Accounting & Bookkeeping & Small Business Forum

[isaac_cm]

Hello,
I am a programmer and I need to know how to deal with the cash payment and cash received in a computer software.

The case when a cash received from customer or vendor is this yield to the credit balance of his account ?

Also in the case when a cash payment from customer or vendor is this yield to the debit balance of his account ?

sorry this makes me confused since I am not an accountant

Thanks

[andox]

Not exactly sure what you mean by your question.. who is "his account" are you talking about the person receiving the money?

[QBConsultant]

I agree that your question isn't very clear, but this is how a business normally enters it:

Cash received:
Debit checking account
Credit accounts receivable (or income)

Cash payments:
Debit expense account (or asset, accts payable, liability, or owners draw, etc. depending on the nature of the payment)
Credit checking account