Cash receipts (or deposits) are registered in the program using the cash receipt journal. A cash receipt journal is a type of general journal, so you can use it to post transactions to G/L, bank, customer, vendor, and fixed assets accounts.
Open the Cash Receipt Journal window.
Select the proper Batch.
Enter Posting Date.
Select Payment as the Document Type.
The Document No. field is filled in by the No. Series assigned to the Batch.
Use the External Document No. field to store an identifier such as the customer's check number.
Select Customer as the Account Type.
Select the proper Customer Account No.
Do one of the following:
To record a full invoice payment, in the Applies-to Doc. No. field, click the AssistButton. From the Apply Customer Entries window, select the line to which payment should be applied; click OK.
To record a partial invoice payment, in the Amount field of the Cash Receipt Journal, enter the amount you wish to apply as a negative number. In the Applies-to Doc. No. field, click the Lookup, select the line, and click OK.
If you are recording full payment for multiple invoices, click the Functions button, Apply Entries. On each line to which the payment is to be applied, press F9. When you have marked the relevant lines, click OK.
If you are recording a partial payment for multiple invoices, click the Functions button, Apply Entries. On each line to which the payment is to be applied, press F9, and then press F2 to enable the edit function. Edit the Amount to Apply field, enter the partial amount as a positive number, and then click OK.
In the Balancing Account Type field, select G/L Account for cash payments, and Bank Account for other payments.
In the Balancing Account No. field, click the AssistButton and select the cash account for cash payments, or the relevant bank account for other payments.
Click the Posting button, Post.
Applying Customer Ledger Entries
Filling In and Posting General Journals