Record an other receipt

Created on 09 August 2023 | Last modified on 02 September 2026

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Summary

Use Other receipts in Sage Accounting to record money paid into your bank account when you're not allocating it to a customer invoice.

Description

Use an Other Receipt for money received that you don't want to allocate to a sales invoice
You can convert an Other Receipt to a Customer Receipt if required
For receipts covering more than one item, enter each item on a separate line
Multi-line receipts show as a single total on your bank account and reconciliation, and as individual amounts on your ledger accounts
The default ledger account comes from your Record and Transaction settings

Resolution

Go to Banking, then Bank accounts.
Open the relevant bank account.
Select New, then Sale/Receipt.
Select the Other Receipt tab.

Enter the receipt details.

▼Breakdown of the required information

Customer (optional)	Other receipts don't need a customer, because you're not allocating them to an invoice.
Paid into Bank Account*	Select the bank account you received the money into.
Method*	Choose the payment method your customer used.
Date Received*	Enter the date you received the receipt.
Reference (optional)	For accuracy, use the reference from your bank statement.
Amount Received*	Enter the gross amount received. We calculate the Net and VAT for you.
Ledger Account	Select the relevant ledger account for the transaction.
Details	Use this field to describe the transaction in more detail.
Net	We calculate the Net value from the Amount Received and VAT Rate.
VAT Rate	Other receipts show on the VAT Return, so select the correct VAT Rate.
VAT	We calculate the VAT value for you. Overwrite it if different VAT rules apply.
Total	The total combines the Net and VAT value, and must match the Amount Received. Any difference shows in the Left to record field, and you can't save the transaction.

Select Save.

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