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Franking Account Register

Overview | New User Interface

The purpose of this tool is to consolidate and track the detail of the franking accounts across all of the private companies within your practice. 

 

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 The Franking Register List

On the list page, you can see a full list of all franking registers being maintained within your practice, which can then be filtered by family group. 

 

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Variable Name

Description
1
 Create new... Press this to establish a new franking register; If it already exists, it will take you to this register since you can't have more than one register for any given company.
2
 Search Quick search function if you're looking for a specific company.
3
 Search Function, Group, Filter, View Select, Actions Some quick options are associated with the register list. See the shared elements help for more detail about your options.
4
 Family Group Filter Quick filter to enable you to see just those franking registers relative to a particular family group
5
 Franking Register List Shows the full list of franking registers within the practice:
  • Company: Identifies the legal company name
  • ACN:  This is the identified company's Australian Company Number
  • Entry Date: This is the date of the most recent entry within the franking register.
  • Balance: This is the balance of the franking register as of the last entry.
  • Lasted Edited: Identifies the date and time the register was lasted edited and by whom.
  • Actions: Options to edit or print the select register.
6
 Workflow, Link Document, Record Tag, Collaboration, Audit History  See the shared elements help for more detail about your options.
 
 

The Franking Register in Detail

 

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On this page, you will see a glimpse into the available franking accounts and you have a number of choices from this screen. 

Variable Name

Description
1
 Company & ACN The company name and ACN for the currently selected franking account Register
2
 Search A quick search function that will highlight any matching text within the table.The companies Australian Company Number
3
 Actions menu Some quick options associated with the current register:
  • Import from Excel: this adds to the current register and doesn't replace anything that has already been entered
  • Export to Excel: As the name suggests, simply outputs the current schedule to excel.
  • Print to PDF: Similarly, outputs the current schedule to PDF.
4
 Franking Register Table This is where you enter each of your franking register entries:
  • Move handles: enables you to drag and drop the different lines. Of limited use, as you should be always sorting by entry date.
  • Entry Date: Enter the date the transaction occurred.
  • Type: Define the type of entry against the franking register (which can be customised - see below)
  • Description: Enter a more detailed description such as the source of the franked distribution, the year a tax payment is relevant to or the BAS quarter a PAYG Instalment is in relation to.
  • Debit / Credit: The applicable debit or credit amount to your franking register.
  • Balance: The running balance of your franking register.
  • x: Press to delete the whole line.
5
 Save Click Save to save the changes

 

i
 Go to your practice settings if you would like to customise the "types" list attributable to the franking register.
 
 

Creating a New Franking Account

You have a couple of options as to how to establish a new register from the list page. You can either build it up manually or import it via Excel.

Building  up manually:

Here you simply work your way down adding entries as you go until the table is fully populated and your Balance reconciles with your source work paper.

 

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Importing Historical Data

This option just requires you to massage your historical schedules into our import format before importing in bulk. Head to the action button from the list page and select import from excel.

 

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 Per the instructions, don't change any of the headings before you attempt to import the schedules. Any changes will cause the import to fail.
 
 

Exporting to Excel or PDF

You can export your franking account register to excel format or output to PDF all from the "Actions" button next to the search bar at the top of the table.  

Exporting to Excel

Select from the action menu and wait briefly for the excel file to download.

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Exporting to PDF

Select export to PDF from the Action menu to get a PDF like this, but branded in your colours.

 

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Overview | Legacy User Interface

The purpose of this tool is to consolidate and track the detail of the franking accounts across all of the private company's within your practice. 

 

 The Franking Register List

On the list page you can see a full list of all franking registers being maintained within your practice, which can then be filtered by family group. 

Help_-_Tools_-_FamilyGroup_-_Franking_RegisterList.png

Variable Name

Description
1
 Create new... Press this to establish a new franking register; If it already exists, it will take you to this register since you can't have more than one register for any given company.
2
 Search Quick search function if you're looking for a specific company.
3
 Actions menu Some quick options associated with the register list. See the shared elements help for more detail about your options.
4
 Family Group Filter Quick filter to enable you to see just those franking registers relative to a particular family group
5
 Franking Register List Shows the full list of franking registers within the practice:
  • Company: Identifies the legal company name
  • ACN:  This is the identified company's Australian Company Number
  • Entry Date: This is the date of the most recent entry within the franking register.
  • Balance: This is the balance of the franking register as of the last entry.
  • Lasted Edited: Identifies the date and time the register was lasted edited and by whom.
  • Actions: Options to edit or print the select register.
 
 

The Franking Register in Detail

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On this page you will see a glimpse into the available franking accounts and you have a number of choices from this screen. 

Variable Name

Description
1
 Company & ACN The company name and ACN for the current selected franking account register
2
 Search Quick search function that will highlight any matching text within the table.The companies Australian Company Number
3
 Actions menu Some quick options associated with the current register:
  • Import from Excel: this adds to the current register and doesn't replace anything that has already been entered
  • Export to Excel: As the name suggests, simply outputs the current schedule to excel.
  • Print to PDF: Similarly, outputs the current schedule to PDF.
4
 Franking Register Table This is where you enter each of your franking register entries:
  • Move handles: enables you to drag and drop the different lines. Of limited use, as you should be always sorting by entry date.
  • Entry Date: Enter the date the transaction occurred.
  • Type: Define the type of entry against the franking register (which can be customised - see below)
  • Description: Enter a more detailed description such as the source of the franked distribution, the year a tax payment is relevant to or the BAS quarter a PAYG Instalment is in relation to.
  • Debit / Credit: The applicable debit or credit amount to your franking register.
  • Balance: The running balance of your franking register.
  • x: Press to delete the whole line.
5
 Save Click Save to save the changes

 

i
 Go to your practice settings if you would like to customise the "types" list attributable to the franking register.
 
 

Creating a New Franking Account

You have a couple of options as to how to establish a new register from the list page. You can either build it up manually or import via Excel.

Building  up manually:

Here you simply work your way down adding entries as you go until the table is fully populated and your Balance reconciles with your source workpaper.

Help_-_Tools_-_Family_Group_-_Franking_Account_Register_-_Manual.gif

 

Importing Historical Data

This option just requires you massage your historical schedules into our import format before importing in bulk. Head to the action button from the list page and select import from excel.

Help_-_Tools_-_Family_Group_-_Franking_Account_Register_-_Import.gif

i
 Per the instructions, don't change any of the headings before you attempt to import the schedules. Any changes will cause the import to fail.
 
 

Exporting to Excel or PDF

You can export your franking account register to excel format or output to PDF all from the "Actions" button next to the search bar the top of the table.  

Exporting to Excel

Select from the action menu and wait briefly for the the excel file to download.

 

Exporting to PDF

Select export to PDF from the Action menu to get a PDF like this, but branded in your colours.

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Shared Elements (Eg. Action Menu) Check out this link for various elements shared throughout the various toolsets.
Customising your Practice Settings Follow this link see how you can customise the Franking Register Types.




 

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