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Tuesday, April 08, 2025

Tally Prime

 

Define Stock item. 

    A Stock Item is the actual item that a business trades in. It represents the individual goods or materials that are bought, sold, or manufactured.

2. How could you delete a ledger in Tally Prime?
To delete a ledger in Tally Prime: Go to Gateway of Tally > Alter > Ledger > Select the Ledger > Press Alt + D > Press Enter to confirm deletion.

3. Enumerate the steps in the generation of a Profit and Loss account in Tally Prime.
Steps:

  1. Go to Gateway of Tally > Display More Reports.
  2. Select Statement of Accounts > Profit & Loss A/c.
  3. The report is auto-generated based on ledger entries.
  4. Use F1 to F12 keys for customizing the view.

4. Shortcut keys:

  • Payment Voucher: F5
  • Contra Voucher: F4
  • Debit Note Voucher: Ctrl + F9
  • Journal Voucher: F7

5. What is Pay Head? 

    A Pay Head is a salary component (like Basic Pay, HRA, PF) used to define earnings, deductions, bonuses, etc., in payroll processing.

6. Features of TDS in Tally Prime:

  • Auto-calculation of TDS based on nature of payment
  • Support for TDS deduction at multiple rates
  • Deductor & Deductee Master creation
  • TDS returns & certificates (Form 26Q, Form 16A)
  • E-TDS file generation
  • TDS adjustments and ledger reports

7. Different types of accounting vouchers in Tally Prime with examples:

  • Contra (F4): Cash deposited in bank
  • Payment (F5): Salary paid
  • Receipt (F6): Cash received from a debtor
  • Journal (F7): Depreciation entry
  • Sales (F8): Goods sold to a customer
  • Purchase (F9): Purchase of raw materials
  • Debit Note (Ctrl + F9): Goods returned to supplier
  • Credit Note (Ctrl + F8): Goods returned by customer

8. Steps to enter inventory details:
a) Stock Group: Gateway of Tally > Inventory Info > Stock Groups > Create
b) Stock Category: Inventory Info > Stock Categories > Create
c) Units: Inventory Info > Units of Measure > Create (e.g., Nos)
d) Godown: Inventory Info > Godowns > Create
e) Stock Items:

  • Create “Computer tables” – 100 Nos @ ₹7,000
  • Create “Tables” – 100 Nos @ ₹5,000
  • Create “Chairs” – 100 Nos @ ₹22,000

9. Steps to enable GST in Tally Prime:

  1. Gateway of Tally > F11 (Features) > Statutory & Taxation
  2. Enable GST: Yes
  3. Set GST details: Company GSTIN, State, Period
  4. Create GST ledgers: CGST, SGST, IGST
  5. Assign tax rates to stock items

10. Steps in creation of Payroll in Tally Prime:

  1. Enable Payroll: F11 > Enable Payroll Feature
  2. Create Pay Heads: Basic Pay, HRA, PF, etc.
  3. Create Employee Groups and Employees
  4. Create Salary Details
  5. Generate Payroll Vouchers
  6. View Payslip: Display > Payroll Reports > Payslip
  7. Process Salary through Payroll Voucher
  8. Generate Payroll Reports

11. Journal Entries with Ledger Groups and Voucher Types:

Date

Transaction

Ledger (Dr)

Ledger (Cr)

Voucher Type

Ledger Groups

Apr 1

Started business

Cash A/c Dr 1,00,000

Capital A/c Cr 1,00,000

Journal

Cash (Current Asset), Capital (Capital)

Apr 1

Paid into bank

Bank A/c Dr 50,000

Cash A/c Cr 50,000

Contra

Bank (Bank), Cash (Current Asset)

Apr 2

Purchased goods

Purchase A/c Dr 30,000

Cash A/c Cr 30,000

Purchase

Purchase (Direct Expense), Cash (Current Asset)

Apr 3

Bought furniture by cheque

Furniture A/c Dr 10,000

Bank A/c Cr 10,000

Journal

Furniture (Fixed Asset), Bank (Bank)

Apr 5

Sold goods for cash

Cash A/c Dr 20,000

Sales A/c Cr 20,000

Sales

Cash (Current Asset), Sales (Revenue)

Apr 8

Sold goods to Ramesh

Ramesh A/c Dr 10,000

Sales A/c Cr 10,000

Sales

Ramesh (Sundry Debtors), Sales (Revenue)

Apr 10

Bought goods from Ajay

Purchase A/c Dr 15,000

Ajay A/c Cr 15,000

Purchase

Purchase (Direct Expense), Ajay (Sundry Creditors)

Apr 12

Returned goods to Ajay

Ajay A/c Dr 1,000

Purchase Return A/c Cr 1,000

Debit Note

Ajay (Sundry Creditors), Purchase Return (Indirect Income)

Apr 15

Goods returned by Ramesh

Sales Return A/c Dr 500

Ramesh A/c Cr 500

Credit Note

Sales Return (Indirect Expense), Ramesh (Sundry Debtors)