Categorize a transaction on sage

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I sent an invoice to the client last month, they accidentally sent to my personal bank account (which they previously had) instead of the company's bank account. I have transferred the next day to my company's bank account.

Now that I have started using Sage from this month, while categorising my bank transactions, how should I mark this transaction as? Would it be marked as "4010 - Sales - Services" for the client name? or should it be marked as something else?

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By lionofludesch
27th Jul 2022 15:32

I vote "Receipts from Debtors".

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By Paul Crowley
27th Jul 2022 15:57

Are last months invoices on the sales ledger?

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By jprasad
27th Jul 2022 16:07

Paul Crowley wrote:

Are last months invoices on the sales ledger?

It's a new company and we recently started billing this client through our limited company account.

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By Leywood
27th Jul 2022 16:09

+ 1 Lion
OP - If you do what you are suggesting, surely you would have 2 lots of sales counted for the same transaction, one when you process the invoice and then when you process the bank payment.

Also dont split your '4000' sales codes out by customer name.

I would suggest you get a bookkeeper on board.

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By lionofludesch
27th Jul 2022 16:16

Just checking, like, but there is proper sales ledger accounting in place, isn't there?

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By RobbieT
28th Jul 2022 09:22

Assuming you are running a sales ledger (i.e. coding the invoice, not just the cash receipt) then:
Inv was Dr Debtors Cr Sales
Client payt was Dr DLA Cr Debtors
Your repayment was Dr bank Cr DLA.
Net result: Dr bank Cr sales. No debtors, no DLA

With the best will in the world, if the double-entry on this is beyond you, you need to engage the services of a bookkeeper or accountant at some point.

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