Tally.
Erp 9.1
(Practical
Theory)
How to start and
close the Tally Program?
Note: - Tally is an accounting
application program developed by S S Goenka in 1986. Its different versions are
as follows – 3.0, 4.5, 5.4, 6.3, 7.2, 8.1. 9.0, 9.1 Erp (Enterprises Versions),
and current version of it, is Tally Prime.
How to
open it?
Steps: - Double Click on the Tally program
icon from the desktop window or Click and Enter or type ‘tally’ in search box
and press - Enter.
How to
close it?
Steps: -
Press – Ctrl
+ Q or Press – Down Arrow –
Select Quit and press – y.
Assignment
–
Company creation – Create and Company
by your Name + Enterprises.
Hints: -
a. When we start a job as an accountant,
we join any firm/org./institute etc., we have to create the detail of that
company in Tally which is known as ‘Company Creation’. In this
process, we have to fill some important details about that company. Such as: -
Name of the company, mailing name, addresses, Financial Year, Books Beginning,
Types of account etc.
b. Mailing Name: - In mailing name we
fill the name of company.
c. Financial Year: - The session from 1st
April to 31st of March is known as financial year.
d. Books beginning: - Starting date of
your business is the books beginning.
e. Types of accounts: -
a. Accounts Only (It is selected when
our accounts are maintained through only ‘Dr’ and ‘Cr’ mode.
b. Accounts with Inventory: - It is
selected when we maintained the accounts through both the modes ‘Dr’ and ‘Cr’,
and with Inventory Mode (Items).Especially, it is selected for the trading
accounts.
Assignment –
Create a company in your directory in
your Tally Accounts. Company Name – Name + Infotech.
Steps: - Open your previous created
Tally – Shut it down by using -Alt + F1 command and then your create your
company.
Examples: -
Name of the company – Name
Enterprises
Mailing Name – Name Enterprises
Address- Fill your address
Country – I (India)
State – B (Bihar)
Phone –
E-mail – name@gmail.com
Types of Accounts – Accounts only
Financial Year – 01-04-2020
Books beginning – 01-04-2020
Accept all by pressing – Enter.
Hints: -
How to open your account in
Tally? – Select ‘Create
Company’ – Press – Enter – Press – Backspace – Press – End Button – Press (\) –
Type your name (place) – Enter.
C:\Tally ERP9\Data\Name……
How to
close the tally after completion of ‘Company Creation’?
Press – Alt + F1(Shut Company) –
Press – Ctrl + Q
Assignment
–
· Delete your previous created company
named – Name + Enterprise.
· Again, Create the same company by
your name in the same directory of your accounts.
· Prepare
the following ledgers and groups given as follows: -
Sl.
No |
Name
of Ledgers |
Groups |
Opening
Balance |
1 |
Kumar’s Capital A/c |
Capital Account |
250000 |
2 |
Land & Buildings |
Capital Account |
150000 |
3 |
Furniture’s a/c |
Fixed Assets |
50000 |
4 |
Security Deposit a/c
(Office) |
Deposit Assets |
50000 |
5 |
Star Infotech |
Bhagalpur Creditors |
55000 |
6 |
S P Infotech |
Patna Creditors |
75000 |
7 |
GP Infotech |
Purnea Creditors |
25000 |
8 |
Bahadur Kumar’s a/c |
Purnea Creditors |
1500 |
9 |
Sohan Lal’s a/c |
Naugachia Debtors |
2500 |
10 |
Ganesh Enterprises |
Bhagalpur Debtors |
7500 |
11 |
Rupesh Kumar |
Naugachia Debtors |
5000 |
12 |
Suchitra Kumari |
Naya Tola Debtors |
850 |
13 |
Electricity Expenses |
Indirect Expenses |
1550 |
14 |
HP Computer Set |
Fixed Assets |
85000 |
15 |
Electricity Fittings |
Fixed Assets |
6500 |
How to
open it again?
Double Click on Tally icon – Select
the option ‘Select Company’ – Type the same addresses what you have created
during company creation.
How to
alter the details or information of company?
Gateway of Tally – Press (Alt + F3) –
Press (A/Select-Alter) – Select your company – Press – Enter. Here, you change
whatever you want to alter. Save it by using (Ctrl + A/Accept Yes). To come
back to your gateway of Tally press – ESC button. Remember, the ESC button is
used to come out from any voucher, ledger or group screen up to ‘Gateway of
Tally’.
Assignment –
Create a company name – Software Ltd.
& Company
Address – Your own address with
previous details.
Hints: -
To create this company, first of all
open your old company – Shut it by using (Alt + F1) – Now, select ‘Create
Company’ – and fill the details as you have.
Press – Alt + F1 to shut it and again
go to select company and here, you will see both the companies and open any by
select. Likewise, by pressing Alt + F1, we can switch any company.
How to delete unwanted companies
created on Tally program?
Steps: -
First of all open any company – Go to
the ‘Gateway of Tally’ – Press – Alt + F1 – Select the company which you want
to delete – Press – Enter – Press – Alt + F3 – Select – Alter (A) – Select your
company – Press Enter and Press – Alt + D (Delete)
On the
Gate way of Tally, we get four headings – Master, Transaction, Import and
Reports.
Master: - In master we get ‘Account Info’
but we can add ‘Inventory Info’ by using company alteration mode.
Account
Info: - It has following
options – Groups, Ledgers, Voucher Type and Quit.
Ledger: - The name of accounts is called
ledger. Such as: - Ram a/c, (a/c = Accounts), Sita a/c, Cash a/c, HDFC a/c, ETC
a/c, Star Infotech a/c etc.
Group: - The nature or the category of the
ledgers is called a group.
Note: - The nature of accounts may be
suppliers (Sundry Creditors), Customers (Sundry Debtors), Banks (SBI a/c, HDFC
Bank a/c), Expenses (Direct Expenses, Indirect Expenses), Incomes (Direct or
Indirect Incomes), Fixed Assets, Current assets, Liabilities, Provisions
(Payable a/c), Capital a/c etc.
Assignment –
1. Create a company named ‘Name Infotech’.
Address = Type your own address
Accounts only, Financial Year – 2015
-2016 and accept all.
2. Create the following ledgers as given
below –
a. Arun a/c – Under – Sundry Debtors
b. S K Gupta a/c – Under – Sundry Debtors
c. Sita a/c – Under Sundry Debtors. Like
these – create more ten ledgers under sundry debtors.
3. Hints: - First of all open your old
company – Press – Alt + F1 to shut it – Select – Create company and fill its
form as given. Gateway of Tally – Select – Account Info – Select – Ledgers – Select
‘Create’ - Type ledger name and under – And, accept all like this.
Note: -
a. When we create any company, by
default some ledgers have been already created. By default – Cash a/c and
Profit & Loss are predefined ledgers.
b. And, there are about 28 predefined
groups have been already created.
How to create our own groups?
Examples: -
Customers List
Cust_Name |
Address |
Mob |
Mohan Enterprises |
Bhawanipur, Naugachia |
|
S K Enterpries |
Nawada, Naugachia |
|
Vivek Cement |
Naugachia, Bazar |
|
Sumit Enterprise |
Nayatola |
|
Jaykant Udyog |
Rajendra Colony |
|
|
|
|
Note: - How to edit your
created ledgers?
a. Change the under (Group) – Gateway
Tally – Account Info. – Ledgers – Single Alter – and now, change whatever you
want.
b. Delete the unwanted ledgers – Follow
the same step and press – Alt + D.
c. How to see your ‘Trail Balance’?
–Gateway of Tally – D (Display) – T (Trial Balance) – Alt + F1 – Press- F4 –
Enter. (It is used to see in sub-total mode).
Assignment –
Create a company under
your same directory named – ‘Softech World’.
Transaction details: -
Ledgers |
Under |
Balance |
Softech World Capital
a/c |
Capital A/c |
150000/- |
STATE BANK OF INDIA |
Bank A/c |
200000/- |
Car |
Fixed Assets |
100000/- |
Buildings |
Fixed Assets |
300000/- |
Electrical Fittings |
Fixed Assets |
40000/- |
Star Infotech Patna |
Patna Debtors – Sundry
Debtors |
55000/- |
|
|
|
Salary Expenses |
Indirect Expenses |
15000/- |
Rent Expenses |
Indirect Expenses |
25000/- |
Rent Received |
Indirect Incomes |
3000/- |
Salary Received |
Direct Incomes |
250000/- |
Bank Interest |
Indirect Expenses |
750/- |
Electricity Expenses |
Indirect Expenses |
800/- |
How to Edit ledgers?
Gateway of Tally – Select Account Info. – Select on ‘Ledger’
– Select the name that you want to edit it.
· Softech World purchases computer set
by cash Rs. 65000/-.for office.
· Furniture purchased by cash Rs.
65000/- for office use.
· Security Deposit paid by cheque
(State Bank of India) Rs. 75000/-
Assignment –
Name of Ledgers |
Under |
Balance |
R K Capital A/c |
Capital a/c |
500000 |
R Udyog |
Local Debtors/Sundry Debtors |
12000 |
Shyam Udyog |
Local Debtors/Sundry Debtors |
15000 |
Mittal Udyog |
Local Debtors/Sundry Debtors |
16000 |
Karuna Ltd. |
Local Debtors/Sundry Debtors |
17000 |
Sajjan Infotech |
Out debtors/Sundry Debtors |
18000 |
Vidhan Ltd. |
Out debtors/Sundry Debtors |
20000 |
Axis Bank |
Bank a/c |
250000 |
Salary Expenses |
Indirect Expenses |
15000 |
Electricity Expenses |
Indirect Expenses |
1200 |
Buildings |
Fixed Assets |
150000 |
Note:-
Create a new company named ‘ R. K.
Enterprises’.
Fundamentals of Accounts
Accounting: - “Accounting is an art of recording, classifying
and summarizing in a significant manner and in
terms of money; transactions and events which are, in part of at least,
of a financial character and interpreting the result thereof.”
Maintain the
account of Softech World, Naugachia (Bhagalpur)
Financial year – 2015
1. The Softech World started his business with cash Rs. 500000/- Date
– 01/04/2015
2. Deposited Rs. 100000/- to HDFC BANK. Date – 02/04/2015
3. Create the following Stock items for Softech World –
SL NO. |
NAME OF ITEMS |
UNDER |
QTY |
UNIT PRICE |
TOTAL |
|
1 |
USB MOUSE (INTEX) |
MOUSE |
25 |
475 |
|
|
2. |
USB MOUSE (LOGITECH) |
MOUSE |
15 |
775 |
|
|
3. |
USB MOUSE (MICROSOFT) |
MOUSE |
25 |
975 |
|
|
4. |
WIRELESS MOUSE (LOGITECH) |
MOUSE |
20 |
2175 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Maintain the
accounts of J K Enterprises
1.
J K
Enterprises started his business with cash Rs. 1000000/- on 01/04/2016.
2.
Deposited
Cash Rs. 200000/- in Axis Bank on 02/04/2016
3.
Paid Rs.
75000/- as a security deposit for office campus on 03/04/2016 as the agreement
of Rs. 5000/- Pm
4.
He hired threera
staffs named – Rajesh as a Manager Salary pm Rs. 25000/-, Sujit as an assistant
manager Salary pm Rs. 20000/-, Suchitra as Supervisor Salary pm Rs. 15000/-
(Here, cost centre will activated for all the staffs.)
5.
J K
Enterprises purchased the following items at the GSTrate 6% SGST AND CGST% from
S K Enterprise on 10/04 –
Items |
Qty |
Unit Price |
Mouse Wireless |
45 |
875 |
Key Board wireless |
45 |
1275 |
Cabinet (Ultra) |
50 |
2150 |
Cabinet(General) |
25 |
1250 |
DVD (BLUE RAY DISK) |
10 |
2575 |
6.
J K
Enterprises paid all the amount to S K Enterprises for previous purchasing by
cheque on 12/04/2016.
7.
J K
Enterprises sold the following items to Sumit Infotech at the GST rate 6% on
15/04/2016 on credit. Items are as follows –
Items |
Qty |
Unit Price |
Total |
Wireless Mouse |
5 |
1375 |
|
Cabinet Ultra |
2 |
2600 |
|
Keyboard Wireless |
5 |
1675 |
|
DVD Blue Ray Disk |
3 |
3150 |
|
8.
Received all
the dues from Sumit infotech on 16/04/2016 through cheque.
9.
J K
Enterprises purchased the items from U K Infotech and received 20% discount and
GST rate 8% on credit on 17/04/2016
Particulars |
Qty |
Unit Price |
Total |
Wireles Mouse |
25 |
2550 |
|
Wireless Keyboard |
20 |
2675 |
|
10.
Paid all the
dues to U K Infotech by cheque on 20/04/2016.
11.
Sold all the
rest items to M K Enterprises on GST rate 6% on 25/04/2016 on credit. The price
of those items will be same of purchase rate.
12.
Received all
dues from M K Enterprise. On 27/04/2016 by cheque.
13.
J K
Enterprises purchases the following items on credit on 15/05. The details are
as follows: -
Items |
Qty. |
Unit Price |
Total |
Vat Rate |
Disc% |
Wireless Mouse |
15 |
725 |
|
12.5% |
10 |
Wireless Keyboard |
20 |
3000 |
|
12.5 |
15 |
Cabinet Ultra |
15 |
2800 |
|
4% |
10 |
Cabinet Gen. |
20 |
1750 |
|
4% |
25 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
From S K Infotech.
14.
J K paid all
the dues on 20/05 to S K Infotech.
Operating the
‘Tally’ Accounting Software
The following steps are very necessary to operate any version of
‘Tally’ program. These are as follows: -
1.
Company
Creation: - Company Creation is the most compulsory part of ‘Tally’ accounting.
In it, we have to fill its form in which we fill some important and compulsory
information. Such as: - The name of company, Full Address with its state, Mode
of Accounting (Like – Accounts only or Accounts with inventory. Note: - In
Accounts mode -Bill wise option will be closed whereas in Accounts with
inventory mode Bill-wise options and VAT/GST will be on). If password is
necessary, you can put the password during company creation. Financial Year (F
Y) is also one of the necessary part of company creation. During company
creation an option name ‘Books Beginning’ is very necessary. ‘Books Beginning’
tell since when you have started your business. But, generally it is also
chosen – 01/04.
Assignment –
Create a company named –
Hints: -
J K SOFTWARE & INDUSTRIES
ADDRESS – (OWN ADDRESS)
STATE – BIHAR, INDIA, PIN , A/C MODE – ACCOUNTS WITH INVENTROY, F.
Y. - 01/04/2016, BOOKS BEGINNING – 01/04/2016.
Ledger Creation: - Ledger is the name of accounts. Such as: -
Mohan’s a/c, Sita’s a/c, State Bank of India, ABC company etc.
Assignment –
Create the following ledgers with opening balances: -
SL. NO |
NAME |
UNDER |
OPENING BALANCE |
1. |
J K S Capital a/c |
Capital a/c |
500000 |
2 |
M K COMPANY |
Sundry Creditors |
125000 |
3 |
Jaykant’s a/c |
Sundry Debtors |
50000 |
4 |
Madan ‘s a/c |
Sundry Debtors |
30000 |
5 |
Land and Buildings |
Fixed Assets |
200000 |
6 |
Car |
Fixed Assets |
300000 |
7 |
Furniture |
Fixed Assets |
50000 |
Voucher: - Voucher stands for all types of bills or invoices. In Tally we use two types of Vouchers –
i.
Accounting
Vouchers and
ii. Inventory Vouchers
Note: - In accounting vouchers, we get the mode of invoices or
bills which are measured through debit and credit only. The following types of
vouchers are used in accounting vouchers –
Contra Voucher (F4) : - When our transaction refers the following
modes like – Cash to Bank, Bank to Cash or Bank to Bank.
Examples: -
· The company deposited Rs. 200000/- cash to his bank Axis Bank on 04/04.
· Hints: - Gate way of Tally – Press – V (Accounting Voucher) – F2
(Date) – Press – F4 . Press – Alt + C to create your bank – Axis Bank – Under –
Bank Accounts.
· The company transferred RS. 50000/- to HDFC BANK ON 05/04.
· The company withdrew Rs. 30000/- from Axis Bank on 06/04.
Receipt Voucher (F6):- It is used to receives the cash or cheques.
· The company receives cash RS.25000/- from ABC & Co. (Sundry Debtors) on 07/04.
· The company added another amount to his capital Rs. 150000/ - by
cash on 08/04.
Note: -
How to see your ‘Trial Balances’?
Gateway of Tally - D
(Display) – T (Trial Balance) – Alt + F1 (To see the details on Trial Balance’
Mode – F4 (To see the total in underlined mode)
How to correct your day book?
Gateway of Tally – D(Display) – D (Day Book) – F2 (Date) – Press –
Space – Enter and select your entry.
How to correct the under of any ledger in Voucher?
Day Book – Open your entry – Go to the entry box or legder name –
Press – Ctrl + Enter – Change the correct name and under and save by ‘Enter’ or
– Ctrl + A.
Payment Voucher (F5) – It is used for all types payment and used
for all the expenses.
· The company paid security deposit for office cash Rs. 40000/- on
09/04.
· Note: - Jump from Day Book list to Voucher Press – Alt + I.
· The company purchase a laptop for office use by bank Rs. 75000/-
on 11/04.
· Furniture bought by the company by cash Rs. 55000/- on 12/04.
· Rs. 25000/- cash was invested on Electrical fittings on 13/04.
· Journal Voucher (F7):- Generally, Journal Voucher is used to
adjustment, credit transaction, provision entry or showing any compensation
statement.
· Purchase Voucher (F9):- Purchase Voucher is used only for those
goods which is purchased for sale. We don’t use purchase voucher for personal
use, office or domestic use. For personal use of goods, office use of goods or
domestic use of goods we use ‘Payment voucher (F5)
· Sales Voucher (F8): - Sales Voucher is used for the goods which
has been purchased for sales only.
Assignment –
· The company purchased goods on credit Rs. 50000/- on 14/04 from R
K Builders.
· The company sold the goods on credit Rs. 60000/- on 15/04 to S K
Enterprises.
· The company received all the dues from S K Enterprises on 16/04
· The company paid all the dues to R K Buiders on 17/04.
How to maintain the stock?
In stock we have care for the following things: -
a. Items
b.
Quantity
c. Unit Measurement – Simple and Compound
d.
Totality
e. Tax – Vat/GST
Examples: -
Q: - The company purchased the following items form R K Builders
on Credit. The details are as follows: -
Date: - 18/04
Items |
Unit Price |
Quantity |
VAT 12.5% |
Mouse |
225 |
50 |
12.5% |
Keyboard |
375 |
50 |
12.5% |
MONITOR |
5500 |
11 |
12.5% |
Hints: -
VAT/GST: - ‘VAT’ stands for ‘Value Added Tax’. Although, now it is
out of market. Instead of it, we use ‘GST (Goods and Service Tax)’. Methods are
same for both of them but in GST we have to add some extra features.
There are two types of methods used in VAT – Input VAT and Output.
Input VAT: - Input VAT is applied when a business man purchases
something.
Output VAT: - It is used when a business man sells something.
In Tally Erp. We get some slabs of VAT percentage. Like – 1%, 4%,
12.5% etc.
Note: - Like VAT entry we also do the same method of GST entries.
In GST we also used – Input GST and Output GST. The slabs of GST are as
follows: - 1%, 6%, 8%, 14%, 18%, 24% and 28% etc. In GST we post our
transactions through – SGST and CGST (These will be distributed into Input SGST
and Input CGST, and Output SGST and Output CGST.
How to create Input VAT and Output VAT?
a. Create Input VAT@12.5% - Steps: - Gateway Tally – Account Info – Ledger Creation – Type ‘Input VAT@12.5% - Under – Duties and Taxes – Choose -VAT (First of all F11 –
Statuary (F3) – VAT – Yes)
Journalize the accounts of P K ENTERPRISES
1.
P K
Enterprises started his business with cash Rs. 1500000/- on 01/04/2018. (Hints:
- First create the company by its name and pass this entry through Receipt
Voucher – F6)
2.
Deposited Rs.
500000/- to SBI BANK on 02/04. (Contra Voucher – F4)
3.
Deposited
security amount Rs. 100000/- by bank for office on 04/04 and the agreed amount
of office Rent Rs. 5000/- (Security Deposit (Under Deposit Assets).
4.
P K
Enterprises hired four staffs – Sumit Sexana as Manager Salary Rs. 45000/- PM,
Sandeep as asst. Manager Salary Rs. 35000/-, Mohit Kumar as clerk Salary Rs.
20000/- and Suchitra Goswami as a receptionist Salary Rs. 15000/- (Apply cost
center and create all the salary amount in it.)
5.
P K
Enterprises purchased the furniture for office use Rs. 75000/- by cash on
05/04.
6.
P K
Enterprises purchased a computer system on credit from Star Infotech on 06/4
for office Rs. 65000/-
7.
Paid all the
dues to Star Infotech on 8/04 by cheque.
8.
P K
Enterprises purchased the following items on GST rate@6% from U K Enterprises
on credit Date 10/04–
Items |
Qty |
Unit Price |
Gst Rate@12.5% |
Mouse |
100 |
125 + (125*25/100) |
|
Keyboard General |
100 |
375 |
|
Keyboard Wireless |
75 |
950 |
|
9.
P K
Enterprises paid all the dues to U K Enterprises on 12/4 by cheque.
10.
P K
Enterprises sold his all the items on credit with same GST rate to Shyam
InfoTech on 13/4. With the benefit of 25%.
11.
P K
Enterprises received the total amount from Shyam Infotech by cheque with 5% discount date 15/04.
12.
PK
Enterprises purchased the following items on credit from Ganesh Infotech at the
rate of GST 4% Date – 17/04 –
Items |
Qty |
Unit Price |
Gst Rate@4% |
Mouse |
110 |
175 |
|
Keyboard General |
105 |
425 |
|
Keyboard Wireless |
65 |
1150 |
|
13.
P K
Enterprise paid all the dues to Ganesh Infotech by cheque with the discount of
10% on 20/04.
14.
P K
Enterprise sold the whole items to U K Enterprises on credit on 25/4. (Here, he
adds 25% benefit on each items and gives 5% discount to his customer.)
15.
Received all
the dues from U K Enterprise by cash on 29/04
16.
P K
Enterprises deposited Rs. 100000/- to his bank account on 30/04.
Month – May
1.
P K
Enterprises paid his room rent by cash on 02/05.
2.
Paid salary
to his all staffs by cash on 3/5.
3.
Purchased the
following items from Ganesh Infotech on Credit date – 05/05.
Items |
Qty |
Unit Price |
Gst Rate@8% |
Mouse |
110 |
180 |
|
Keyboard General |
115 |
450 |
|
Keyboard Wireless |
70 |
1250 |
|
4.
Paid the
whole dues to Ganesh Infotech receiving 10% discount by cheque on 6/05.
5.
P K
Enterprises paid his electricity bill amount Rs. 1750/- by cash on 7/05.
6.
P K Enterprises
paid telephone bill amount Rs. 750/- by cash. Date 8/05.
7.
Miscellaneous
expenses for this month Rs. 1250/- by cash on 9/05.
8.
P K
Enterprises prepared the following items as stock with balances.
a. Go down No -1
Items |
Qty |
Unit Price |
Total |
Mouse-PS2 Normal |
50 |
150 |
|
Mouse – PS2 Laser |
55 |
175 |
|
Keyboard – PS2 Normal |
35 |
375 |
|
Keyboard- USB |
45 |
550 |
|
9.
P K
Enterprises sold the following items on 10/05 at the GST Rate 8% to R K
Infotech on credit:-
Go down No -1
Items |
Qty |
Unit Price |
Total |
Mouse-PS2 Normal |
50 |
150 |
|
Mouse – PS2 Laser |
55 |
175 |
|
Keyboard – PS2 Normal |
35 |
375 |
|
Keyboard- USB |
45 |
550 |
|
10.
R K Infotech
paid his dues deducting 15% discount on 11/05 by cheque.
11.
P K
Enterprises sold the following items to Shyam Infotech on credit to following
items applying 10% discount and receiving 25% benefit on all the items on 12/5.
The company gives the three days credit.
Items |
Qty |
Unit Price |
Gst Rate@8% |
Mouse |
110 |
180 + (180* 35/100) |
|
Keyboard General |
115 |
450 + (450 *35/100) |
|
Keyboard Wireless |
70 |
1250 + (1250*35/100) |
|
12.
P K
Enterprises creates the following stocks:-
Go down No -2
Items |
Qty |
Unit Price |
Total |
Mouse-PS2 Normal |
55 |
160 |
|
Mouse – PS2 Laser |
58 |
180 |
|
Keyboard – PS2 Normal |
45 |
405 |
|
Keyboard- USB |
50 |
650 |
|
13.
Received all
the dues from Shyam Infotech by cheque date: - 17/05.
14.
The rest all
items were sold on credit to M Infotech giving him 10% discount and getting the
25% benefit on all the items date – 19/05.
15.
M Infotech
paid all the dues on 21/05 by cheque.
16.
P K
Enterprises adjusted the miscellaneous expenses by cash Rs.2550/-on 25/5.
17.
M Infotech
returns the following items to P K Enterprises on 27/05
Items |
Qty |
Unit Price |
Total |
Mouse-PS2 Normal |
10 |
160 |
|
Mouse – PS2 Laser |
25 |
180 |
|
Keyboard – PS2 Normal |
23 |
405 |
|
Keyboard- USB |
25 |
650 |
|
18.
P K
Enterprises paid the balance against the returned goods on 28/05 by cheque.
Month June
1.
P K
Enterprises add a new business to the current business by adding the capital
amount of Rs. 200000/- date – 01/06.
2.
P K Enterprises
purchases the following FMCG items at the GST rate 8%. Date: - 02/06
Particulars |
Qty |
Unit Price in Quintal |
Rice (Khila –Khila) |
10 |
3200 |
Rice (Shankar-Bhog) |
15 |
2400 |
Rice (24 Caret) |
10 |
4500 |
Rice (Dimond) |
10 |
5200 |
(Note: - The above items have been purchased
from Sita Ram Pansari Udyog on credit).
3.
P K
Enterprises paid all the dues to Sita Ram Pansari Udyog by cheque date – 05/06.
4.
Paid Salary
to his staff by bank. Date: - 06/06
5.
Paid rent by
cash. Date: - 07/06
6.
Miscellaneous
Expenses by cash Rs. 1500/- Date: - 08/06
7.
Fright
charges for purchasing the FMCG items Rs. 900 by cash Date (02/06)
8.
Create all
the unit of following measurements in compound units:
9.
P K
Enterprises sold the following FMCG items on credit to Mahesh Udyog at the rate
of 8%GST on 09/06
Particulars |
Qty (Qntl) |
Unit Price in Quintal |
Rice (Khila –Khila) |
5 |
3200 + (25% Benefit and 10% Discount) |
Rice (Shankar-Bhog) |
3 |
2400 +(25% Benefit and 10% Discount) |
Rice (24 Caret) |
6 |
4500 +(25% Benefit and 10% Discount) |
Rice (Dimond) |
7 |
5200+((25% Benefit and 10% Discount) |
10.
P K
Enterprises received all the dues from Mahesh by bank date:- 10/06.
11.
He sold all
the computer items rest in his Go downs
to his old customer Ganesh Infotech on credit. Date: - 11/06.
12.
He also sold
his FMCG items to Mahesh Udgoy on credit on 12/06 the following items: -
Particulars |
Qty (Qntl) |
Unit Price in Quintal |
Rice (Khila –Khila) |
all |
3200 + (25% Benefit and 10% Discount) |
Rice (Shankar-Bhog) |
all |
2400 +(25% Benefit and 10% Discount) |
Rice (24 Caret) |
all |
4500 +(25% Benefit and 10% Discount) |
Rice (Dimond) |
all |
5200+((25% Benefit and 10% Discount) |
13.
Mahesh Udyog
Returned one quintal each FMCG item to P K Enterprises on date: - 15/06.
14.
Mahesh Udgyog
paid his all the dues deducting the returned items by cheque on Date – 17/06.
15.
P K also
received all the dues from Ganesh infotech date – 17/06
16.
P K Enterprises
adjusted the fright charges by cash Rs. 2400/- Date – 18/06
17.
Deposited Rs.
85000/- in his bank. Date – 19/06.
18.
P K
Enterprises purchased the following electric items on credit from Sumit
Electronics with GST @12% on date – 20/06 – (Credit period 3 days)
Go down No – 3
Items |
Qty |
Unit Price |
Total |
Sony TV 22” |
15 |
12500 |
|
Sony TV 24” |
10 |
13500 |
|
Sony TV 32” |
7 |
15500 |
|
Sony TV 40” |
5 |
16300 |
|
19.
P K
Enterprises sold the following electronics items on credit to Shyam Infotech
(Credit Period 5) 22/06 – (GST RATE @12%)
Go down No – 3
Items |
Qty |
Unit Price |
Total |
Sony TV 22” |
15 |
15500 |
|
Sony TV 24” |
10 |
14500 |
|
Sony TV 32” |
7 |
17500 |
|
Sony TV 40” |
5 |
20300 |
|
20.
P K
Enterprises purchased the following items on GST rate@6% from U K Enterprises
on credit Date 24/06 (5 Days Credit) –
Items |
Qty |
Unit Price |
Gst Rate@6% |
Mouse |
100 |
145 |
|
Keyboard General |
100 |
405 |
|
Keyboard Wireless |
75 |
1100 |
|
21.
Miscellaneous
Expenses adjusted by cash Rs. 1500/- on 25/06
22.
P K
Enterprises paid Salary Advance Rs. 5500/- to his staff Suchitra Goswami on
27/06 by cash.
Month – July
1.
P K
Enterprises paid office rent by bank on 01/07.
2.
P K
Enterprises paid salary to his staffs and adjusted the salary advance to
Suchitra Goswami on 02/07.
3.
P K
Enterprises received his dues from Ganesh on 03/07.
4.
P K
Enterprises paid the all his dues to Sumit Electronics with interest by bank on
05/07. (Note: - Create a Simple Interest
Class in alteration mode of credit-note and use credit-note to pass
Interest due – Indirect Expenses. Cr- Creditor Dr – Interest Due).
5.
P K
Enterprises received all his dues from Shyam Infotech with interest. (Note: -
Here, also create a Simple Interest class in the alteration mode of Debit Note
and pass the entry through Debit-Note voucher – Dr – Debtor, Cr – Interest Due
-income – Under – Indirect Income)
6.
P K
Enterprieses paid all his dues with interest to U K Enterprises date – 07/07.
(Pass this entry in Credit Note Voucher)
7.
PK
Enterprises purchased the following items on credit from Ganesh Infotech at the
rate of GST 8% and due date 5 days Date
– 10/07 – (Godown No. 1)
Items |
Qty |
Unit Price |
Gst Rate@8% |
Mouse |
115 |
205 |
|
Keyboard General |
110 |
525 |
|
Keyboard Wireless |
50 |
1175 |
|
8.
P K
Enterprises sold his items on credit to R K Infotech on credit with credit
period 5 days (Interest Calculation will be applied) on 11/07 -
Items |
Qty |
Unit Price |
Gst Rate@8% |
Mouse |
115 |
205 + 35% (Dis = 10%) |
|
Keyboard General |
110 |
525 |
|
Keyboard Wireless |
50 |
1175 |
|
9.
Find out the
interest of Ganesh Infotech on 17/07.
And, the interest of R K Infotech on 20/07.
10.
Received all
the amount form R K InfoTech with interest on 21/07.
11.
Paid to
Ganesh with interest on 21/07
Q: - The company sold the following items to M K Infotech on Credit. The details are as follows: -
Date: - 19/04
Items |
Unit Price |
Quantity |
VAT 12.5% |
Mouse |
380 |
50 |
12.5% |
Keyboard |
575 |
50 |
12.5% |
MONITOR |
7100 |
11 |
12.5% |
Q:- The company received all the amount form M K Infotech by
cheque on 20/04.
Q:- The company paid all the amount to R K builders by cheque on
21/04.
Configuration of Tally for Inventory Transaction with Bill-Wise
Details
There are two functional buttons which are used for setting the
configuration for the transaction entries. These two buttons are - F11 and F12.
Set your company configuration as follows, if you do the entries for inventory
transaction –
·
· Press – F2 and set the following options yes (in the same mode) –
·
· In the same mode – Press – F3 and set the following options ‘Yes’
–
·
· Note: - When you create any Sundry Debtor or Sundry Creditor
–Bill-wise Details will be ‘Yes’ and other options will be disabled.
· How
to see the Stock Item? Steps: - Gateway of Tally – Press – S (Stock Item) –
Press – Alt + F1 to see its full details.
·
How to see the payable or
receivable amount? – Gateway of Tally – D (Display) – Statement of Accounts –
Outstanding – Select – Payable/Receivable and Press – Enter.
·
Cost Centre: - ‘Cost Centre’ is
applied when, we have the distribution of amount for particular persons or
particular parties. If there is no distribution of amount, set it ‘no’.
·
In Inventory the ‘The Bill-Wise
Details’ is necessary to set ‘Yes’ during the ledger creation. Without setting
it ‘yes’ we cannot create the reference no. for sales or purchases. There are
four types of references used in Tally Accounting: -
o New
Reference: - It is selected when our transaction is new and fresh.
o Against
Reference: - It is selected when some materials have sold or purchase on credit.
o Advance:
- It is used to show the advance payment.
o On
Account: - It is use for missing transactions.
Assignment –
·
J K purchased to following goods
on credit from S K Udyog dated: - 20/04 and received 5% discount on each item,
vat rate of these items are 12.5% -
Items |
Unit Price |
Qty |
Discount |
Vat |
Mouse |
675 |
21 |
5% |
12.5% |
Keyboard |
870 |
25 |
5% |
12.5% |
Hard Disk |
6675 |
5 |
5% |
12.5% |
Cabinet |
1375 |
10 |
5% |
`12.5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
·
J K paid salary for his staffs named Suresh
(Rs.5000/-), Mahesh (Rs. 4000/-), Sangita (Rs. 3500/-) on 27/04 by cheque.
·
J K sold all the items to Suresh
Infotech on credit having benefit of rs 300 on each items without giving any
discount.
How to apply GST in Tally Erp 9.1?
GST (Goods and Service Tax): - This is a kind of tax which is paid
to the government by the business man.
This
is applied same as we apply VAT rule.
We
follow the following rules to apply this: -
First of all the company must be in ‘Accounts with inventory’
mode. Open your company – Gateway of Tally – Press F11 – Select ‘Statutory and
Taxation’ – Enable Value Added Tax (Vat) – Yes, Set /Alter Vat Details –‘Yes’.
Note: -
·
GST will be applied for purchases and sales in
inventory.
·
It is applied in two methods – Input GST and Output
GST.
·
Input GST is applied for purchases and Output GST is
applied for Sales.
Voucher
Vouchers are the types of bills used in Tally accounting. We use
the following types of vouchers in Tally-
Contra Voucher
(F4): - It is used when the transaction
concerning to the following conditions – Bank to Bank, Cash to Bank, Bank to
Cash etc.
Payment Voucher
(F5): - This is used when we pay for all
types of expenses.
Receipt Voucher
(F6): - This voucher is used when we
receive cash or cheque only. This voucher is also applied business started with
cash.
Journal Voucher
(F7): - This is used when we have to
adjust our bills. The following conditions can be applied with the journal
vouchers – Adjustment of Tax, Vat, GST, Provision Entry, Credit Entries etc.
Purchase Voucher
(F9):- This voucher is used when goods are purchased for
selling purposes.
Sales Voucher
(F8): - When goods are sold for main
business purposes, we use sales voucher.
Note: -
· If expenses are mentioned for common purposes, we always choose
the payment voucher.
· If the sale’s items are sold without main purposes of business,
the bill will be passed through payment voucher.
· If the purchase items are not the main parts of goods, it will
also be passed through payment voucher.
· Generally, purchase and sales vouchers are used for trading a/c
only.
Journalize the following Entries in Tally accounting programs
Company Name – Suresh Enterprises
Financial Year – 2016-2017
Address – Naugachia
E-mail = suresh@gmail.com
1.
Suresh
started his business with cash Rs. 1000000/- dated -01/04/2016. (Cash a/c - R,
Suresh Capital a/c ) – Gate of tally – V(Accounting Voucher – F6 – F2 [Date –
01/04] – Cr – Alt + C [create the ledger – Suresh Capital a/c – under –
Capital, Dr – Cash])
2.
Suresh
purchased the furniture by cash – Rs. 75000/- for office. Date – 02/04. (Cash
a/c – R, Furniture a/c – R , F5 – F2-date - )
3.
Suresh
purchased a computer set by cheque (SBI) Rs. 75000/- date – 03/04. (Computer
a/c – R, SBI a/c – P – F5 – Date - )
4.
Suresh opened
an account in SBI and deposit Rs. 500000/- date 05/04. (Cash a/c – R, SBI – P –
F4)
5.
Paid security
deposit for office Rs. 100000/- by bank. Date: - 06/04.
6.
Suresh
maintain the following stock items: -
Items |
Qty |
Unit Price |
Mouse |
25 |
225 |
Keyboard |
50 |
475 |
Monitor |
15 |
4500 |
Cabinet |
25 |
1575 |
Hard Disk 500GB |
14 |
3750 |
Hard Disk 1TB |
15 |
5900 |
DVD |
24 |
1675 |
7.
Suresh sold
the following items to Mukesh Enterprises by on credit date – 07/04 by
receiving 15% profit.
Items |
Qty |
Unit Price |
Mouse |
10 |
225 (+15%) |
Keyboard |
9 |
475 |
Monitor |
3 |
4500 |
Cabinet |
3 |
1575 |
Hard Disk 500GB |
3 |
3750 |
Hard Disk 1TB |
7 |
5900 |
DVD |
3 |
1675 |
8.
The rest
items are sold by cash receiving the 10% benefits date: -08/04.
9.
Suresh
purchased the following items from S K Infotech on credit date: - 10/4
Items |
Qty |
Unit Price |
Mouse |
30 |
300 |
Keyboard |
50 |
525 |
Monitor |
20 |
5000 |
Cabinet |
30 |
1675 |
Hard Disk 500GB |
20 |
4100 |
Hard Disk 1TB |
20 |
6500 |
DVD |
50 |
2100 |
10.
Mukesh
cleared all his dues date – 11/04 by bank.
11.
Suresh paid
RS. 750/- by cash for courier charges
date – 12/04.
12.
Suresh create
the price list for his purchased items which are as follows – date – 13/04.
How to create the Price-list?
Steps: -
Gateway of Tally – Press – F11 – Press – F2 (for Inventory Feature
– Check out –‘yes’ the option ‘Use Multiple Price’ set it yes – Type ‘Price
List For Customers’ – Gateway Of Tally’ – Select ‘Inventory Info(I) – Select
‘Price List’ – Select Price List for Customers – Change date (13/4) -
Items |
Qty |
Price List and offer |
Unit Price |
Mouse |
30 |
0-10 – No Discount 11-15 Discount – 2% 15-30 – 5% |
425 |
Keyboard |
50 |
0-10 – No Discount 11-15 Discount – 2% 15-30 – 5% |
725 |
Monitor |
20 |
0-10 – No Discount 11-15 Discount – 2% 15-30 – 5% |
7000 |
Cabinet |
30 |
0-10 – No Discount 11-15 Discount – 2% 15-30 – 5% |
2175 |
Hard Disk 500GB |
20 |
0-10 – No Discount 11-15 Discount – 2% 15-30 – 5% 30-50 – 7% |
4500 |
Hard Disk 1TB |
20 |
0-10 – No Discount 11-15 Discount – 2% 15-30 – 5% |
6900 |
DVD |
50 |
0-10 – No Discount 11-15 Discount – 2% 15-30 – 5% |
2600 |
|
|
|
|
13.
Suresh
sold the following items accordance with his price list to Mukesh Enterprises
on credit date – 14/4
Items |
Qty |
Unit Price |
Mouse |
15 |
|
Keyboard |
35 |
|
Monitor |
12 |
|
Cabinet |
25 |
|
Hard Disk 500GB |
19 |
|
Hard Disk 1TB |
15 |
|
DVD |
40 |
|
Practical For Tally Accounting 2022
There are some business
transactions are given. Try to recognize the accounts, write their names, and
create the company in tally with their appropriate ledgers, groups and opening
balances. –
1. Rosy Enterprises started her business
with cash Rs. 500000/- on 1st April 2021. (Cash a/c, Capital A/c)
Hints: -
o
Create
a company (Place – Mundi Chak Bhagalpur, State Bank of India, Bhagalpur, PAN –
CK4722C, E-mail – rosy@gmail.com.
o
Create
the ledgers.
Ledger – Rosy Enterprises Capital a/c – Under – Capital Accounts –
Opening Balance – 500000
The Format of Journal Entry
Date |
Particulars |
LF |
Dr. |
Cr. |
1/4/2021 |
Cash a/c…..Dr To Capital a/c…… (Being business started…..) |
|
500000 |
500000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Voucher: - Vouchers are
the types of invoices or bills.
We
use the following vouchers in Tally Accounting –
Contra Vouchers (F4),
Payment Voucher (F5), Receipt Voucher (F6), Journal Voucher (F7), Sales Voucher
(F8), Purchase Voucher (F9) and Physical Stock (F10 – Not applicable in current
mode.)
Note:
-
· F9 (Purchase Voucher) – This is used
when we purchase the items for sales. Suppose we purchased the 25 mouses for
sales, its entry will be adjusted through purchase in trading accounts. But we
purchase something for personal use we Payment Voucher (F5). Payment vouchers
are used for the following purposes as – Paying salaries, Purchasing Furniture
for personal usage, all the expenses payment etc.
· F4 (Contra Voucher): - This voucher
is used when transactions are referred to Cash to Bank, Bank to Cash or Bank to
Bank.
· F7 (Journal Voucher) – This voucher
is used for the following purposes – Purchase on credit (Except trading a/c
items), For adjustment, preparing bills for GST or Tax, or we this voucher for
provisions entries.
· Rosy Enterprises deposited Rs. 300000/-
to her SBI accounts cash on – 3/04. (Cash a/c and SBI a/c)
o
Cash
a/c – 300000/- (Cr.)
o
SBI
a/c – 300000/- (Dr.)
o
Voucher
– Contra (F4) – Cash to Bank.
o
Date
Change – F2
· Rosy Enterprises purchased furniture
Rs. 75000/- by bank on – 5/04 for office decoration. (Furniture a/c, Bank a/c)
o
Voucher
(F5)
o
Furniture
a/c – Dr.
o
SBI
– Cr.
· Rosy Enterprises booked three staffs
for her business; they are as follows –
Name |
Salary p/m |
Designation |
SK Prabhakar |
25000 |
Senior Accountant |
Suchitra Singh |
15000 |
Clerk |
Ramu |
9000 |
Peon |
· Rosy paid Rs. 25000/- cash as
security deposit to his room owner and accepted to pay Rs. 7000/- p/m on 10/4
· Rosy paid Rs. 7500/- cash for
electrical fittings for her shop on 15/4. (Cash a/c, Electrical Fittings a/c)
· Rosy Enterprise purchased a computer
set Rs. 85000/ - on credit from Star Infotech, Bhagalpur on 17/04. (Computer
a/c, Star Infotech a/c)
· Rosy Enterprise paid Rs. 2500/- cash
for painting her shop on 20/4. (Cash a/c, Painting a/c)
· Rosy cleared all her balances of Star
Infotech on 25/04 by payphone/bank.
· Rosy Enterprises purchased the
following items for sales from Star Infotech Bhagalpur on Credit –
Items |
Qty |
Unit Price |
GST |
Mouse Intex |
25 |
125 |
|
Keyboard Intex |
35 |
175 |
|
Cabinet General |
20 |
975 |
|
Cabinet Ultra |
15 |
1275 |
|
Mother Board (Intel 81) |
5 |
3350 |
|
· Rosy sold all the items to M K
Infotech by receiving 25% benefit on credit on 27/4
· M K Infotech paid all the balance
amount to Rosy on 28/4 by bank.
· Rosy also paid all balances amount to
Start Infotech by bank on 29/4.
· Rosy Enterprises purchased the
following items for sales from Star Infotech Bhagalpur on cash on 30/04–
Items |
Qty |
Unit Price |
GST |
Mouse Intex |
50 |
115 |
|
Keyboard Intex |
50 |
150 |
|
Cabinet General |
35 |
875 |
|
Cabinet Ultra |
25 |
1175 |
|
Mother Board (Intel 81) |
10 |
3050 |
|
· Rosy Enterprises sold the items on
the same date as given below receiving 35% benefits for each item (to M K
Infotech by cash) –
Items |
Qty |
Sales Rate = Purchase *50% |
GST |
Mouse Intex |
25 |
|
|
Keyboard Intex |
20 |
|
|
Cabinet General |
27 |
|
|
Cabinet Ultra |
13 |
|
|
Mother Board (Intel 81) |
5 |
|
|
· Rosy Enterprises withdrew Rs. 3000/-
cash for personal use on 30/04.
Basics of Reporting
Trial
Balance: - Trial Balance
shows the debit and credit report of your done business transactions. Steps: -
o
Gate
way Tally – D (Display) – T (Trial Balance) –Press – F4 to see with subtotals
and Press – Alt + F1 with details. (D –
T – Alt + F1 - F4 – Enter)
o
To
see the trial with period wise press – Alt + F2.
o
To
see the trial balance with different columns wise we use the command – Alt + N and
select the option as per your requirement.
Day Book: - The daybook shows all the vouchers
or invoices or records day by day. To see it - (D – D – F2 – Press – Space Bar
– Enter and Press – Alt + F1 to see all the details if it requires.
Balance Sheet: - Gateway of Tally – Press B (Balance sheet)
- Alt + F1 for details – and apply the column command (Alt + N).
Entries for Rosy Enterprises: -
· Rosy Enterprises Paid the room rent
for her shop by bank on 01/05.
Rosy Enterprises sold her all the rest items to Suresh Enterprises on the
same benefit rate as she sold to M K Infotech on 02/05 on credit.
· Rosy received all the balance from
Suresh Enterprises by bank on 03/05.
· Rosy Enterprises brought more money
Rs. 200000/- and added to her capital on 05/05.
· She deposited Rs. 150000/- cash in
her bank account on 06/05.
· Star Infotech supplied her the
following items on credit on 07/05 with 12.5% GST –
Items |
Qty |
Unit Price |
GST |
Mouse Intex |
100 |
125 |
|
Keyboard Intex |
100 |
175 |
|
Cabinet General |
50 |
975 |
|
Cabinet Ultra |
50 |
1275 |
|
Mother Board (Intel 81) |
40 |
3350 |
|
· Rosy Enterprises sold her all the
computer items to M K Infotech by receiving 25% benefit on each item on 08/05
on credit.
·
Items |
Qty |
Unit Price |
GST (12.5%) |
Mouse Intex |
100 |
125 |
|
Keyboard Intex |
100 |
175 |
|
Cabinet General |
50 |
975 |
|
Cabinet Ultra |
50 |
1275 |
|
Mother Board (Intel 81) |
40 |
3350 |
|
|
|
|
|
· Rosy Enterprises received Rs 200000/-
by cash and the rest by bank on 09/05.
· Rosy Enterprises paid salary to her
staffs by cash on 10/05
· Rosy Enterprises paid all her
balances to Star Infotech on 12/05 by bank.
· Rosy Enterprises purchased stationary
from Bhardwaj Stationary on credit Rs. 5000/- for office use on 13/05
· Rosy Enterprises purchased the follow
new computer items on credit from S K Infotech on credit on 14/05 –
SL. NO |
Items |
Unit Price |
Qty |
GST – SGST 8% and CGST 8% |
1 |
SSD Hard Disk 250GB |
3250 |
45 |
|
2 |
SSD Hard Disk 500GB |
6250 |
50 |
|
3 |
SSD Hard Disk 1TB |
9500 |
60 |
|
4 |
LG LED Monitor 15.5” |
8500 |
25 |
|
5 |
LG LED Monitor 19” |
11500 |
25 |
|
6 |
Keyboard Wireless Logitech |
2600 |
10 |
|
7 |
Keyboard Wireless HP |
2700 |
10 |
|
Note: - All
the purchased items will be shifted to Rosy Warehouse One. Here,
activate – Multiple Godowns from the configure list. Set there ‘Yes’.
· Rosy Enterprises paid Rs. 3500/- as freight
charges for her purchase’s goods on 14/05 by cash.
· Rosy Enterprises paid Rs. 1500/- for
office maintenance by cash on 15/05.
· She sold the following items on
credit to C K Infotech on 16/05 – Discount has been 15% and SGST and CGST are
same 8% -
· SL. NO |
Items |
Unit Price |
Qty |
GST – SGST 8% and CGST 8% |
1 |
SSD Hard Disk 250GB |
5600 |
25 |
|
2 |
SSD Hard Disk 500GB |
8550 |
15 |
|
3 |
SSD Hard Disk 1TB |
15500 |
25 |
|
4 |
LG LED Monitor 15.5” |
14500 |
10 |
|
5 |
LG LED Monitor 19” |
17500 |
15 |
|
6 |
Keyboard Wireless Logitech |
4600 |
5 |
|
7 |
Keyboard Wireless HP |
4800 |
5 |
|
Rosy received Rs. 400000/- by and rest amount by UPI from C K Infotech on
20/05.
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