Debits equal credits, or it doesn't go in.
A journal entry records one thing that happened, across two or more accounts. Zelvorm Books checks the two sides match while you type, and the database checks them again when you post. Once an entry is posted it can't be edited or deleted: a correction is a linked reversal that sits next to the original.
- 1200 Accounts Receivable
- Dr 1,440.00
- 4000 Sales Revenue
- Cr 1,200.00
- 2100 Tax Payable
- Cr 240.00
- Balanced
- 1,440.00 = 1,440.00
Books you can quietly change aren't books
In a lot of software, anyone can edit last March and the totals simply move. Nobody knows what changed, or why the figures you sent your accountant no longer match.
History that stays honest
A posted entry stays exactly as it was. To fix a mistake you reverse it, and the reversal is linked to the original, the way an auditor would expect to see it.
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Add the lines
Pick an account for each line, with a debit or a credit and an optional description. The form shows the totals as you go.
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Post it
Post is only available once both sides match. Each posting is protected against double clicks, so it can't go in twice.
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Reverse it if you got it wrong
One click creates the opposite entry, linked to the original. Both stay on the record.
Balance is enforced
It's a rule in the database, not just a check on the screen.
Posted means permanent
Posted entries can't be edited or deleted, even directly in the database.
Corrections leave a trail
Every reversal points at the entry it reverses.
Done for you most of the time
Invoices, bills and payments post their own entries. Manual journals are for the rest.
Private to your business
Every row is locked to your business by the database.
Checked by the database
Entries that don't balance are refused.
No card, no trial
The core ledger is free for as long as you use it.
Journal entries, answered.
Real double entry: every entry balances or it's refused, and posted means permanent.
Every transaction is recorded in at least two accounts: a debit in one and an equal credit in another. Because the two sides always match, the books check themselves.
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