Journal vouchers are mostly used to do the adjustment entry in accounting, in this post you will learn and understand how to create journal entry in tally prime
To generate a journal voucher please follow below mentioned steps in tally prime
Launch Tally Prime
Launch tally prime and open in which company you want to create a journal voucher
Select Journal Voucher
For going to voucher screen menu you need to press V from gateway of tally
And after selecting v for voucher you have to select F7
F7 is a short cut key for journal voucher in tally prime
You can also select journal voucher from the right side of screen from tally voucher creation screen
Date
First enter the date of a transaction
Enter the ledger Accounts
In the respective fields select the debit and credit ledgers in tally prime
Debit Account : Select the ledger you want to debit here and then enter the amount also
Credit Amount : Select the ledger you want to credit here and then the amount also
Enter the Narration
Narration is a must in journal vouchers entry because, narration can be helpful in future scrutiny
So please mention proper narration in each and every entries you enter in journal vouchers
Save The Voucher
Now you can save the voucher by accepting it and or can accept a voucher by pressing Ctrl + A
Shortcut key for accepting a voucher is Ctrl + A
Examples of a Journal Entry in Tally Prime
Salary Booked for the month of august to sunil mahadik rs 20000
So the entry will be
By – Sunil Mahadik Salary A/c (dr) – 20000
To – Salary Payable A/c ——————— (cr) – 20000
Narration : Being salary booked for august month of sunil mahadik
Important Tips : In journal entries no bank accounts are involved for that you need to do receipt entries in tally prime and payment entries in tally prime and also contra entries for bank to bank transfer
