Cash receipts
Use a cash receipt when you need to record money received through the supported Accounting workflow. The receipt should explain where the money came from and how it should be treated in the books. Customer invoice settlement can also create cash activity when cleared payment is applied. Do not enter the same money twice through separate workflows merely to make cash look correct.Cash disbursements
Cash disbursements record money leaving the business. Use the appropriate account, amount, date and business context so the ledger explains why cash decreased. Supplier bill payment is related but should remain connected to the payable when the money is settling a bill.Bank reconciliation
Reconciliation compares bank activity with the accounting records that should explain it. A reconciliation is not simply marking every bank line as complete. Review the transaction, find the matching accounting activity and resolve genuine exceptions. The Bank Reconciliation Readiness report can help identify whether the accounting data is ready for reconciliation.Why cash differs from revenue
Revenue answers what the business earned. Cash answers what actually moved through cash or bank accounts. A posted invoice can create revenue and receivables before the customer has paid.Record a cash receipt
Record money received outside the invoice settlement path where appropriate.
Record a cash disbursement
Record money leaving the business.
Reconcile bank transactions
Match bank activity to the books.
Invoice to ledger
See why invoicing and cash are separate accounting events.