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Practical guides to accounting, VAT, closing and reporting, step by step.
Accounting for Property Sales in Instalments and CancellationsEntries for selling a property unit with a down payment and instalments, unit cost, collections, bounced cheques, and cancelling a sale by reversal.Backing Up Accounting Data: The Server and Your Own CopyHow Tasaheel keeps your business's accounting data: on the server with periodic backups, a full export whenever you want, and access from any device.Bank Reconciliation: Matching Your Statement to Your BooksA practical guide to bank reconciliation: why the bank balance differs from the books, outstanding cheques, deposits in transit, fees, a worked example.Budgeting and Budget vs Actual: A Practical GuideHow to build a monthly budget and compare it with actuals: fill methods, variances, a fair comparison on complete months, and budget control that blocks overspending.Cash Flow Management: Forecasting and Avoiding Cash ShortfallsHow to manage your business's cash flow: profit versus cash, month-by-month forecasting, faster collection, scheduling payments, and reading the cash flow statement.Chart of Accounts: How to Build It and Map It to StatementsHow to build a sound chart of accounts: levels, parent and posting accounts, account nature, mapping to financial statement lines, activity accounts, and Excel import.Cost Centres: Profit by Branch, Brand and DepartmentHow to use cost centres to see the profit of each branch, brand or department: the tree and roll-up, where the centre is recorded, and statements and budgets per centre.Customer Deposits in Accounting: A Liability, Not RevenueHow to record a customer deposit: on receipt, when deducted from the invoice and when refunded, when it becomes revenue, and its VAT angle, with examples and entries.Customer Receipts and Supplier Payments: Allocating to InvoicesHow to record customer receipts and supplier payments: receipt and payment vouchers, allocating to the oldest invoices, payments on account, statements and ageing.E-Invoicing in Saudi Arabia: The Two Phases ExplainedA plain guide to e-invoicing (Fatoora) in Saudi Arabia: the generation and integration phases, the data every invoice needs, and how to prepare.Fixed Assets and Depreciation: Straight-Line and DecliningA practical guide to fixed assets: cost, useful life and residual value, straight-line and double-declining depreciation, entries, revaluation and disposal.GOSI Social Insurance in Payroll: Rates, Wage Base, ReconciliationHow GOSI contributions work in Saudi Arabia: employee and employer shares, the wage base and its cap, the new pension scheme, and reconciling the invoice.How to Calculate VAT and File the Return, Step by StepHow VAT works in Saudi Arabia: output and input tax, the taxable base, the quarterly return, adjustments, and what to check before filing to avoid common errors.How to Read Your Financial Statements: A Guide for OwnersA plain guide to the income statement, balance sheet and cash flow, and the key ratios: margins, liquidity, collection days and break-even, with worked numbers.Items and Barcodes: Item Cards, Units and LabelsHow to build a correct item card: type, units and conversions, VAT per item, categories, reorder level, price lists, and printing and scanning barcode labels.Journal Entries: How to Record Them Correctly and When to ReverseHow to record a journal entry: debit, credit and balance, party and cost centre, drafts and posting, reversing instead of editing, and the day book.KPIs and Financial Ratios: Profitability, Liquidity, Operating CycleKey financial ratios for owners and how to read them: margins and EBITDA, current and quick ratios, gearing, collection and inventory days, and the cash cycle.Month-End Close: A Checklist for Small BusinessesA practical month-end close checklist: bank reconciliation, depreciation, prepaid expenses, provisions, VAT, the trial balance, and when to lock the period and why.Moving Your Data from Excel to Accounting Software, Step by StepHow to move your data from Excel: chart of accounts, customers, suppliers, items, assets and opening balances, bulk journal upload, and a preview of rejected rows.Multi-Warehouse Inventory and Transfers Between BranchesHow to manage stock across warehouses or branches: balances per location, transfer notes at the same cost, stock movements, counts per site, and common mistakes.Opening Balances: How to Start on a New Accounting SystemHow to enter opening balances on a new system: keeping them balanced, customer and supplier balances, Excel import, and fixed assets with their depreciation.Payroll and the Wage Protection System (WPS), Step by StepHow to run payroll in Saudi Arabia: basic, housing, transport, overtime and GOSI, the payroll entry, and the WPS bank file reconciled to payroll before upload.Period-End Adjusting Entries: Accruals, Prepayments, DepreciationAdjusting entries step by step: accrued expenses and reversing entries, prepaid expenses and amortisation, deferred revenue, depreciation, provisions, stock adjustments.Point of Sale: Opening and Closing Shifts, Z Reports, Cash Over/ShortA practical guide to retail POS: opening a shift with a float, selling by barcode with split payments, returns, closing by count, the Z report, and cash over and short.Provisions: End-of-Service, Credit Losses and the Difference EntryWhat provisions are and why they are booked: end-of-service benefits, expected credit losses by ageing matrix, other provisions, and posting only the difference.Receivables and Payables Ageing Reports: Reading and CollectingHow to read customer and supplier ageing: bands and as-of date, statements, credit limits, a due-date collection worklist, promises to pay and supplier payments.Restaurant POS: Shifts, Tables and the Cashier ExplainedA practical guide to restaurant point of sale: opening and closing shifts, cash drawer reconciliation, payment methods, tables, deposits, kitchen screen.Stock Counts and Weighted Average Valuation, Step by StepA practical guide to counting stock, adjusting differences and valuing it: weighted average and FIFO, the lower of cost and net realisable value, with worked examples.Tasaheel Accounts FAQ — All-in-one Accounting and Management SoftwareAnswers to common questions about Tasaheel Accounts: who it suits, where data is saved, internet connection, e-invoicing, VAT, users and the free trial.The Purchase Cycle: Requests, Orders, Receipts and MatchingThe purchase cycle step by step: purchase requests and orders, goods receipts and GRNI, three-way matching, supplier invoices, returns, landed cost.Trial Balance and General Ledger: Reading Them and Finding ErrorsHow to read the trial balance and ledger: opening, movement and closing balances, levels, cost centres, account statements, and tracing any figure back to its entries.Users, Permissions and Segregation of Duties in AccountingHow to assign permissions in your accounting system: roles and duties, validity periods, segregation of duties and its conflicts, and field-level audit trail.Year-End Close: Steps, the Closing Entry and Carried BalancesA year-end close guide: year-end adjustments, stocktake, provisions, zakat or tax, closing revenue and expenses to retained earnings, and opening the new year.