (æCheckÆ) whether the transactions of the tax account match with the total current
balance of the linked accounts. If everything is correct, ACCOUNT PRO indicates æOKÆ. If not, ACCOUNT PRO
shows the difference between the total of the actual tax transactions and an amount calculated from the total
current balances of the linked accounts. In such a case, the tax account and/or one ore more of the linked
accounts contain one or more erroneous transactions with wrong account allocation. To rectify that, you must
find those and correct them.
BUSINESS ANALYSIS REPORT
You can enter a user-defined business analysis report structure under æOptionsÆ/ÆUser-defined balance sheet,
income statement and business analysisÆ of the main menu. Double-clicking on any line of the display has the
same effect as æView/edit account sheetÆ command button and will call up the account sheet display.