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This collection includes all Indigo Help Center articles related to the modules and features of our accounting software.

Indigo Business

Learn to navigate Indigo Accounting effortlessly by understanding its common functions, buttons, and procedures.

Common Features in Indigo Business

This collection introduces Indigo Business screens and features, with clear details on fields, sections, buttons, actions, and purpose.

Introductions

Explore the VAT Return process, what it's for and what the relevant sections look like in Indigo Business

VAT Returns in Indigo Business

Use the Audit Trail to quickly access your transaction records, track changes, and reverse and repost transactions easily.

The Nominal Audit Trail in Indigo Business

An overview of how reversing transactions looks in Indigo Business

About Reversals in Indigo Business

Find out what each field and section in the journal entry screen is for in Indigo Business

Nominal Journal Screen Overview

Introductions to Nominal Indigo Business screens and features

Nominal

The Sales and Purchase Audit Trails in Indigo Business

A detailed explanation of every field and button in the transactions posting screens

Purchase and Sales Transactions Screens

An overview of the Receipt, Payment and Allocation screen in Indigo Business

Receipts, Payments, and Allocations in Indigo Business

Introductions to Sales and Purchases Indigo Business screens and features

Sales & Purchases

An introduction to the Business Accounts module in Indigo Business

The Business Accounts Module in Indigo Business

Check out how to create a sales invoice or a purchase invoice in Indigo Business

Creating and Posting a Sales Invoice or a Purchase Invoice

Check out how to create a credit note in either of Indigo Business's Sales or Purchases modules

Creating and Posting a Sales Credit Note or a Purchases Credit Note

Check out how to create a cash sale or a cash purchase in Indigo Business

Creating and Posting a Cash Sale or Cash Purchase

Check out how to create a cash sale return or cash purchase return in Indigo Business

Creating and Posting a Cash Sale  Return or Cash Purchase Return

Check out how to create an adjustment credit in Indigo Business's Sales or Purchases modules

Creating and Posting a Sale or Purchase Adjustment Credit

Check out how to create a sales or a purchases adjustment debit in Indigo Business

Creating and Posting a Sale or Purchase Adjustment Debit

Understanding the tabs and fields used when managing clients and suppliers in the Business Accounts module within Indigo Business

Clients and Suppliers Tabs and Fields In Indigo Business

Introductions to Business Accounts screens and features in Indigo Business

Business Accounts

Get ready to see how Indigo Business helps you deal with VAT like a pro.

The VAT screen in Indigo Business

An overview of the Currencies screen in Indigo Business

About Currencies in Indigo Business

Introductions to Settings & Preferences screens and features in Indigo Business

Settings & Preferences

This collection contains step‑by‑step articles that guide you through completing common tasks in Indigo Business, such as creating records and running processes.

Step-by-Step Procedures

Run a detailed or summary VAT Return Report to review VAT figures before submitting your VAT return to the MTCA or for auditing purposes

The Nominal VAT Return Report

Reversing a VAT Return in Indigo Business

Running a VAT Return in Indigo Business

Follow these instructions using a Journal entry to post a VAT transaction

Post a VAT Transaction via Journal

Fix mistakes in transactions fast by learning how to reverse them

Reversing a Transaction in Indigo Business

All about nominal opening entries in Indigo Business: from theory to practice.

Nominal Opening Entries in Indigo Business

Easily manage and export your nominal accounts in one report

The Nominal Accounts Report

Set up your accounts in Indigo Business quickly and easily.

Creating an Account in Indigo Business

Create your missing unreconciled transactions without affecting your account balances

The Nominal Unreconciled Entries Feature in Indigo Business

Learn how to reverse a reconciliation in Indigo Business

Reversing a Reconciliation in Indigo Business

Spot your missing transactions 🕵️‍♂️ and learn how to add and reconcile them for optimal management of your financial records

Running a Reconciliation in Indigo Business

Learn how to post nominal bank and cash journals

Nominal Bank and Cash Journals In Indigo Business

Posting Nominal Batch Journals in Indigo Business

Learn how to create and post journals right in your nominal ledger using Indigo Business

Creating and Posting Nominal Journals in Indigo Business

Track every transaction with ease using the Nominal Audit Trail Report

The Nominal Audit Trail Report

Learn how to generate a Profit and Loss Report, with the option to include the Balance Sheet Report in the same document

The Nominal Profit and Loss Report

Run the Nominal Trial Balance Report to check the debit and credit accuracy across your nominal accounts for accurate future financial statements

The Nominal Trial Balance Report

Step‑by‑step articles to complete common tasks in the Nominal Ledger

Nominal 

Learn how to post a VAT transaction using the Purchase Invoice method

Post a VAT Transaction via Purchase Invoice

Run a Summary or Detailed Client Statement Report to review client account activity and outstanding balances as at a selected date

The Client Statement Report in Indigo Business

Learn how to create stand‑alone allocations to clear outstanding transactions

Creating Allocations in Indigo Business

Learn how to create sales and purchase opening entries starting from your sales and purchase ledgers

Sales and Purchase Opening Entries in Indigo Business (Part 1)

Learn how to finalise the sales and purchase opening entries process in the nominal ledger

Sales and Purchase Opening Entries in Indigo Business (Part 2)

Learn how to post receipts, payments, and allocate them to the right transactions when needed

Creating Receipts and Payments in Indigo Business

Step‑by‑step articles to complete common tasks in the Sales and Purchase Ledgers in Indigo Business

Learn how to build your list of contacts in Indigo Business, whether they are clients, suppliers or both

Creating Clients and Suppliers in Indigo Business

Learn how to generate the Business Accounts List Report to review client receivables and supplier payables as at a selected date

The Business Accounts List Reports in Indigo Business

Step‑by‑step articles to complete common tasks in the Business Accounts module in Indigo Business

Learn how to set up posting periods and how to extend them

Posting Periods in Indigo Business

Find out how to add, change, or delete VAT codes in Indigo Business

Managing VAT codes in Indigo Business

Learn how TIFD codes can help you submit crystal-clear financial data for smooth communication with governmental entities

TIFD in Indigo Business

Create and manage the list of your commonly used banks for a smoother accounting experience

Banks in Indigo Business

Learn how to create a currency in Indigo Business

Creating a Currency in Indigo Business

Learn how to add, update and manage exchange rates for your available currencies

Adding Exchange Rates in Indigo Business

Step‑by‑step articles to complete common tasks in the Settings & Preferences module in Indigo Business

This collection includes informational articles that explain general accounting concepts and the logic behind some Indigo Business behaviours.

Understanding More

Explore the basics of journals, posting, and ledgers to boost your accounting knowledge and skills

Understanding Journals and Ledgers in Accounting

What is VAT? What are VAT returns? Find out the answers to these questions here

About VAT and VAT Returns

A quick guide to understand when VAT transactions are used and which methods you can follow according to your scenario

VAT Transactions Explained

Dive into the theory of accounts before practicing with Indigo Business

All about Accounts in Accounting

Learn about Double Entry, Debits and Credits and how nominal accounts react to them

How Accounts React to Debits and Credits in Double Entry Accounting

Explaining the main financial reports and what they reveal about a business

What is a Financial Statement?

Learn more about an Exchange Gain/Loss account and how it is used by the system to address gain or loss due to currencies rates fluctuations

Understanding the Exchange Gain/Loss Account

Informational articles about general accounting concepts

Accounting Concepts

Learn more on how Indigo Business assigns unique IDs to transactions and how they are grouped

Tran ID Assignment and its Grouping Logic in Indigo Business

Learn how to categorise your accounts more accurately based on their role within your business

Special and Control Account Types Explained

A deeper look at how currencies work in accounting

How are Exchange Rates Computed in Indigo Business?

Find out why we have two VAT accounts in the system and what they are for.

The VAT Control and Annual VAT Accounts

Informational articles covering the logic behind some Indigo Business behaviours.

Indigo Business Behaviours

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