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Receipt, Payment, Journal and Contra vouchers
The Vouchers page records accounting entries that are not bills: money in, money out, journal adjustments and transfers between cash and bank.
Where to find it: Report ▾ → Sale / Purchase Voucher
Types of voucher
| Receipt (money in) | Money received from a customer. Numbered RV-0001, RV-0002… |
| Payment (money out) | Money paid to a supplier. Numbered PV-… |
| Journal | An adjustment to a party’s account without cash moving — choose Debit or Credit. Numbered JV-… |
| Contra (cash ↔ bank) | Moving money between your own accounts, for example depositing cash in the bank. Numbered CV-… |
Add a voucher
- Click the button for the type you need.
- For Receipt, Payment and Journal: choose the Party, the Date, the Amount, the Mode (Cash, Bank, UPI, Cheque or Card) and, for a journal, the Direction (Debit or Credit).
- For Contra: choose the From Account and To Account (Cash, Bank, UPI, Cheque or Card — they must be different), the date and the amount.
- Optionally add a Reference (cheque or transaction ID) and Notes, then save.
Use the type filter (All types, Receipts, Payments, Journals, Contras) to view each kind. Vouchers appear in party ledgers, the cashbook and the day book. What their printout shows is set in Print Options (Receipt, Journal and Contra).