Backup and Restore option Finance Plus
Is there option to backup the zoho books and import in another login,as we have purchased Finance plus package and planning to move to the Zoho books Premium package? Is it possible for this transition?
Bug in Interface between Zoho Projects and Zoho Books
In the Zoho Projects - Zoho Books integration: If billable time is changed to Non-Billable time in Zoho Projects it will not change in Zoho Books. Further, you are unable to change the status in Zoho Books. It will give you an error "You cannot make any
Unearned Revenue
Hi. i have some issues regarding Unearned Revenues account in Zoho books. i have entered bill for Vendors and then i pay against that bills but this is appeared in Unearned Revenue account. the same issue with Customers i.e. Account Receivables i entered
Cash Basis VAT RETURN REPORT Required in Saudi Arabia
Zoho Books in Saudi Arabia not showing TAX RETURNS report on CASH Basis.. It only showing accrual basis. Oforur requirement is both reports (Cash Basis and Accrual Basis ) , same like indian Edition of Zoho Books showing. CASH BASIS RETURN is our Basic
Impossible to categorize a vendor payment with an invoice getting the message: "The total amount does not match with that of the uncategorized transaction."
This message does not make sense to me and I'm stuck with all my bank transactions. Anyone has faced the same issue?
How to Apply retainers automatically to scheduled regular invoices when sent
I take retainers for my business to confirm a service date. Once the client has accepted the estimate, a retainer invoice is automatically created, and the estimate is automatically changed to a draft invoice. I can then schedule the draft invoice to
Expense and Income general ledger accounts not showing as options
Expense and Income general ledger accounts not showing as options when I enter a check for payment or check of deposit. How can I enter checks and assign to the correct GL accounts?
Add discount column to zoho books quotes
I've added the discount column to zoho book quotes per the below. It shows on the template preview, but when I save it and go to quotes it doesn't show up on the quote or pdf. What do I need to do? Attached is the template preview, but the discount column
How do I generate a report with the total amount of money trasferred from one bank account to another?
Hi, in Zoho Books, I have 2 bank accounts. Money is moved between the two. When I want to know how much money was actually transferred over a certain period of time, I can filter the transactions using the search criteria (type, transfer fund) but I only
Assign Templates to a Branch
Hi, In Zoho Books you can assign templates of invoices,estimates... to customers and vendors and you can also assign transaction numbers to an specific Branch but Is possible to assign a template to branch? We need to use different templates in the same
Cash sales
Is it possible to record daily cash sales via the app?
Custom function inside a CUSTOM BUTTON - BOOKS CUSTOM MODULE
I am trying to upload the attachment in a custom module(Books) to a work drive. One module is working, but another module(New) is not giving me the desired result as it is also giving an error. Of course, I changed the module name etc. Attaching the script
How to calculate an estimated due date based on invoice date
I need a little advice on the best way to automatically calculate an estimated due date (custom field) 4 weeks from the invoice date at the time of invoice creation, using the invoice module in zoho books. Any advice or solutions? Thanks!
How to pass card fees onto customer sending invoice from Zoho Books using Stripe as payment option in Australia
How to pass card fees onto customer using stripe in Australia . I mainly send invoices via Zoho books, I got stripe active as a payment option. Im in australia and only have local customers
Line Level Markups When Creating Quotes
It would be amazing if we could add line-item-level Markups for items and non-listed items when creating a Quote. I know Pricelists exist but they don't work the best for a quick quote with changing items and different Markups.
Phone Number Format Change - Bulk Add Country Code and Remove Dashes
In the past I would create a new customer in my Zoho Books, and enter their phone number in the format customary for the USA (that's where we are domiciled): Areacode-Prefix-Number 234-456-6789 This scheme is important as many other software packages
Discount Coding
We are using item level discounts on invoices. How do I change the G/L coding of the discounts? Right now, all discounts are being coded to a "discounts" G/L account with the gross amount being coded to the account associated with the item. I do not want
Customer Deposits
Hi, Our company is required to close month end as part of our reporting processes. A major challenge we have is with constant shifting in AR and customer deposits. When we receive payments in advance of an invoice or without guidance to specifically which
Customers would like to add tips when paying in Client Portal
I am happy with the clean interface of the Client Portal. However, I am running into a challenge: my customers would like to be able to add tips/gratuities when making payments. Currently, this is very clunky because they have to 1) manually over-pay,
Z Books ability for customersto enter their own orders?
Currently we are using brand X, quickbooks but are looking at moving to zoho books. We use zoho office and CRM and email and INvoice If we use Z Books, can we set it up so each of our customers/dealers has a login which gives them limited functionality of Z books, but does let them enter their orders, and print out the orders as they are entered? Currently everyone enters their orders into their own software of choice (excel to scrawled and faxed paper, to an email) which we then have to re-enter
clients not receiving invoices bounce back
every invoice i send , gets a bounce back not delivered & client says not received ? they seem to receive reminders on the same e mail / details ? very annoying
How to list Expenses that have not been matched to a Bank Transaction
In ZoHo books I use expenses to record invoices I receive. I know I should probably uses Bills for this but Bills was not available in the Free edition I initially used. When I upgraded I contunued to use Expenses. I'm trying to find a way of listing
How to void partially paid bill?
Hello. I have following problem and can't figure out how to solve it. I created a bill from vendor for 180gbp for purchase of some items. It was partially paid (60gbp) and so far so good - 120gbp overdue and items were successfully added to inventory
Invoice Line Item Report
Is it possible to run an 'Invoice Line Item Report'? The 'Invoice Details Report' shows one row per invoice. I would like one row per Invoice Line Item.
Sales without Invoice refund
I have a sales without invoice in my stripe account from April. This is a double entry as the customer paid the invoice and that was recorded in Stripe. I cannot delete it as it was included in a VAT return. I need to remove it or refund it to balance
How to enter Bank Account details for Auto-Charge via API
We need to add Bank Account info for a recurring invoice to enable auto-charge. Can this be done via the API? I know that we can add credit cards using the following: POST https://books.zoho.com/api/v3/recurringinvoices/<rec_inv_profile_id>/card/<customer_card_id>?organization_id=ORG_ID&authtoken=AUTHTOKEN
"Extra keys limit has exceeded"
Hello, Has anyone encountered the below message before in a workflow log failure: "Update Record Response is {\"code\":52,\"message\":\"Extra keys limit has exceeded\"}" The script is supposed to generate an invoice for a deposit when a deposit payment
Changing Customer Currency
It seems so silly that you can't change a customer's currency after a transaction is recorded. We work with companies all over the world and sometimes they might request an invoice in a different currency. To do this I have to create another customer
Zoho Books | Product Updates | February 2025
Hello users, Now that January is over, here are some exciting updates to make this new year even better. We’re back with new features and enhancements in Zoho Books, including comparing fields as criteria in workflow rules and a custom SMTP integration.
Due date calculation
Hello, can the due date on a recurring invoice be one day before the next invoice? I tried to use the term "Net 30" but this won't work because some months have 30 days and some have 31. Example: invoice date: 20/10/2024 I want the due date to be 1 day
Bulk Update: Filter doesn't work
Hi I have 4 transactions in a category I made called 'Refund for Owner'. This is a subgroup within 'Other Income'. In Bulk Update, I apply the following filter:- I get 'No transactions' found. Any idea why? For reference, here are the 4 transactions:-
Progressive Invoicing
Progressing invoicing is needed for many industries. It would be great to see it implemented into Zoho Books as well. Set up and send progress invoices in QuickBooks Desktop (intuit.com)
Zoho Books API Documentation shows the returned Expense ID as numeric, but the API actually returns a string.
Screenshot of ZB API Documentation. Expense ID (marked in red) is numeric. Screenshot of Zoho Creator execution result of making a request to ZB API POST /expenses endpoint. Expense ID (marked in red) is a string.
How do I categorize a payment made to one of our contractors?
Our company paid a contractor (via bank transfer). When I try to categorize this payment, the only options I have are: Asset Cash Credit Card Equity It should be categorized as an actual expense, paying a contractor. The closest thing I see, is under
Is a record ID in Zoho Books always numeric?
Hi Support Team, For storing Zoho Books' contact, invoice and other record IDs in an external app, I wanted to know if the IDs are always numeric. As far as I can see in Books, they are all numeric and while fetching a record via the Zoho Books API, passing
Cliq funtion not triggerring from Books.
Gentlemen, I have been requesting the Zoho Books team for 15 days through various emails- then even escalated. The response that I get from Zoho is " Our back-end team is working on it......." It is a template-type response. I authenticated the link(Cliq
Zoho Books Bank Feed
Good afternoon, Is it possible to change the bank feed provider on a bank account. I'm using Plaid but think that Yodlee would be better in terms of pulling transactions in a timely manner. Thank you.
Automated Intercompany Transaction
Hello team - expecting a support today. I have some good experience with Zoho products as an accountant and trying to introduce the Zoho to my newly joined company. So far it's going on good except below question. I'm currently maintaining multiple companies
Fixed Assets Register
Thank you Zoho Books for adding fixed assets register. BUT there are certian tweeks that needs to be implemented. I found the following issues and seek improvements. 1) Fixed Asset Register Report in the Report Section has columns which are so much confusing.
Recorded imported goods
I have imported some goods from a foreign vendor called ABC. to Bahrain. My Customs duty and VAT are paid by an agency called XYZ to authorities. I have paid the amounts to XYZ and they have paid to authorities in behalf of us using our TRN Number. Now
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