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Overview

The Receipt Journal Header contains all common data for a receipt transaction. It contains the bank account and transaction amount, and is referred to as the control side.

Key Concepts

•	The Receipt Journal makes assumptions on debits and credits. It assumes the detail amount is a credit. When you enter a positive amount, it is saved behind the scenes as a negative (a credit).

Field Descriptions

•	Transaction ID - The unique identification number of this transaction. This displays in the header next to "Receipt Journal".

•	Batch ID - The Batch ID that the selected transaction is a part of. More on Batch Entries

•	Bank - Bank G/L account

•	Payee Type - Can be a vendor, employee, or client. If allowed by Global Settings>General Tab>Misc. Section>Allow Disbursements to Payees Not on File, then a payee not on file can be added here.

•	Payer - Check Payer.

•	Deposit Number - Bank deposit number.

•	Deposit Date - Date of deposit.

•	Comments - Comments to appear in G/L report. Will show on control side and, if no G/L comment is entered on the line item, will also print on those as well.

•	Amount - Amount of check or payment.

•	Check Number - Check number. If not a check, then some identifying notation.

•	Check Date - Date of check

•	G/L Period - General ledger period for this transaction or revision to effect. Defaults to current period and only open periods are allowed.

•	Show Audit Trail - When checked, all entries including reversing entries will display. It will also include a line for the header section of the transaction. Auto-reversals and header lines will be grayed out and cannot be altered.

•	Wizard Icon - When checked, the you get the Client Invoice Wizard that allows you to distribute a receipt. More on the Client Invoice Wizard