Bank Fees - Allow User to Choose Expense Account
Bank fees from Customer Payments can only be debited against the system Bank Fees account due to hard-coding. The user should be able to select which expense account those fees are debited against. The use case is pretty straightforward. A business like
Account Watchlist: Order of accounts in the watchlist
Is there a way we can sort the order in which accounts are shown in the accounts watchlist in Zoho Books dashboard?
GST composition scheme dealer - treatment for client expenses reimbursement
Hello, I am new to GST and need your help. I am registered as a composition dealer and attract 6% gst charges. In bill of supply, there are also expenses done on behalf of client for which I seek reimbursement AT ACTUAL with NO MARKUP. As I understand,
Zoho Books: tax is not automatically pulled from product-data anymore - why?
Hi, until a short time ago, you could set a default taxrate for each product/item. This taxrate automatically appeared each time the item was chosen in an invoice or quote. Why does this not work anymore? The field is still there at the product record,
Displaying Rate Inclusive of GST per unit
Hello, Currently when I enter the pricing of a line item it shows the overall amount (price including tax * quantity). I would like to see price/unit inclusive of GST. Is there any way to simplify this and to be able to view it? I've attached my current
How do I change the account bank charges are charged to?
I want bank charges charged to my Credit Card Fees account. Is there a way to do this?
Accept credit card payment for multiple invoices
We have a problem with Zoho Books. While we can charge a customer's credit card for an individual customer invoice, we cannot charge a customer's credit card for more than one invoice. In our business, it is common for a client to phone up and say, "Here
Zoho Books | Product updates | February 2026
Hello users, We’ve rolled out new features and enhancements in Zoho Books. From Advanced Reporting Tags to the ability to mark projects as completed, explore the latest updates designed to improve your bookkeeping experience. Introducing Advanced Reporting
Accounts Receivable Balances Differs in Balance Sheet, Customer Balance Report, AR Ageing Summary, and AR Ageing Details.
Hello Zoho Accounts Receivable Balances Differs in Balance Sheet, Customer Balance Report, AR Ageing Summary, and AR Ageing Details. Please clarify and fix the issues here. Thanks
Zoho Books Inter-company integration
We have an Indian parent entity, and its accounting is managed in Zoho Books. We also have a subsidiary company in Dubai under the same parent entity, for which we have procured a separate Zoho Books license. I want to understand whether Zoho supports
Not able to import transactions from Razorpay
Hi, tried implementing Razorpay integration with books,also added a webhook, but while this added a razorpay clearing account it does not have any data in it. Neither is it getting updated with new transactions happening on Razorpay. This problem is compounded
Issue with attaching files to a task through the API
Hello! I've implemented a function that creates a task for every new bill that is created but I haven't been able to attach to the task the files which are attached to the bill. I have encountered multiple errors but the most common one is error 33003:
Can I write a check in Zoho Books with no associated bill?
This currently does not seem possible, and I have a client that desperately needs this function if I am able to convert them with Quickbooks. Thank you in advance for your reply.
Profit / margins on Sales orders / Invoices / Estimates
When we select an SKU or item name in any of these documents, much info such as invoice.line_items.rate is pulled from the item & filled into the document being worked on. If we had another lineItem DB field (hidden) auto filled at the same time: invoice.line_items.purchase_rate
tracking inventory in item in zoho books
Hello, I follow the instructions to be able to enable inventory fot the items, but I dont see the check box (Image zohobooks3) in the item to activate "Track inventory for this item". Imagezohobooks4: Is the menu of the configuration of the item.
Why does only the first itemized description appear in reports?
I've noticed when I itemize an expense and there are several lines, only the first itemized line description appears in reporting. So for example, let's say I have a $525 expense that comes in on my bank account where I bought a $25 keyboard and a $500
Newby Questions - Vendors, Customers, and Income vs. Other Income Clarifications
Q1. For Deposits, there does not seem to be an option for "Income". "Other Income" is an option however. What is the process to add the option to assign a deposit to type "Income"? Q2. In many cases Vendors and Customer are the same. Vendors may purchase
How to reduce inventory valuation when not tracking individual items?
We purchase clothing items wholesale, embroider them with a company's logo, then resell. The garment style, size, color, etc. changes according to a customer's desire, so we don't track the individual item's purchase within Zoho Inventory unless there's
Anyone in Australia using Zoho Books AND has their account with NAB?
Hi I have an account with both NAB and Suncorp. Suncorp transaction come in the next day however NAB transactions take 4-5 business days to appear. eg: A deposit made today in my Suncorp will be imported into Zoho tomorrow. A deposit made today to the NAB account will be imported maybe Saturday (Friday overnight). I have contacted both Zoho and NAB but noone seems to know why. I was just wondering if anyone else in Australia uses NAB and has this issue (or doesn't) maybe we could compare notes and
How to make separate ledgers for GST (different types). Based in India
Hello Everyone, I am trying to configure GST for a small business and I am not able to create separate ledgers for the different types of GST. In the reports all of it is mentioned under one heading which is not allowed. How do I make sure that the different
Zoho Books' 2025 Wrapped
Before we turn the page to a new year, it’s time to revisit the updates that made financial management simpler and more intuitive. This annual roundup brings together the most impactful features and enhancements we delivered in 2025, offering a clear
ISO 3166-2 Compliant Country and Regions
Zoho should consider implementing ISO 3166-2 standards for countries and regions in address dropdowns. It adds a lot of noise in the data when items added programmatically conform to ISO 3166-2 (e.g., TX for Texas, CA for Canada, etc.), but the few items
Tax on Imported goods charged by Shipping Company
Hi Folks, I imported goods from outside Canada, for better understanding I will give an example data. imported goods value: 2000$ The shipping company sent me an invoice containing the following information: Custom duty on imported goods: 400$ Administration
Facturation électronique 2026 - obligation dès le 1er septembre 2026
Bonjour, Je me permets de réagir à divers posts publiés ici et là concernant le projet de E-Invoicing, dans le cadre de la facturation électronique prévue très prochainement. Dans le cadre du passage à la facturation électronique pour les entreprises,
Canadian Banks ?
Can you advise which Canadian Banks can be used to fully sync credit cards and bank accounts? Thanks
Approval Workflow for Purchase Orders Abrir
The requirement is , that all purchase orders greater than or equal to 5000 go through an approval process from certain people, but within books I only see that the approvers can be by levels or any approver but we cannot enter a rule like these. Can
How do you print a refund check to customer?
Maybe this is a dumb question, but how does anyone print a refund check to a customer? We cant find anywhere to either just print a check and pick a customer, or where to do so from a credit note.
US State abbreviations in Address fields
In regards to all Address fields within Zoho, Is there a way to change the State field to be the 2 letter abbreviation vs the full spelled out US State name? Example: "Washington" should be WA. I am able to type in the abbreviated state, but it's not
Zoho Booking - TIN vs ATIN & ITIN
Zoho Booking Vendors allows for TAX ID values of SSN, EIN, ATIN an ITIN. There is no option for TIN. What is the method to properly add TIN to the list of taxable values for companies? For reference: Social Security Numbers (SSN) Individual Taxpayer Identification
Add Custom Fields only in Customer module and not on supplier module!? Is not there a way to do that!?
I am trying to create custom fields on clients module but it also gets created on suppliers module; which of course does not make sense at all as a lot of custom fields are client or supplier specific but never both. I am missing something? This seems
Partial payments for retainer invoices
When a customer does not pay the entire retainer invoice there is no way to apply a partial payment. PLEASE add this function.
Zoho Book - Banking Module - Cash Credit account
I have a CC account with a bank. I initially added the account as a 'Bank Account' under the banking module in Zoho Books. However, this CC Bank Account is showing as an asset instead of a liability. I have added the account as a credit card account but
Item with name in different languate
Hello, is there a way to have an item with its name in different languages? For example: I sell an item in different markets and I'd like to have a Proposal and the Invoice with the Item Name in a specific language. Rino Bertolotto Zoho Specialist, STESA srl
Need a Universal Search Option in Zohobooks
Hello Zoho, Need a Universal Search Option in Zohobooks to search across all transactions in our books of accounts. Please do the needful Thanks
Migration from Global edition of Books to German version
Has anyone successfully completed this migration? We are a Zoho One customer currently using the global edition of Books. Facing numerous issues concerning compliance on a regular basis. Does the German version of books provide a simplified way to export
Adding options in the salutation drop down list (Books)
Hello, I am a new user still in the trial phase so I apologize if I have missed this. I did search the knowledge base and community first. I need to add a "Mr and Mrs" option in the salutation drop down options in Books. I have tried to find the edit
Bank Feed shows redacted description numbers (xxxx)
Hi All, Is there any way to change this behaviour? Either Zoho or Yodlee is redacting important numbers from the transaction description, preventing us from being able to easily recognise and reconcile transactions. For example, a transaction with a description
Edit a previous reconciliation
I realized that during my March bank reconciliation, I chose the wrong check to reconcile (they were for the same amount on the same date, I just chose the wrong check to reconcile). So now, the incorrect check is showing as un-reconciled. Is there any way I can edit a previous reconciliation (this is 7 months ago) so I can adjust the check that was reconciled? The amounts are exactly the same and it won't change my ending balance.
Online Payment Fees
We don't take many online credit card payments so the merchant service provider (PayPal) charges us the 2.9% fee for processing the amount. I would like the ability for the fee to be automatically added to the total amount for "ease of payment". We'd
Transaction Rule Matching
Q1. Is there a method to have the Transaction Rules applied across multiple Bank Accounts? Q2. To match "contains" text in Transaction Rules, is a wildcard or regular expression required? Is it case sensitive? Would searching for "issue" in the following
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