User's guide /

Accounting

Expenses

Expenses

Manual input

Navigate to Finance -> "Purchases and expenses" -> "Create a record" (Top-right corner). Fill-in the form and click "Add". Add the expense items in the submobdule "Expense items":

The expense items, i.e. product and/or services acquired can be added in module "Expense items".

These two fields must be populated in order the document to be posted:

Cost center - the cost centers are related to the ledger accounts.
The related general ledger accounts must follow the following code convnetion CODE-COST_CENTER-ANALYTICAL_LEVEL.
Example:
- 602-60-870, where
  - 602 is the syntetic account code
  - 60 is the cost center
  - 870 is the analytical level
- Every cost center must have a code. Example
  - Services (Code 01)
  - Product (Code 02)
- More information here: https://obs2go.com/en/guide/package/accounting/Configuration#Ledger%20accounts
Category - the item's income category. Every category can have a template for automatic accounting
More info here: https://obs2go.com/en/guide/package/accounting/Configuration#Ledger%20accounts

After entering the expense details, you can perform the following operations:

Print the Document: Directly print the completed document.
Post the Document: Click the green button in the "Accounting" section to post the document *
Mark as Paid: By selecting the "Mark as Paid" button, you will be prompted to specify the payment date. This action automatically creates a record in the "Expense Payments" module and posts the payments.
Generate a Warehouse Slip for Delivery: Clicking the "Partial Shipment" button generates a warehouse slip for shipping the selected products and/or materials from a warehouse.
Create Intra-Community Supply Protocol: This feature is applicable only to countries registered in the European Union. It generates a protocol in accordance with European legislation.

* In order to post the document you must first complete the configuration steps described here: https://obs2go.com/en/guide/package/accounting/Configuration

Data import

You can import expenses from another system by using one of the following two methods:

Import from Excel files - module "Purchases and expenses" -> left vertical button -> "Import XLSX"
API - as described in the user's guid section API

VAT

This section is applicable only for the companies that operate in the European Union. Please skip it if your company is registered outside of EU.

The system automatically generates VAT logs. The columns where the base, total, and VAT amounts are populated in the VAT log are determined by the selection made in the 'Purchase Delivery Type' drop-down menu. Please check each option from the dropdown menu for more information.

Module "Purchases and expenses" -> "Edit record"

Posting

Тhe system should be configured as described here: https://obs2go.com/en/guide/package/accounting/Configuration

Sections:
- Ledger accounts
- First date of accounting
- Accounting templates - expenses

Payments

Full payment: Use the "Paid" button at the top of the purchase document to mark it as paid. If set up, the system will automatically generate postings for the entered payments. Alternatively, you can setup the system to process bank statements in MT940 format. This will automatically mark the purchase documents as paid and automatically execute posting. Please see section "Bank statements" for further information
Partial payment: Partial payments can be entered using the "Payments" button in the purchase document.
Posting of payments: The posting is automatically created by marking the document as paid. The configuration is performed in the "Expense payments accounting" module:

https://YOUR_INSTANCE.obs2go.com/modules/expense_payments_accounting/all

Posting for exchange difference can be configured as well

Example configuration:

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