How to code an invoice

Coding tells the system where each figure on an invoice goes. Code a sales invoice and a purchase invoice.

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Task 1Coding a sales invoice4 questions

Coding an invoice means putting the right code beside each figure, so that it is entered in the right account.

Larkfield Ceramics, codes used on invoices
CodeAccount
1100Trade receivables
2100Trade payables
2200VAT
4000Sales: mugs
4010Sales: plates
5000Purchases
5400Telephone
  • The customer code says whose account it is in the sales ledger
  • Each net line takes an income code
  • The VAT takes the VAT code
  • The gross total takes the Trade receivables code
Invoice 3107 to Juniper Gifts, customer code JUN001
ItemAmount
Stoneware mugs180.00
Dinner plates150.00
VAT at 20%66.00
Gross total396.00
Task 2Coding a purchase invoice4 questions