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1 Answer(s) Voucher - A form authorizing a disbursement of cash or a credit against a purchase of expense to be made in the future. Receipt - A written acknowledgment of having received, or taken into one's possession, a specified amount of money, goods, etc.

Payment voucher is used to account all the payments made by the company by way of Cash/Bank. Payment voucher can be passed using Single Entry or Double Entry mode by configuring the setting Use Single Entry mode for Pymt/Rcpt/Contra in F12 configuration .

Any written documentation supporting the entries reported in the account books, indicating the transaction's accounting accuracy, can be referred to as a voucher. For example, a bill, invoice, receipt, salary and wages sheet, pay-in-slip counterfoil, cheque book counterfoil, or trust deed.

Payment vouchers consist of a purchase order, shipping receipt, and invoice. They are prepared by the accounting department, which matches a supplier's invoice with an order of purchase and the receiving report. A voucher typically contains the payee's name, purchase amount, invoice date, and the supply's due date.

Open the Payment Voucher in single entry mode. Press Alt+G (Go To) > Create Voucher > press F5 (Payment). Alternatively, Gateway of Tally > Vouchers > press F5 (Payment). Press Ctrl+H (Change Mode) > select Single Entry.

Let us understand the types of vouchers used: (1) Receipt voucher- It is also called a credit voucher. ... (2) Payment voucher- It is also called a debit voucher. ... (3) Journal voucher- A journal voucher is also called a non-cash voucher or transfer voucher.

The payment voucher must be serially numbered. Amount should be written both in figures and words. Proper account heads should be debited. Cash account should be credited if the payment is made by cash.