Saturday, November 28, 2009

preventing wrinkles

Preventing wrinkles is the best way to not have wrinkles. Your first and best defense against wrinkles is to stay well hydrated; this keeps the skin plump and smooth. It is recommended that you drink between six and eight glasses of water a day. While that sounds like a lot of water in all actuality it really is not that much water.







A well balanced diet is also helpful to preventing wrinkles. If your body is getting the proper nutriment you will have healthy skin to go along with that. Foods rich in anti-oxidants and high in vitamins A, C and E are good for the skins appearance. Taking a good multi-vitamin can also be a way to help the skin.

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Thursday, November 12, 2009

How to Minimize Wrinkles through Natural Home Treatments and Over the Counter Prevention Remedies

Everyone wants to grow old gracefully with the look of youth and as few wrinkles as possible.






Preventing wrinkles

Preventing wrinkles is the best way to not have wrinkles. Your first and best defense against wrinkles is to stay well hydrated; this keeps the skin plump and smooth. It is recommended that you drink between six and eight glasses of water a day. While that sounds like a lot of water in all actuality it really is not that much water.







A well balanced diet is also helpful to preventing wrinkles. If your body is getting the proper nutriment you will have healthy skin to go along with that. Foods rich in anti-oxidants and high in vitamins A, C and E are good for the skins appearance. Taking a good multi-vitamin can also be a way to help the skin.



Exercise is important to healthy skin as is moisturizing. When you exercise your body gets rid of toxins that can build up causing you to age faster. Using a good moisturizer will help the skin retain its elasticity making you appear younger.



Avoid the sun, smoking and limit your alcohol. These all have the power to rob your skin of its elasticity and youthfulness. It is recommended that you always wear an SPF of 15 or higher if you are going to be outside. You can also choose to wear protective clothing to avoid the sun and prevent wrinkles.



Age Spot Home Remedies

One of the most natural and easy to use home remedy is just recently being discovered by many people. Virgin Coconut Oil is one of the best skin care treatments because it has many antioxidant properties as well as the ability to be absorbed into the skin and cell structure helping to rejuvenate the skin. Virgin coconut oil that has not been refined does not break down the same as refined vegetable oils. You can even substitute virgin coconut oil in foods and further your health and skins appearance.



Extra virgin olive oil, avocado oil, peanut oil, or sesame oil is also very good for skin to help reduce wrinkles as well as prevent them from forming. These oils contain properties that are healthy for skin including antioxidants that help the skin retain its elasticity.



There are many home remedies for treating problem areas one home remedy for under eye treatment is to apply odorless castor oil with a cotton swab to the area. You can also use egg whites to firm and tighten skin. Or use apple cider vinegar with distilled water to balance the ph level of your skin.



Over the counter skin treatments

There are many over the counter skin care products that you can purchase to treat wrinkles at home. Dermatologists recommended products will contain vitamins C & E as well as have anti-oxidants in them. Products that also contain AHA help to remove the dead layers of skin to produce a younger appearance in the skin.



Many night creams contain retinol as well as aha. Retinol is a form of vitamin A and can be used to reduce acne as well as anti-aging by speeding up the turn over rate of your skin. This also helps to give the skin a younger appearance by reducing fine lines and wrinkles on the face. Retinol is recommended for under eye treatment as well as the fine lines and wrinkles around the mouth and corners of the eyes.



No matter how you choose to reduce your winkles and fine lines it is clear that you have many options that do not have to cost a fortune and it is clear that prevention is the best option for reducing those fine lines and wrinkles that age us all.

Protecting Delicate Skin Around the Eyes and Basic Skin Care Around The Eyes

The skin under and around the eyes is the most sensitive skin on your body. It is thinner in this area and can become problematic for many people early on. There are some basic things that you should do every day and night to take care of this more sensitive skin.






You should always wash off eye make up using a gentle cleanser. Many over the counter products that are created to remove make up around the eyes are best because they are made to be gentle enough to not cause damage to the skin. One very good cleanser that is natural and gentle enough for even sensitive skin is witch hazel. This product cleans well all while still being gentle enough for that very sensitive around the eye area.



A good way to prevent this from happening is to use an eye gel or moisturizing cream in the morning when you first get up and again at night before you go to bed. As we age the skin becomes less elastic and can loose the soft supple look it had before. Staying well hydrated also helps the skin to continue to have that supple look. Ensuring that your moisturizers contain SPF will also help to ensure that the delicate skin around your eyes is protected from getting wrinkles that can be caused by sun damage to the skin.



Lymph nodes located under the eyes where toxins build up in the lymph system your eyes to be puffy and swollen. A good way to reduce that swelling is to apply a cool mask around the eyes. You can also gently press on the area using the third finger on each hand to massage this area to release the toxins built up in the lymph system. Many people also like to store a jar of eye cream in the refrigerator so that they can apply it cold to the skin to reduce the swelling and sooth the enflamed feeling.



Crows feet or laugh lines around the eyes are very typically the first to appear because of how delicate and thin the skin around the eyes is. The best way to combat these types of lines and wrinkles is to use a product that contains glycolic acid, also known as alpha hydroxy acid or AHA. One product line that boasts to be gentle enough to be used around the eye as a wrinkle remover is Olay. Utilizing cosmetics that contain AHA will help you to diminish your fine lines and wrinkles around the eyes. There are many over the counter cosmetics that help get rid of your fine lines and wrinkles.



There are also many natural remedies that can be used to moisturize & soothe the delicate skin around your eyes. To reduce swelling and make your eyes more relaxed you can use slices of cucumbers on your eyes. To moisturize the delicate area you can apply a little olive oil around your eyes each day to give this area more moisture then the rest of the skin.

How to Choose the Right Moisturizer for Your Skin

When looking for the right kind of moisturizer for your skin you should consider many things before just going and buying any product off the shelves. These things should be skin type, time of year, as well as cost of the product you are looking at.




Skin Types

Oily skin is described as shiny with a dull color to it. Chronically oily skin has large pores and often has blackheads or pimples that can be either large or small. There are many causes to this type of skin a few of which are hormone levels, heredity, diet, and the weather. Natural oils such as Olive oil are actually good for oily skin types, they help break down the body’s oil and replace it with good oil.



Dry skin can be described by a dull flat tight look. This skin type often suffers from a tight itchy feeling and the skin can flake or chap and crack easily. This skin type can be caused by a lot of the same things as oily skin such as heredity, diet, and hormones.

Combination skin is skin that has both oily patches as well as dry patches and is a very typical skin type for the face. Often the T zone is where the oily patches are; the T zone is the forehead, nose, and chin. Often this area is affected by acne or can be more greasy feeling then the rest of your skin. The dry patches are often the cheeks where they can become so dry some people may experience flaking or chapping.



Sensitive skin is skin that is thin or fine in texture. If you have sensitive skin you probably have allergic reactions to many products including detergents, cosmetics and alcohol that is used in many skin care products. Sensitive skin burns easily as well as can get windburned more easily.



Products

Dermatologists recommend that you always use a moisturizer that contains a sun screen. SPF is important to give you the sun protection you need. During the summer months you can even find moisturizers that contain tint for a nice tanned look.

Some products like Aveno have clearly labeled bottles that tell you what the skin type each different product is best for. Aveno is best for sensitive skin as well as to be used during winter months when dry skin can be at its worst.



Neutrogena is one of the top recommended products for skin care by dermatologists and can be found in just about any drug store, chain store, or super market. Neutrogena is a product that is especially good for people who suffer from oily skin types or acne that is often caused by oily skin.



You may also find that some organic ingredients work best for your skin. A natural deep moisturizer is olive oil and is often used even in luxury salons. This is one of the best moisturizers for a deep penetrating facial or all over body moisturizer. Choosing a product that is right for your skin will allow you to save money as well as find the right product for your skin type.





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Steps for Make up

Step by step make up:


1. Cleansing


2. Applying foundation


3. Applying concealer


4. Applying eye shadow


5. Applying eye liner


6. Applying eye mascara


7. Applying powder


8. Applying blush


9. Applying lipstick


10. Applying Nail Polish

Facial and Skin Care

Daily skin and facial care is much more effective in making us look beautiful than any cosmetics in the world. Here we are going to discuss some of the tips and tricks that we can use to make us look younger and more beautiful without spending too much of extra time and money:


•Get a quick facial at home by splashing your face with lots of warm water and then massaging it with olive oil to moisturize your skin. Use a half-teaspoon of sugar for scrubbing your face and keep rubbing it until it melts away. Wipe off your face with a warm, wet cloth.

•Use the toning mixture of equal parts of water and vinegar and dissolve few aspirins in it twice a day to counter any aging signs in your face. Vinegar flakes off dead skin cells while aspirin is a superb anti-acne product and is also effective on deep acne spots. However, it tends to make skin thinner like store bought toner and so sun block with at least SPF 15 should be used essentially everyday.

•Wash your face several times a day and wipe off with a clean cloth to keep acne off the oily skin.

•If your eyes look puffy or swollen, wash your face and cover your eyes with sliced potatoes or cucumbers for a few minutes. This is really effective in the morning.

•Olive oil works well as face and eye makeup remover.

•Clean you nails with white vinegar before applying nail polish for a smoother finish and make it last longer.

•Olive oil mixed with melted beeswax is a great lip balm.

Lip Make Up

Lip make up should be in contrast with the face make up and your dress.




Lip pencil:

You should choose a lip pencil that matches the shade of lipstick. Choose a bit darker shade than the shade of lipstick.



Lipstick:

They come in a variety of color. The color chosen must match not only with make up but also with the dress you are wearing.



APPLYING LIPSTICK:



◦Before applying lipstick, prime your lips with some foundation and powder to remove all color from your lips.

◦Outline your lips using a sharp lip liner pencil. The shade of your pencil should be same as that of lipstick. For the upper lips, start from the centre and move out towards the corner of the mouth. For the lower lip, work from side to side.

◦Take some lipstick into a brush and fill along the outline of the lips. For the upper lip, start from the centre and work outwards and for the lower lip, work from side to side. Don’t apply too much of color.

◦Open your mouth wide and brush the color into the corners, so the edges must not remain unfilled.

◦Use Vaseline or cream to give shine to your lips after applying lipstick.

Tips to be followed:

•Heavy eye make up should be balanced with the soft lip color and to compliment soft eye make up, wear rich colored lipstick.

•To avoid smudging, apply foundation on your lips before applying lipstick.

•Blot your lips with tissue paper for natural looks.

•For a different look, you can use shining lip liner.

Shaping up of lips:

Shaping lips can make you look attractive.

•For thick lips: This type of lip appear smaller if you draw the outline just within the natural shape. You must use medium toned lip color and avoid dark brows, plums and pale shimmer shades .

•For thin lips: They can be easily corrected by taking the pencil outside the natural lip line. Work on it slowly and steadily to get the perfect shape. Fill in with the lipstick. A highlight of frosting on the upper lip would create an impression of fullness .

•For shapeless lips: Try to make the most flattering shape by stressing the centre of the lips and then fill.

Lip care:

•Massage your lips with coriander leaf juice to make it soft and rosy.

•Use lip primers to combat dry lips.

•Mix a pinch of crushed sugar in a little lip balm and apply it for fifteen minutes on your lips..

Dark lips:

There are various reason for the lips to get dark that is the use of cheap brand of lipstick, heavy application of lipstick, sun exposure, drinking tea or coffee in excess. The prime cause of dark lips is smoking. Check whether you are not wearing expired lipstick. It can also be due to dryness and allergy. For maintaining red lips, fresh air, vitamins and iron are required. Keep your lips free from lipstick as much as you can. Take plenty of fruits and vegetables

Applying Nail Polish

Women wear traditionally Nail polish. Nail remover is very useful, it is not only wipes off old shade of nail polish, but give the strength and make the new shade coat stay for long term period.


Firstly, apply thin coat of nail polish on nails and leave them for drying and after this apply other coat on them.

Do not apply thick coat of nail polish, always use one by one application of nail polish. Because of a single coat of polish can dry sooner and lasts for long term period.

It is the best methods to give strength and prevent nails from dryness by using remover and then apply nail polish. One should apply nail polish at least one or two times per week. Girls and women should remember the following tips while applying nail polish:
•One uses a white nail pencil for lining the nail tip for the flawless French Manicure. Avoid use of white nail polish.
•Keep in mind, do hand massage weekly for pampering and improve nail growth and increase circulation of blood in hands.
•One should submerge the fresh painted nails in full bowl of ice-cold water for about half hour to make the chip-resistant nail enamels for long term period.


•Sometimes, one may get away with clean nails underneath and rub all nails on the buffing cream and after this for getting healthy and natural shine use chamois buffer. •Keep in mind, do not use filer to file the corner of nails because, it can become weak.


•Get funky and fashionable by using solid color for nails and leave them for dryness. After this, use toothpicks for making diagonal lines across the nails in many colors.

•Use metallic glints for hot dates or club night outs. One can easily use nail tattoos, nail piercing and embellishments for nails makeup.

•Use sparkle or a single coat of gloss on nails, which are very dry for glitter and shimmer. One can use silver glitter for looking good on black and dark blue shades during gold glitter with red color.

Nail Polish technique
The best method for applying nail polish is in three strokes such as one down the each side and one down the middle. If one makes some mistake, does not loose the heart, and make sure about remover to remove old nails color and use cotton buds while applying nail polish.

Saturday, October 31, 2009

PearlXP concept of sub-groups

The concept of sub-groups

Groups have a hierarchical organization. At the top of the hierarchy are Primary

Groups. These are the main asset, liability, income or expenditure groups of

accounts that determine the entire accounting and their presentation, i.e.,

whether a ledger affects Profit & Loss Account (as a revenue item) or goes into

the Balance Sheet. The Reserved Primary Groups and subgroups (shown

indented) are: Aliases for the groups are given in square brackets [ ].

Primary Groups of capital nature

1. Capital Account

Reserves and Surplus [Retained Earnings]

2. Current Assets

Bank Accounts

Cash-in hand

Deposits (Asset)

Loans & Advances (Asset)
Stock-in-hand


Sundry Debtors

3. Current Liabilities

Duties and Taxes

Provisions

Sundry Creditors

4. Fixed Assets

5. Investments

6. Loans (Liability)

Bank OD Accounts [Bank OCC Accounts]

Secured Loans

Unsecured Loans

7. Suspense Account

8. Miscellaneous Expenses (Asset)

9. Branch/Divisions

Revenue Primary Groups

10. Sales Account

11. Purchase Account

12. Direct Income [Income Direct]

13. Indirect Income [Income Indirect]

14. Direct Expenses [Expenses Direct]

15. Indirect Expenses [Expenses Indirect]
 

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1. Capital Account


This holds the Capital and Reserves of the company. Examples of

ledgers that may be opened under this group are Share Capital,

Partners' Capital A/c, Proprietor's Capital Account. Reserves and

Surplus [Retained Earnings] Open ledgers like Capital Reserve, General

Reserve, Reserve for Depreciation, etc.



2. Current Assets


Directly under Current Assets, you may find place for assets that do not

fall under the following sub-groups:

Bank Accounts  - For Current, savings, short term deposit accounts,

etc.

Cash-in hand - PearlXPautomatically opens one Cash A/c under this

group. You are permitted to open more cash accounts, if necessary.

Note: An account under Cash-in-hand group or Bank Accounts/Bank

OCC A/c group is printed as separate Cash Book in the traditional Cash

Book format and does not form part of the Ledger.

Deposits (Asset)  - In essence, a place for Fixed Deposits, Security

Deposits, or any deposit made by the company (not received by the

company, which is a liability).

Loans & Advances (Asset) - For all loans given by the company and advances of a non-trading nature, e.g., advance against salaries, or


even for purchase of Fixed Assets. We do not recommend you to open

Advances to Suppliers account under this group. Doing so gives rise to

the difficulty in ascertaining advance position of a particular supplier

and to adjust future bills against such advances. For further details,
please refer to the section on Common Errors.
 
Stock-in-hand - This is a special group. You may wish to open


accounts like Raw Materials, Work-in-Progress and Finished Goods. How

the balances are controlled depends on whether you opted to maintain

an integrated account-cum-inventory system in the company features.

(refer to Company creation section for more details) Let's consider the

options: Integrated Accounts-cum-Inventory : You are allowed

transactions in Inventory records and the account balances are

automatically reflected in the Balance Sheet as Closing Stock. You are

not allowed to directly change the closing balance of an account under

this group. Non-integrated Accounts-cum-Inventory: Accounts that fall

under this group are not permitted any transactions. It allows you to

hold opening and closing balances only. Since no vouchers can be

passed for these accounts, they are the only accounts for which the

closing

Balances can be directly altered (by an authorized user only)

Sundry Debtors- For your customer accounts. Do not open them

under the Sales Account group, which is a revenue account. For more

information on common and possible errors in grouping of accounts,

please refer below to the separate paragraph on the topic.

3. Current Liabilities
You may open accounts like Outstanding Liabilities, Statutory Liabilities


and other minor liabilities directly under this group. Sub-groups under

Current Liabilities are Duties and Taxes, Provisions and Sundry

Creditors Duties and Taxes For all tax accounts like VAT, MODVAT,

Excise, Sales and other trade taxes. A convenient place to find the total

liability (or asset in case of advances paid), as well as the break-up of

individual items.

Provisions- For provision accounts like Provision for Taxation, Provision

for Depreciation, etc.

Sundry Creditors - For trade creditors of the company. Do not open

your supplier accounts under the Purchases Account group,

which is a revenue account. For more information on common and

possible errors in grouping of accounts, please refer below to the

separate paragraph on the topic.
5. Investments
To group your investment accounts like Investment in Shares,


Bonds, Govt. securities, long term Bank deposit accounts, etc. A

convenient place to view the total investments made by the

company.
For loans, typically long term, taken by the company.
6. Loans


(Liability)
Bank OD Accounts [Bank OCC Accounts] - PearlXP gives two


distinct types of Bank Accounts, The Bank OCC A/c is meant to record

the company's overdraft accounts with banks. e.g., Bill Discounted

A/cs, Hypothecation A/cs etc.

Note: An account under Bank OCC A/c group is printed as separate

Cash Book in the traditional Cash Book format and does not form part

of the Ledger.

Secured Loans- For term loans and other long/medium term loans

that have been obtained against security of some asset. PearlXP does

not verify the existence of the security. Typical accounts would be

Debentures, Term Loans, etc.

Unsecured Loans - For loans obtained without any security. E.g.,

Loans from Directors/partners or outside parties.
7. Suspense


Account
Theoretically speaking, this group should not exist. However, in modern


accounting, many large corporations use a Suspense Ledger to track

moneys paid or recovered, the nature of which is not yet known. The

most common example is money paid for Traveling Advance whose

details would be known only upon submission of the TA bill. Some

companies may prefer to open such accounts under Loans and

Advances (Asset) group. Please note that Suspense Account is a

Balance Sheet item. Any expense account even if it has 'suspense' in its

name, should be opened under a Revenue group like Indirect Expenses

and not under Suspense Account group.
8. Miscellaneous


Expenses (Asset)
This group is typically used more for legal disclosure requirements, like


Schedule VI of the Indian Companies Act. It should hold incorporation

and pre-operative expenses. Companies would write off a permissible

portion of the account every year. A balance would remain to the extent

not written off in Profit & Loss Account. PearlXP does not, however,

show a loss, carried forward in the Profit & Loss Account, under this

group. The Profit & Loss Account balance is shown separately in the

Balance Sheet.
9.


Branch/Divisions
This group is provided to keep the ledger accounts of all companies that


are your company's branches, divisions, affiliates, sister concerns,

subsidiaries, etc. This is a group of convenience. You may not wish to

utilize it in this manner. Note that PearlXP permits Sales and Purchase

transactions to take place with accounts opened here. Remember,

these are their accounts in your books and not their books of accounts.

Just treat them as you would any party account. If you wish to maintain

the books of that branch/division on you computer, you must open a

separate company. (PearlXP allows maintenance of multiple company

accounts).
Revenue



Primary Groups
10. Sales  Account
- For different sales accounts. The natural segregation of your sales accounts could be based on Tax slabs or type of sales. This also


becomes a simple mechanism for preparation of Tax returns. An

example of such classification may be helpful: Classify under Sales

Accounts the following sub-groups Domestic Sales Export Sales Now

under Domestic Sales open the following ledgers:

Sales (10%)

Sales (5%)

Sales (exempt)

You may even open an account Sales Returns under the group

Domestic Sales to view your net sales after returns (or the returns may

be directly passed through journal against the specific sales account).

Please do not open customer accounts under this group. For more

details on possible errors in this regard, please refer to the paragraph

given below.
11. Purchase


Account
This is similar to sales accounts, except for the purpose of the


transaction.
12. Direct


Income [Income

Direct]
For non-trade income accounts that affect Gross Profit. All trade income


accounts would naturally fall under Sales Accounts. You may wish to

use this group for accounts like Servicing Contract Charges that follow

sales of equipment. If yours is a professional services company, you

may not use the Sales Account group at all. Instead, open accounts like

Professional Fees under this group.
13. Indirect


Income [Income

Indirect]
For miscellaneous non-sale income accounts, e.g., Rent Received and


Interest Received.
14. Direct


Expenses

[Expenses

Direct]
For manufacturing or direct trading expenses. These accounts


determine the Gross Profit of the company.
15. Indirect


Expenses

[Expenses

Indirect]
For all other administrative, selling or non-direct expenses. PearlXP


automatically opens the Profit & Loss Account which is a reserved

primary account. You may use this account to pass adjustment entries

through journal vouchers .e.g., transfer of profit or loss to Capital or

Reserve account.

Simply adhering to the reserved groups may be sufficient for many


organizations. For greater diversity, PearlXP allows you to create your own

groups, either as sub-groups or primary groups. Groups can be sub-classified,

to give a virtual accounting tree. At the lowest level, of course, would be the

ledger account. An example of sub-groups would help illustrate the power of this

facility:-The group Indirect Expenses can be sub-classified as under

(Ledgers given in italics):
Indirect Expenses


Administrative Expenses

Interest Paid

Interest paid to banks

Interest paid to others

Marketing Expenses

Selling and distribution expenses

Packing expenses

Transportation

Sales Promotion expenses

Advertising expenses

Direct Promotion expenses

Remember, that during voucher entry, only the ledger accounts are used, - and

the grouping structure remains transparent, irrespective of the use of subclassification.

You may create, alter, or display a single Group or multiple

Groups. Single group option is useful when you wish to work on one group at a

time. Multiple is a time and labour saving option in a list format and is useful

when working on many sub-groups at a time. Once a sub-group is created, it

behaves exactly like a group. Any reference to group would deem to include a

sub-group.

Pearl XP Security Control Security levels – types of security

Security Control Security levels – types of security: PearlXP has a

very customizable security system. You can set up authority levels and users

who are placed at these levels. The authority levels or Types of Security decide

the rights of the users – what they can or cannot do when using PearlXP.

PearlXP has two security types already set up. One is Owner and the other Data

Entry. Owner has full access and rights to all parts of PearlXP. Data Entry has

restricted rights. You are allowed to create other security types based on these

predefined types and allow more or less rights as required.

Users and Passwords: You would need to create different users who belong

to one or more different security levels or types of security. Select the option at

the Security control menu to define users, give their passwords and their

security levels. Only the administrator can assign users and their passwords.

Backup and Restore: The Backup and restore process are protected with

Passwords for security. You may also backup to a Hard Disk or Network Disk by

specifying the appropriate path (e.g. C:\BACKUP)


Database Lookup: Through this module you can checkup the PearlXP Backup


of a company without restoring the data. I.e. you can take or even pass/Alter

entries in the Backup Data without altering the original database. If you are a

professional Accountant /Auditor you can check the backup of your clients at

your office and can make necessary alterations in accounts if needed and can

return the backup data for restoration in the clients computer. (For checking

the database the client has to provide the Backup Key he has given at the time

of taking the backup)


ACCOUNTS INFORMATION


Groups (Classification of Account-heads)

PearlXP follows the 'Single Ledger' concept of accounting, which is the modern

way of managing accounts. This is in direct contrast to Subsidiary Ledger

Accounting. Thus, all financial entries are performed using ledgers or account

heads. Ledger account heads are created to identify transactions. The single

ledger concept does away with the need for sub-ledgers and corresponding

control accounts in General Ledger. Ledger balances by themselves do not

convey much without some form of classification. PearlXP, therefore, gives you

a powerful way to group ledger information, which is meaningful in reports and

compliant with laws. Groups, in PearlXP, serve to both classify and identify

account heads according to their nature and enable presentation of summarized

information.

Traditionally, grouping of accounts is a post-accounting activity that is done only

when reports are needed. This has an inherent drawback of delayed reports thatare not available at hand when required. PearlXP gives you great flexibility in


setting up your chart of accounts. It allows you to group your ledger accounts

right at time of creating your accounts chart. Your reports and statements will

reflect the desired classification at all times. Further, PearlXP permits you to regroup

your ledgers anytime (with some minimal restrictions), should reclassification

be necessary. We acknowledge that re-grouping is always possible

and would, in practice, be resorted to, when there are changes in the nature of

information. However, re-grouping can be done only by a user account that has

requisite authority under the access control list. At the highest level of grouping,

accounts are classified into capital or revenue - more specifically into assets,

liabilities, income and expenditure. Based on mercantile accounting principles,

PearlXP provides a set of reserved groups and allows you to modify their

names or create sub-groups.
 



PearlXP Xpress Accounting

COMPANY INFORMATION
Create a company: The very first time you start PearlXP, you would require
to 'create' a company. 'Create Company' simply means giving basic information
about the company whose books of accounts PearlXP is maintain for you.
PearlXP is smart, but it does need an introduction to your company
Firm Name: Give the name of the company whose books are
being opened. It is typically your company. If you are a
professional accountant and are maintaining the books of your
clients, give the Client Company's name.
(Of course, you would maintain your firm's books on PearlXP
too! in that case, give your firm's name).
Mailing Name and address (Not compulsory - can be left
blank): The mailing name could be different from Company
Name. What is its use? The mailing name and address is picked
up for inclusion in any report which needs the company name
and address at the top, e.g., Balance Sheets, Statement of
Accounts, etc. You do not need full name and address in each
report; hence the option. Let's say you have branches in say,
Madras, Bombay and London.
Each branch may begin the branch books by giving the company
name as 'Hindustan'. However, its mailing name is
comprehensive with full details:
Hindustan Private Limited
Madras Branch
A-542, ASalai
MGNagar, MADRAS - 600053
The mailing name and address would be available for financial
statements and statements of accounts that may need to be
given outside the company.

Books Starting From (Financial Year): To specify the
Financial Year for this company. PearlXP considers 12 months
from the date you give here as the Financial Year. The books are
closed exactly 12 months after this date. For example, you may
give 1 April 2001 as the date. Your FY will be April to March in
this case, ending with 31st March of every year.
Borrow Books From: At the time of Creating a New Company
you can specify the chart of accounts you need by selecting the
Standard or Typical Chart of Accounts. Pearl also gives an option
to borrow the chart of accounts of an Existing Company if
needed. You can even create a copy of an Existing Company.


Select a company: When the company is created it gets loaded


automatically the first time. However, you must select the company to load

it. (PearlXP can be configured to automatically load one company by default by

checking the 'Set as Default' Setting.)

Alter a company: You can modify, at any time, any information given whilst

creating the company Info Except Financial Year.

Voucher Setup: Configure different features of your voucher entry screen

and Voucher Printing. You can configure numbering of vouchers as Auto or

Manual and can give separate Prefix for Payment, Receipt and Journal Vouchers.

You can also Enable or Disable the Voucher Printing by checking the appropriate

check box.

Print after saving voucher? : If you want to print every

voucher after entering it, select the Print Voucher Option. This issuitable for an online environment where you use the PearlXP


printed voucher as the formal voucher. Remember, however,

that the transaction is already recorded and posted and should

you wish to make corrections to the printed voucher, you must

alter the PearlXP voucher online and print it out again.

Voucher Numbering: Automatic: This method is both flexible

and exhaustive. Use it carefully to give you your desired

numbering system. Select this option to let Pearl XP number the

vouchers automatically for you. You must give the Starting

number: Give the number for the first voucher. Usually it is 1.

You can set it to any number you want.

Thursday, October 29, 2009

Tally Function Keys

F9 : Inv Rep : Allows you to directly invoke Inventory Reports menu without going back to


the Gateway of Tally screen.

 F10:Acc Rep : Allows you to directly invoke Accounting Reports menu without going back to

Gateway of Tally screen.

To get the Closing Stock in the balance Sheet and the Profit and Loss Statement, activate

Integrate Accounts & Inventory? Option in F11 : Features.

 F12 : Configure : Allows you to configure your Balance Sheet. Fields in the Balance Sheet

Configuration screen are explained as follows :

i. Show Vertical balance Sheet? : All Multi-column reports of the Balance Sheet are

shown in a vertical layout. You can select Y or N as required.

ii. Profit or Loss both as Liability? Select Yes or No.

iii. Show Percentages? : To see the figures in Balance Sheet along with break-up with

respect to Capita A/C.

iv. Show Working Capital Figures? To have working capital in the Balance Sheet of

Current Assets and Current Liabilities.

v. Method of showing Balance Sheet? By default, the Balance Sheet has horizontal

layout with Liabilities on the left side and Assets on the right side. A window, pops-up with

options to change the default settings of the Assets and Liabilities side in the Balance Sheet.
vi. Appearance of Names : A menu pops up with various styles for the display of Name.


vii. Scale Factor for values? For rounding the figures in the Balance Sheet to the nearest

scale factor.

 F12: Range : This button is used to display information based on some search condition. You

can combine the search using the operators ‘OR’ and ‘AND’. You get the Range of information

in Report menu, by pressing Alt and F12 keys together or by clicking on this button. Suppose,

you frame a query for displaying Ledgers having Opening Balance as Non-Zero OR Groups

having Total Debit Transactions greater than 50,000. Now, to get a Balance Sheet Satisfying

the above query, proceed as follows:

Step 1: Select the option Ledgers from the Type of Info sub-menu in the Range of

Information in Report menu and press Enter. A sub-menu pops up

Step 2: Select the option Opening Balance from the sub-menu, another sub-menu Range of

Info. Pops-up

Step 3: Select the option as NON-ZERO from the Range of Info. Sub-menu, instantly you

get a Conditional sub-menu

Step 4: Select the Or option in the Condition menu, and press Enter. The Type of Info. Submenu

pops-up.

Step 5: Select the Group option in the Type of Info. Sub-menu. A sub-menu named

Particulars gets displayed on the screen.

Step 6: Select the Total Debit Transaction option in the Particulars pop-up list. Another submenu

Range of Info. Gets displayed.

Step 7: Select the greater than option in the sub-menu.

Step 8: Now type 50000 in the last field.

Step 9: Finally, select End of List option to end the search. You have the Balance Sheet

based on your query.

• F12: Value : You can specify the Vouchers to be used in calculation by selecting this button.

You get the Value to Calculate in Report menu by clicking on this button or by pressing Ctrl

and F12 keys simultaneously.

Now, let us make a Balance Sheet on the following Query.

Calculate balances using Vouchers having date equal to ‘23-04-2001’ OR Billed Quantity greater

than 40,000. To get a Balance Sheet satisfying this Query, proceed as follows:

Step 1: Click on the F12: Value button and select the Date option in the Particulars sub-menu, you

get a screen once you press the Enter key.

Step 2: From the Range of Info. Menu selects the equal to option. You get another sub-menu

displayed on your screen.

Step 3: Type the date 23-04-2001 and press Enter.

A condition sub-menu gets displayed

Step 4: Select the Or option from the condition sub-menu, to combine the search condition. A
particulars sub-menu pops-up.


Step 5: Select the Billed Qty option from the Particulars pop-up list. A range of Info. Sub-menu

gets displayed

Step 6: Select the option greater than from the Range of Info. Sub-menu and type the value as

40,000.

Step 7: Select the End of List option to end the search. You get the desired Balance Sheet

satisfying the your query.

Tally Function Keys for Vouchers

You can mark Vouchers as Post-dated while entering them. Tally will include the post-dated


vouchers only on the due date. The Post-Dated button on the Button Panel toggles between Post-dated

and Current options. Suppose you pay installments for and item in the last week of every month. You

can set-up the payments in advance, which will be included in the books, by marking them regular on

the due date.
 
Purchase Order


A Purchase Order can be easily generated by Tally and the same can be directly sent to the Supplier.

The Order position can be seen in the Stock Summary. The Purchase Order Book lists all the

Purchase Orders placed and the Sales Order Book lists all the Sales Orders received.

Balance Sheet

It is a statement of Assets and Liabilities. You can view the Balance Sheet by pressing the alphabet B

on the Gateway of Tally screen:

Gateway of TallyBalance Sheet

Configuring Balance Sheet

You can even change the configuration of the Balance Sheet by using the buttons on the Button

Panel. The buttons are discussed below:

 F1:Detailed : To have the Closing Balance of the Sub-Groups or Leders under each Primary

Group. This gives you the break-up of the Grouped figures in the Balance Sheet. This button

toggles between F1:Detailed and F1:Condensed.

 F7:Valuation : To change the Valuation method for Closing Stock. This button will be enabled

only if you have activated the option Integrate Accounts & Inventory? In F11: Features menu.

New Column : It allows you to add new columns to the Balance Sheet of the active

Company. You can get the Balance Sheet of another active Company or the same Company
for different periods in this new column.


• Alter Column : To alter the details (Period, Stock Valuation Method, etc.),place the cursor in

the column to be altered and press the Alt and A keys together or click on this button.

• Del Column : To delete the columns added to the Balance Sheet, just place the cursor in the

column to be deleted and press the Alt and D keys together or click on this button.

• Auto Column : This button allows you to add multiple columns to the Balance Sheet. The

New Column button allows you to add only one column at a time, but this button allows you

to add as many columns as you wish in one go. When you click on this button, a sub-menu of

Column details pops-up prompting you to specify the required details.

The various options given in the Column Details sub-menu are described as follows:

i. Company : This option is very helpful for comparative analysis of all the active

companies. It gives you their Balance Sheet’s in different columns.

ii. Daily : To get the Balance Sheet on a daily basis.

iii. Half Yearly : To get the Balance Sheet on a half yearly basis.

iv. Month-wise : To get the Balance Sheet for every month.

v. Quarterly : To get the Balance Sheet quarterly.

vi. Weekly : To get the Balance Sheet weekly.

vii. Yearly : To get the Balance Sheet yearly.

Tally Accounting Ledgers

Ledgers are the actual account heads to which a transaction is identified. Ledgers are very important


for Voucher entries. In Tally, Ledgers are allocated to within Groups for better control of the

Accounts.

As you create a Company, two Ledger Accounts Cash and Profit and Loss A/c are created by default.

You cannot create another Profit and Loss A/c but any number of Cash accounts may be created.

Note :--

• Only the authorized users can alter Ledgers.

• One can not alter :
o Parent of Ledger under the Group Cash-in-hand or Bank Account if there are entries in


that account.

o Parent of a Ledger under Purchase or Sales Account or Sundry Debtors or Creditors if

there are entries in these accounts.

o Closing Balance of a Ledger Account. But this can be altered for account under the Group

‘Stock-in-hand’.

Cost Categories and Cost Centres

Centres

It is a unit of an organization to which transactions (usually revenue) are allocated. We can have the

details of all the transactions from a Centre. The ledger account shows only the nature of a

transaction, it does not give any idea of the unit or organization involved though one may have some

idea about it from Narration. The centers are of the following two types:

Cost Centre: When only costs or expenses are allocated to these centers then they are termed as Cost

Centres.

Profit Centre: When income is also allocated to these centres, then they are termed as Profit Centres.

Cost Categories : It allows allocation of a transaction to several sets of Cost Centres (parallel

allocation).

Note : -- The concept of Cost Centres and Cost Categories is similar to Ledgers and Groups

respectively. By default Tally maintains a Cost Category as ‘Primary’.

Vouchers In Tally

A voucher is the basic recording document. Vouchers are used for recording day-to-day transactions.

Tally has several Pre-Defined Vouchers with different formats, for different types of transactions.

You have the facility to even modify the existing formats as per your need. Vouchers can be created

only in Single mode.

Pre-Defined Vouchers

Contra Voucher : This Voucher is used for fund transfer between Cash and Bank accounts only.

Like Fund transfer from one Bank / Cash account, to another Bank / Cash account cash deposits /

withdrawals into / from Bank. Follow the steps to get this voucher displayed on your desktop:

Gateway of Tally  Voucher Entry  Click on the F4 : Contra button on the Button Panel to have

the Contra Voucher creation screen.

Purchases

We have following three types of Vouchers for purchase.

1. Purchase Voucher : This Voucher records all entries relates to purchases. If inventory values are

affected for purchase accounts in case of Acct-with-Inventory companies, item details must be

given. Perform the following steps to have this Voucher on your desktop:

Gateway of TallyVoucher Entry Click on the F9: Purchase button on the Button. Panel to
get the Purchase Voucher creation screen.This voucher is used to place purchase orders of the


goods to the suppliers. This voucher is for outward return of rejected goods. The rejected goods

are sent back to the supplier.

Sales

For sales, we have following types of Vouchers.

1. Sales Voucher : This voucher records all entries related to sales. You need to enter the item

details if inventory value gets affected due to sales. It is very useful when sale entry is not made

through Invoice. Perform the following steps to have this Voucher on your desktop:

Gateway of TallyVoucher EntryClick on the F8 : Sales button on the Bottom panel to get

the Sales Voucher creation screen. This voucher is used for recording orders for supply of goods

or services. It is used for making customer’s Invoices. This is return inward of the sold goods by

the customers.

Payment Voucher

This voucher records all the payments made through Bank and Cash. Perform the following steps to

have Payment Voucher creation screen:

Gateway of TallyVoucher EntryClick on the F5: Payment button present on the Button Panel

to have the Payment Voucher Creation screen.

Receipt Voucher

The purpose of this voucher is to record all receipts into bank or cash accounts. Perform the following

steps to have Receipt Voucher creation screen:

Gateway of TallyVoucher EntryClick on the F6:Receipt button on the Button Panel to have

the Receipt Voucher Creation screen.

Journal Voucher

These are for rectification / adjustment entries.

Invoke the Voucher Features screen by clicking on the F11:Features button on the Button Panel. In

the Voucher Features screen, activate the field Use Debit / Credit Notes? By typing Yes for it.

Journal Vouchers are of three types:

i. Journal

ii. Credit Note Voucher

iii. Debit Note Voucher

i. Journal : It is for adjustments between any two ledgers. No outside parties, like Debtor,

Creditor, Branches / Division are involved. Perform the following steps to have this Voucher on

your desktop:

Gateway of TallyVoucher EntryClick on F7:Journal button on Button Panel. A menu

with three options Journal, Credit Note and Debit Note, pops-up. Select Jounal option by

highlighting it and pressing the Enter key.

ii. Credit Note Voucher : This note is useful in case of return of a part of goods by the

customer due to incorrect supply or due to overcharging. Perform the following steps to have this
Voucher creation screen:


Gateway of Tally Voucher Entry Click on the F7:Journal button on the Button Panel. A

menu with three options Journal, Credit Note and Debit Note pops up. Select Credit note option

by highlighting it and pressing thee Enter key.

iii. Debit Note Voucher : This note is raised in case of Return Outward (Purchase Return) of

damaged goods to the supplier or in case of under-charging a customer.

Memo Voucher

As the name implies, it is a Non-Accounting voucher whose entries do not affect your accounts at all.

The entries in this voucher are not posted into ledgers, instead they are stored in a separate Memo

Register. A Memo Voucher can be converted into a regular voucher, for inclusion in your books of

accounts. Perform the following steps to have this Voucher creation screen on your desktop:

Gateway of TallyVoucher EntryClick on the F10:Memos button on the Button Panel.

The Memo Vouchers are of two types:

i. Memorandum Voucher: This type of memo Voucher can be used in many situations such

as:

a. Suspense Payments: Suppose an employee takes an advance for his traveling

expenses. Until and unless the expenses are incurred, the actual expenditure details

cannot be worked out. A Memo Voucher can be entered for advance and can be

entered for advance and can be turned to Payment Voucher after receiving the details

of the expenditure incurred.

b. Vouchers are not verified at the time of entry : At times, you may not understand the

details in a Voucher. You can enter a Memo Voucher under such conditions, which

can be amended after receiving the details.

c. Items given on approval : Memo Vouchers can be entered for items, which are

approved. This Voucher may be amended into a proper Sales Voucher depending upon

the outcome.

d. Reminder service: Memo Vouchers may be entered for future transactions, such as

Dates of Insurance Premiums, Tax due, Installment Payments, Post-Dated cheques.

Tally may be set to remind you a date before the due date of these transactions.

Groups in Tally

Groups


In the modern way of accounting, all financial entries are performed using Leders or account heads.

Tally follows the ‘Single Ledger’ concept of accounting. It is advisable to Group / Classify ledger

information based on their functions. Groups are helpful in classifying and identifying account heads
based on their nature. Grouping helps in presenting summarized information. Regrouping of accounts


is also permitted by Tally. The single ledger concept eliminates the need for sub ledgers and

corresponding control accounts in General Ledger. Traditionally, grouping of accounts is a postaccounting

activity, but it leads to delayed reports that are not available at hand when required. At the

highest level of grouping, accounts are classified into Assets, Liabilities, Income and Expenses.

Groups by Default (Pre-defined Groups) : Tally provides you with a number of pre-defined

Groups to save you from unnecessary burden of creating frequently used Groups. In these Groups,

some are Primary and some are Subgroups. Subgroup is a part of the main group.

Predefined Groups
 
Predefined Groups


Alias names for the Groups are shown inside a square bracket.

Detailed Description of Pre-Defined Groups
                 Capital in Nature                    

                  Revenue in Nature

1. Capital Account                              
        
     1 Sales Account
             
i. Reserves and Surplus

[Retained Earnings]

                                                       
     2 Purchase Account

a. Bank Accounts

b. Cash-in hand

c. Deposits (Asset)

d. Loans & Advances (Assets)

e. Stock-in-hand

f. Sundry Debtors

3 Current Liabilities                                              
    3 Income Direct

a. Duties and Taxes

b. Provisions

c. Sundry Creditors

4 Fixed Assets                                                 
    4 Indirect Income[ Income Indirect]

5 Investments                                                
    5 Direct Expenses[ Expenses Direct]

6 Loans (Liability)                                                
   6 Indirect Expenses [Expenses Indirect]

a. Bank OD Accounts


[Bank OCC Accounts]

b. Secured Loans

c. Unsecured Loans

7 Suspense Account

8 Miscellaneous Expenses (Asset)

9 Branch / Divisions
Alias names for the Groups are shown inside a square bracket.

Detailed Description of Pre-Defined Groups

1) Capital Assets It holds Capital and Reserves of the company. For example, Proprietor’s or


Owner’s Capital Account, Partners Capital Account, Share Capital.

a) Reserves and Surplus [Retained Earnings] : Related to Reserves. Retained Earnings is the

alias name for Reserves and Surplus, e.g. Capital Reserve, General Reserve, Reserve for

Depreciation.

2) Current Assets : It consists of 6 subgroups. If all the assets of the company could not be

allocated in any of these subgroups then the primary group ‘Current Assets’ can accommodate it.

a) Bank Accounts : It holds Current Savings, Short-Term Deposits, etc.

b) Cash-in-Hand : This holds Ledger Account for Cash. More than one Cash Account can be

opened if needed, e.g. Petty Cash A/c.

c) Deposits (Asset) : It holds deposits like Fixed Deposits, Rental Deposits, Security Deposits,

etc. that is the deposits made by the Company (not received).

d) Loans & Advances (Assets) : It is for holding loans given by the company which are nontrading

in nature, e.g. Salary Advance, Advance for Purchase of Fixed Assets, etc.

e) Stock-in-Hand : It holds Opening and Closing Stock. It is a special Group. The balances

depend on the type of Inventory Management option selected while creating a company, e.g.

Raw Materials A/c, Work-in-Progress, Finished Goods, etc.

i) Integrated Accounts-cum-Inventory : Transactions in Inventory records are permitted

and the corresponding changes are reflected in the Balance Sheet as Closing Stock. You

just can not alter the Closing Stock balance directly.

ii) Non-integrated Accounts-cum-Inventory : No transaction permitted. It holds only the

Opening and Closing balances. The authorized users can directly alter closing balances as

no Vouchers can be passed for these accounts.

f) Sundry Debtors : It holds the accounts of the debtors, who owe money to the business.

3) Current Liabilities : It holds the Outstanding Liabilities, Statutory Liabilities and some other

minor liabilities. Liabilities such as PF, TDS, ESI also fall under this Group.

a) Duties and Taxes : it holds the accounts of trade duties, Excise, Local Sales Tax, Central

Sales Tax.

b) Provisions : This acts as a reserve like Provision for Depreciation, Provision for Taxation,

etc.

c) Sundry Creditors : It holds the account of the trade Creditors of the Company.

[One should not open the Supplier Account under Purchase Account Group, as Purchase A/c is a

Revenue A/c.]

4) Fixed Assets : It is a convenient place for holding the Fixed Assets of the company.

5) Investments : It holds the accounts of overall investments, like Bonds, Shares, Govt., Securities,

Long-Term Bank Deposits, etc.

6) Loans (Liability) : It keeps an account of the Loans taken by the Company.

a) Bank OD Accounts [Bank OCC Accounts] : Bank OCC is the alias name for Bank OD

Accounts. It holds Over Draft Account like Hypothecation Accounts, Bill Discounting
Account, etc. of the Bank.


b) Secured Loans : It holds the accounts of the loans taken by the company from Banks and

other Financial Bodies by mortgaging its Fixed Assets. It is a secured loan so it has to be

returned from the fixed asset of the company even if the company fails.

c) Unsecured Loans : This is an unconditional loan obtained from Partners / Directors or

outside parties.

7) Suspense Account :As the name implies, it is created when there is some discrepancy in the

Balance Sheet. It is a Balance Sheet item, e.g. Travelling Advance whose details will be known

only after the submission of TA bill.

8) Miscellaneous Expenses (Asset) : This is mainly for legal disclosure requirements, like

Schedule VI of Indian Companies Act. It is rarely used.

9) Branch / Divisions : It holds the accounts of all the Sister Concerns, Branches, Divisions,

Affiliation, etc. of the existing company.

10) Sales Account : It holds the different Sales Accounts. The Sales Account can be categorized as

Types of Sale (Domestic Sales, Export Sales) and the Tax slabs. To have an idea of net sales after

return, one can even open an account Sales Return under the Group Domestic Sales. [don’t open

Customers account under the Group Sales Account.]

11) Purchase Account : It holds the accounts related to purchase.

12) Direct Income [Income Direct] : It holds the account of the direct income like income due to

sales of goods. A Professional Service Company may like to open an account as Professional Fees

instead of Sales Account, under this Group.

13) Indirect Income [Income Indirect] : It holds the accounts of non-sale indirect income, like

income from Rent Received, Commissions Received, Interest Received, etc.

14) Direct Expenses [Expenses Direct] : It holds the direct trading expenses of the factory, like

Wages paid to Labours, Transportation, Electricity Bill.

15) Indirect Expenses [Expenses Indirect] : Expenses incurred in the administrative building, like

Salary paid to Staff, Maintenance of Vehicle, etc.

Tally automatically opens the Profit & Loss Account which is a reserved primary account. You may

use this account to pass adjustment entries through journal vouchers, e.g. transfer of profit or loss to

Capital or Reserve account.
INTRODUCTION TO TALLY


Opening Screen of Tally

The opening screen of Tally is shown in Figure below. It contains the following components:

1. The top bar of the screen contains the product message and version, system date and time.

2. The middle bar of the screen is basically divided into two sections:
a) Left Hand Side: This portion contains the following information:


• Current company: It gives the information of the Companies that are already loaded or

selected.

• Current period: It is the Financial Year of the currently loaded company.

• List of selected companies: Displays all the active Companies. The currently selected

company will be in bold letters

• Date of last entry Displays last voucher entry date.

Right hand side displays the pop-up menu, from where the instructions to Tally are given.

Button Panel: the buttons on the panel help you perform various functions. These buttons can be

selected simply by clicking on them. The functions of these buttons are discussed later.

Direct Command: Press Ctrl and N keys simultaneously or click on this area to activate it. Even if

the mouse does not work, you can type commands in plain English in this area and execute them.

Note on the Buttons on the Button Panel

The underlined and non-underlined buttons work differently. You will have to press Alt key and the

corresponding Function key simultaneously if an option is underlined. You can even invoke a button

just by placing the mouse-pointer on it and clicking the left mouse-button.

Accounts Configuration

Features and Configuration

We notice the buttons F11 & F12 in almost every screen, which permits to activate / de-activate

options.

Tally controls operational Features through F11: Features button and allows to configure settings

through F12: Configure button.

F11: Features button appear almost in every screen upon selecting a company. You get same option

irrespective of screen where you launch it. Features settings are Company specific. You can activate

an option for one company and de-activate the same for another company. F12 : Configure is contextsensitive.

You get different options on launching this button at different screens. Configuration option

relevant to the specific screen would appear. The settings you make through

F12:Configure is global (and not company specific), change made becomes effective for all the

companies you work with Tally.

Note :Some features like multi-currency and multi-locations, once enabled and used, cannot be

modified. the two features. Cost centers and Bill-wise details – must be activated in features screen to

be available for ledger accounts. Feature changes (F11:Features)affect only the current company but

configuration changes (F12: Configure) affect all the open companies.

Why Tally is Popular?

Welcome to TALLY, a friendly business accounting software. Tally is a popular software because of


its following user-friendly features:

1. It is user-friendly and can be used, even by a novice, in the field of computers and Accounting,

thus giving you full control over every aspect of your business accounting.

2. You don’t have to wait for days on end to have a quick look at the financial status of your

Business/Firm. Tally provides you instant results.

3. You don’t have to memorise Codes for your accounts, Debtors and Creditors. Leave this to

Tally.

4. it is flexible and can be customized to suit your daily work schedules and needs, like

customizing Vouchers, Final Reports etc.

5. It is highly secured against data tampering. Different labels of security designed with different

authorities for data access and usage.

6. It has interactive online Help to bail you out from any confusion.

Requirements for installing TALLY as 6.3

• Hardware Requirements: The following minimum configuration is required by TALLY for

efficient response:

• Processor: IBM PC compatible computers with CPU’s of the Intel family 80586 or better.

• RAM or Main Memory: 32 MB suggested for Windows 98 and 64 MB for windows 2000 as

minimum.

• Disk Storage: At least 10 MB of free hard disk storage space. Tally programs require less than 3

Mb. Approximately 1 MB of space is required for every 1000 transaction.

• Installation Drive: CD ROM drive.

• Operating System Software: Tally works on all major PC operating platforms, viz. Microsoft

Windows 95 and above. In fact, the Tally pack contains the versions for Windows 95/98/ME and

Windows NT/2000 Operating Systems. Tally is able to auto-detect the operating system platform.

In a network environment, your data could reside on any file server including Windows 98/ME,

NT/2000, Netware, Unix and Linux servers.

The network protocol supported is primarily TCP/IP. Other protocols could be used with TCP/IP

running on top.

Manual Book-keeping Vs Computerized Accounting

Manual Book-Keeping


In manual Book-Keeping, you first create ledgers; carry forward previous year’s closing balance as

Opening Balance for the current year. Record cash transaction in Cash Book and non-cash

transactions in Journal (or subsidiary books), then amounts from Cash Book and Journal are posted

into respective ledgers.

Whenever, you need to know balance of any ledger, you are required to total amounts in both Debit

and Credit columns of the ledger and compute the difference to derive the closing balance for the

Ledger as on that date. To prepare Final Accounts (Profit & Loss A/c, Balance Sheet) for any period,

you have to compute closing balance of ledgers for the period and then prepare a Trial Balance. From

Trial Balance, you post Nominal accounts to Profit & Loss A/c, Real & Personal ledgers to Balance

Sheet.

Next year, when you create New Year books, again you create all the ledgers afresh and enter

opening balance (a sheer repetition and monotonous job.)

Since Posting, casting, totaling and balancing – all are done manually, this leaves enough room for

errors. At the time of finalization of accounts, it’s a common scenario that Accountants are burning

mid-night oil to tally Trial balance. And even after spending few sleepless nights, if accounts do not

match, they are forced to leave an entry in Final Accounts Difference in Trial Balance having no

explanation.

Computerized Accounting

When you opt for Computerized Accounting first time, you have to create all the ledgers and enter

opening balance (in subsequent years you need not to create the Ledgers again or carry forward

previous year’s closing balance as opening balance since it would be carried forward on it’s own by

the software) and classify at this stage. Thereafter, you enter all transactions in Vouchers (different

types of Vouchers to record diverse nature of transactions). That’s all you have to do and everything

else (like posting to Ledger, preparation of Trial Balance, Final Accounts etc.) is done by the

software.

In computerized accounting, while creating new ledger, you are required to classify it suitably under

relevant accounts Group to tell the software the nature of the Ledger and where it will appear. This is

necessary at this stage as all Reports are prepared on-line the moment you enter transactions

(Vouchers). In case of Manual Book-Keeping, this classification is done at later stage (after

preparation of Trial Balance, Nominal Accounts are transferred to Profit & Loss Account through

Journal Entry, Real & Personal Accounts are posted to Balance Sheet under proper heading i.e.

Groups).

Year-end Entries

In manual book-keeping, you are required to pass Journal entries to transfer closing balance of all

nominal accounts to prepare Profit & Loss Accounts, which you are not required to do in case of

computerized accounting. The software does this job on it’s own. In next year, only closing balance

of Real and Personal accounts are carried and nominal accounts balance is zeroed by the software (for

which you pass Journal entries in manual book-keeping). The advantages are that your accounts are

always open and any modification is instantly reflected.

Saturday, August 29, 2009

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Tuesday, August 11, 2009

How to Import Contacts & Mails From Third Party Email Service to Gmail




Gmail Labs is good at bringing out of box feature to gmail, every week or two we see a new feature getting added to gmail. Here is another good feature added to gmail this time gmail labs have simplified the process importing emails and contacts from third party email service providers like Yahoo, Hotmail, AOL.




This feature will be helpful to those users who didn’t want to switch to gmail just because of fear of losing their old email messages from third party email service. With this new feature you can now instantly migrate to Gmail from any email service by importing Contacts and emails messages.




How to Import Contacts & Email Messages from Other Email Account to Gmail



1. Login to your Gmail Account if you do not have then proceed to create new Gmail account



2. Click on Settings links




3. Under the Accounts and Import tab, click the Import mail and contacts button.







4. In the new window that opens, enter the email address of the account you’d like to import contacts from. Click Continue.


5. Enter the password for your other email account and click Continue.


6. Check option of your choice


7. Click Start Import. The import will continue if you leave the Settings page or sign out of Gmail.


8. Your contacts and/or messages will be imported.

It may take 24-48 hours before you see your imported messages, so don’t worry if they’re not there as soon as you click OK. You can check the status of your import by clicking the Accounts and Imports tab on the Settings page. Once the import is complete, you’ll see a confirmation message at the top of your inbox.

Since this new feature of gmail is being slowly rolled out this option may not appear your account.



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How to Delete & Remove Google Account or Close Gmail, Orkut Accounts




Google has given us so many good webservices which include Gmail a





web Mail, Orkut a social networking, Web search history, book Search, Adsense, Checkout and many more. I suppose their will hardly any use who will no be happy with any of this web Service.
















The Number of such users will be very very less and their will be some one at other end of this world willing to get rid of his google account or want to close or remove his Gmail or Orkut account. I have seen many users asking how to delete/close or remove Google Accounts, Gmail Account, Orkut account or all the Google Web services. Well most of the users are unaware that they can remove or delete any or all the google account and its webservices such as Gmail, Orkut etc as the link to remove and delete google account is not easily accessible. Today we are going to show you how you can delete/ remove or close Google Accounts.













How to Delete/Remove/Close Google Account and its Web services like Gmail, Orkut












1. Login/Sign in to your Google Account using http://www.google.com/account























2. Click on Edit link beside My products heading.










3. You will see two sections



i. Delete a Product :- e.g Gmail, Orkut, Google Video etc




ii Delete Account :- Delete and Close Google Account









Delete/Close Account of any Google Webservice


i. If you want to just delete or close account of any Google Webservice then follow the respective


Remove account link under “Delete a Product” section



ii. Once you click on link to “Remove … Account Permanently” A confirmation page will appear with title “Please Read Carefully”



iii. Click “Yes” to confirm and Delete Your Google Web Service Account.






Once you click yes the respective Google Web service will get deleted permanently
Delete/Close Google Account



i. If you want to Delete your Google Account then follow the link Close account and delete all services and info associated with it from Delete Account Section


ii. A page with title “Please Read Carefully” listing Google Services will appear.
iii You need to confirm and acknowledge this action and once you click Delete Google Account your Google Account will get Terminated permanently.


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