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In Metro(Accounting module), the "Receive Money" and "Spend Money" functions are part of Bank or Cash Journals, allowing you to manually record incoming or outgoing transactions such as:

• Receive Money: Customer payments, cash sales, interest income, etc.

• Spend Money: Office expenses, supplier payments, petty cash, etc.

1) Go to the 'Accounting' module.

2) Go to 'Customer >> Receive Money'.

3) Click on the Create Button. 

4) Receive Money.



This screen is used to record incoming funds — such as customer payments, miscellaneous income, or manual deposits — directly into the Bank Journal.

Key Fields Explained:

Field	Description
Customer	Select the customer who made the payment. If it’s not related to a customer, you can still enter manually.
Payment Reference	Optional field for cheque number, invoice reference, or note.
Accounting Date	Date of the transaction (default is today).
Journal	Choose where the money is received (e.g., Bank or Cash journal).
Currency (SGD)	Select the currency of the transaction.
Company	Auto-filled with the current company — here it's Metro Group Pte Ltd.
Reconciliation	Check this if the transaction needs to be reconciled with an invoice or bank statement.

Product Lines Section:

• Add a line: Enter the income details such as:

  • Product: Not mandatory; useful for categorizing.

  • Label: Reason or nature of income (e.g., interest received, donation, etc.)

  • Account: Choose the appropriate income account (e.g., Other Income).

  • Amount/Price: How much money was received.

  • Taxes: Apply if any tax is involved.

Action Buttons:

• Save – Saves the entry in draft mode.

• Confirm – Posts the transaction into the accounting system.

• Reset to Draft – Reverts a confirmed entry back to editable draft mode.

Reconciled Entries

5) Go to 'Vendors >> Spend Money'.

6) Click on the Create Button. 

7) Spend Money.

This screen is for recording outgoing payments, like vendor bills, expenses, cash withdrawals, or manual payments from your bank or cash journal.

Key Fields Explained:

Field	Description
Vendor	Choose the vendor (or person) you're paying.
Payment Reference	Optional field (e.g., invoice number, cheque no).
Accounting Date	The date of the payment.
Journal	Which journal is used (e.g., Bank or Cash).
Currency (SGD)	Transaction currency.
Company	Auto-filled — Metro Group Pte Ltd.
Reconciliation	Enable this if the payment should later be reconciled with a bill or bank statement.

Product Lines Section:

• Add details like:

  • Label: Type of expense (e.g., office rent, utility, etc.)

  • Account: Select the expense account (e.g., Office Expenses, Rent).

  • Price: Amount paid.

  • Taxes: Add any applicable tax.

Action Buttons:

• Save – Draft save.

• Confirm – Finalizes and posts the spend money transaction.

• Reset to Draft – Allows you to edit after confirmation.

Reconciled Entries

To get more details how to use "Receive Money" and "Spend Money" in Metro Accounting System, please do contact us at  support@metrogroup.solutions