Charges

Use this sub module to setup (create and edit) the Charges.

A Charge refers to a certain amount that the organization charges for various transactions and services offered.


To access this sub-module click; Accounts Management - > Setup - > Levies & Charges - > Charges

 The following window opens up:

Charges Window .

  Creating A Charge:

 Click on the ADD NEW button to open the following window: 

Create a New Charge.

On the above screen: 

Name - Enter the name of the charge being created into this field. 

Maximum charge - Type in the maximum charge to be associated with this charge. 

Rounding Type - Select the rounding type to be associated with this charge from the drop down menu: 

Drop down list for choosing Rounding Type.

NOTE: On this screen we have three Buttons: i) Charge Splitting ii) Tiers & iii) Levies.

i) Charge Splitting Button

 

Charge Splitting window.

 Use this button to split the charge into one or different G/L accounts. 

On this pane:

G/L Account - Click on the lookup icon to open the G/L Account Lookup dialog box. Select the appropriate G/L account for that Charge.

Name - Enter a brief description of that Charge

Percentage - Enter the percentage of the charge that will go to the selected G/L account.

Click on the add button to append the entry to the Charge Splitting pane just below: 

All the charge amount  will go to the cash withdrawal G/L account. (If the charge amount is not being split i.e if  its only going to one account, enter 100% as the  percentage.)

In the above figure, the charged amount goes to two different accounts and the charge is split accordingly. 

ii) Tiers Button: 

Tiers Window.

On this Button:

Range (Lower Limit) - Enter the Lower Limit of the scale entry. 

Charge Type - Click on the drop down arrow and select the correct type: percentage or fixed amount.

Charge - If you select the charge type to be percentage, then Enter the percentage that will be  used for the Charge.

If you select the charge type to be Fixed Amount, then enter a fixed amount that will be charged.

Click on the add button to add the tier to the tiers pane just below: 

NOTE : The tier process is sequential. Therefore any violation of sequence different from the earlier defined by the user will result in the following error:

iii) Levies Button:

Levies Window.

On this Button:

Select the applicable Levy charges by checking (putting a tick) against them as illustrated in the figure above.

Once done, click on the create button to save the charge into the system. 

On successful completion you will get a pop up message confirming that the operation was successful.

  

Successfully created a Charge

     

 Editing A Charge:

1. Identify the Charge to be edited: Click on the edit icon (against that Charge) to open the following window: 

Editing Charges .

On this edit screen:

Make the necessary changes to the relevant fields appropriately - name, maximum charge, rounding type, charge splitting, tiers and levies tabs.

Click on the update button to effect the changes. 

On successful completion you will get a pop up message confirming that the operation was successful.

Successfully Edited a Charge.

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