Group is a collection of ledgers of the same nature. There are predefined groups of accounts which are widely used in accounts of many orgaisation groups are categorised as primary group and sub - groups.

Routine accounting reports include
(a) Day books / Journal
(b) Ledger
(c) Trial balance
(d) Income statement
(e) Balance sheet
(f) Cash flow statement

(i) Automated accounting is an approach to maintain up-to-date accounting records with the aid of accounting software.
(ii) Under manual accounting system entries are made in different books of accounts while accounting software packages sallow manual entry in one field or one place.

To View Profit and Loss Account
F10: A/c Reports > Profit & Loss A/c > Alt F1 (detailed)
(or)
Gateway of Tally > Reports> Profit & Loss A/c > Alt F1 (detailed)

Following are some of the major accounting vouchers used in an organisation:
(i) Receipt Voucher
(ii) Payment Voucher
(iii) Contra Voucher
(iv) Purchase Voucher
(v) Sales Voucher
(vi) Journal Voucher

Following steps are to be followed to enter the transactions in Tally ERP 9
1. To create company:
Company Info > Create Company
Type the Name as Peral and keep all other fields as they are and choose 'Yes' to accept.
2. To maintain accounts only:
Gateway of Tally > F11 Accounting Features > General > Maintain accounts only: Yes > Accept Yes
3. To create ledger accounts with opening balances:
Gateway of Tally > Masters > Accounts Info> Ledgers> Single Ledger> Create

Creation of	Name	Under	Opening balance	Accept
Bright’s Capital A/c	Bright’s Capital A/c	Capital Account	2,26,000	Yes
Ramesh A/c (Sundry creditors)	Ramesh A/c	Sundry Creditors	24,000	Yes
Machinery A/c	Machinery A/c	Fixed Assets	1,00,000	Yes
Furnitures A/c	Furnitures A/c	Fixed Assets	10,000	Yes
Opening stock	Opening stock	Stock-in -Hand	20,000	Yes
Shankar A/c (Sundry debtors)	Shankar A/c	Sundry Debtors	50,000	Yes
Cash in hand	Cash	Cash-in-Hand	15,000	Yes
Cast at bank	Bank	Bank Accounts	55,000	Yes

Note: 
Cash account need not be created as it is a default ledger. Only the opening balance has to be recorded by altering the cash account.
To record the opening balance of Cash
Gateway of Tally > Masters > Accounts Info > Ledgers > Single Ledger > Alter

After creating the ledgers and recording the opening balances of ledger accounts the balance sheet of Bright is shown as in the following figure:

4. To create ledger accounts for transactions

Creation of	Name	Under	Accept
Wages A/c	Wages A/c	Direct Expenses	Yes
Salaries A/c	Rent A/c	Indirect Expenses	Yes
Purchases A/c	Purchases A/c	Purchases Account	Yes
Senthamarai A/c	Senthamarai A/c	Sundry Creditors A/c	Yes
Sales A/c	Sales A/c	Sales Account	Yes
Pushparaj A/c	Pushparaj A/c	Sundry Debtors A/c	Yes
Depreciation A/c	Depreciation A/c	Indirect Expenses	Yes

5. To enter transactions through vouchers
Gateway of Tally > Transactions > Accounting Vouchers
Example: Wages of Rs. 2,000 paid by Cash
F5: Payment Voucher
Account: Cash
Particulars: Wages A/c
Amount: Rs. 2,000
Narration: Wages paid by cash
Accept: Yes
In the similar way, record the other transactions. Use Payment Voucher for Salaries paid and payment to Senthamarai.
Use Purchase Voucher for credit purchases from Senthamarai and cash purchases.
Use Sales Voucher for credit sales to Pushparaj and cash sales.
Use Receipt Voucher for cash received from Shankar.
Use Journal Voucher for depreciation.
To record closing stock:
Since maintain accounts only is set to 'Yes' and integrate accounts and inventory is set to "No" under accounting features. Stock has to be recorded manually. Hence the closing stock has to be recorded by altering the stock account and while entering the data of closing stock, the date of opening stock has to be entered. The following procedure is to be followed:
Gateway of Tally > Masters > Accounts Info > Ledgers > Single Ledger > Alter > Stock > Closing balance > Date (opening date) > Amount > Accept Yes

6. To view reports:
(i) To view Profit and Loss Account:
F10: A/c Reports > Profit & Loss A/c > Alt + F1 (detailed) (or)
Gateway of Tally > Report > Profit & Loss A/c > Alt + F1 (detailed)

(ii) To view Balance sheet:
F10: A/c Reports > Balance sheet > Alt + F1 (detailed) (or)
Gateway of Tally > Reports > Balance Sheet > Alt + F1 (detailed)

Analysis of transactions, passing journal entries, identification of voucher type and group:

S.NO.	Particulars		Debit Rs.	Credit Rs.	Voucher type	Group
(1)	Cash A/c	Dr.	1,00,000		Receipt	Cash -in -Hand
	To Robert’s Capital A/c			1,00,000	Voucher	Capital Account
(2)	State Bank of India A/c	Dr.	30,000		Contra	Bank Accounts
	To Cash A/c			30,000	Voucher	Cash-in-Hand
(3)	Furniture A/c	Dr.	10,000		Payment	Fixed Assets
	To Cash A/c			10,000	Voucher	Cash-in-Hand
(4)	Purchases A/c	Dr.	20,000		Purchase	Purchase Accounts
	To Mohaideen A/c			20,000	Voucher	Sundry Creditors
(5)	Cash A/c	Dr.	8,000		Sales	Cash-in-Hand
	To Sales A/c			8,000	Voucher	Sales Accounts
(6)	Purchases A/c	Dr.	5,000		Purchase	Purchase Accounts
	To Cash A/c			5,000	Voucher	Cash-in-Hand
(7)	Rony A/c	Dr.	60,000		Sales	Sundry Debtors
	To Sales A/c			60,000	Voucher	Sales Accounts
(8)	Cash A/c	Dr.	9,000		Contra	Cash-in-Hand
	To Bank A/c			9,000	Voucher	Bank Accounts
(9)	Mohaideen A/c	Dr.	10,000		Payment	Sundry Creditors
	To Bank A/c			10,000	Voucher	Bank Accounts
(10)	Cash A/c	Dr.	5,000		Receipt	Cash -in -Hand
	To Arun A/c			5,000	Voucher	Sundry Debtors
(11)	Salaries A/c	Dr.	6,000		Payment	Indirect Expenses
	To Bank A/c			6,000	Voucher	Bank Accounts
(12)	Wages A/c	Dr.	3,000		Payment	Direct Expenses
	To Cash A/c			3,000	Voucher	Cash-in-Hand
(13)	Stationery A/c	Dr.	4,000		Journal	Indirect Expenses
	To Pandian Ltd. A/c			4,000	Voucher	Sundry Creditors

Following steps are to be followed to enter the transaction in Tally ERP 9
1. To create company
Company Info > Create Company
Type the Name as Robert and keep all other fields as they are and choose ‘Yes’ to accept.

2. To maintain accounts only
Gateway of Tally > F11 Accounting Features > General > Maintain accounts only: Yes > Accept> Yes

3. To Create ledger accounts
Gateway of Tally > Masters > Accounts Info > Ledgers > Single Ledger > Create

(i) To Create Devi's Capital A/c
Name: Devi's Capital A/c
Under Capital Account
Accept: Yes

(ii) To Create Indian Bank A/c
Name: Indian Bank A/c
Under: Bank Accounts
Accept: Yes

(iii) To Create Furniture A/c
Name: Furniture A/c
Under: Fixed Assets
Accept: Yes

(iv) To Create Purchases A/c
Name: Purchases A/c
Under: Purchase
Accept: Yes

(v) To Create Mohaideen A/c
Name: Mohaideen A/c
Under: Sundry Creditors
Accept: Yes

(vi) To Create Sales A/c
Name: Sales A/c
Under: Sales Account
Accept: Yes

(vii) To create Rony A/c
Name: Rony A/c
Under: Sundry Debtors
Accept: Yes

(viii) To create Salaries A/c
Name: Salaries A/c
Under: Indirect Expenses
Accept: Yes

(ix) To create Wages A/c
Name: Wages A/c
Under: Direct Expenses
Accept: Yes

(x) To create Stationery A/c
Name: Stationery A/c
Under: Indirect Expenses
Accept: Yes

(xi) To create Pandian Ltd. A/c
Name: Pandian Ltd. A/c
Under:Sundry Creditors
Accept: Yes

4. To enter transactions through vouchers
Gateway of Tally > Transactions > Accounting Vouchers
(i) Robert commenced a transport business with a capital of Rs. 1,00,000
F6: Receipt Voucher: Accounts: Cash
Particulars: Robert Capital A/c (Choose from List of Ledgers Accounts)
Enter the amount of Capital Rs. 1,00,000
Narration: Capital Introduced
Accept: Yes

(ii) An account was opened with State Bank of India and deposited Rs. 30,000
F4: Contra Voucher
Accounts: State Bank of India
Particulars: Cash
Amount: Rs. 30,000
Narration: Opened bank account in SBI
Accept: Yes

(iii) Purchased Furniture by paying cash Rs. 10,000
F5: Payment Vouchers
Account: Cash
Particulars: Furniture A/c
Amount: Rs. 15,000
Narration: Furniture bought by Cash
Accept: Yes

4 Goods purchased on credit from Mohaideen for Rs. 20,000
F9: Purchase voucher
Party A/c name: Mohaideen A/c
Particulars: Purchases A/c
Amount: Rs. 20,000
Narration: Goods purchased on
credit from Mohaideen
Accept Yes

(5) Cash sales made for Rs. 8,000
F8: Sales Voucher,
Account: Cash
Particulars: Sales A/c
Amount: Rs. 8,000
Narration: Cash Sales Mode
Accept: Yes

(6) Goods purchased from Rathinam for Rs. 5,000 and money deposited in CDM
F9: Purchase Voucher
Account: Bank
Particulars: Purchase A/c
Amount: Rs. 5,000
Narration: Goods Purchased

(vii) Goods sold to Rony on credit for Rs. 60,000
F8: Sales Voucher
Party: A/c Name: Rony A/c
Particulars: Sales A/c
Amount: Rs. 70,000
Narration: Goods sold on credit to Rony
Accept: Yes

(viii) Money withdrawn from bank for office use Rs. 9,000
F4: Contra Voucher
Account: Cash
Particulars: State Bank of India A/c
Amount: Rs. 9,000
Narration: Cash withdrawn from bank
Accept: Yes

(ix) Part payment of Rs 10,000 to Mohaideen by cheque
F5: Payment Vouchers
Account: State Bank of India
Particulars: Mohaideen A/c
Amount: Rs.10,000
Narration: Payment made to
Mohaideen by cheque
Accept Yes

(x) Rony made part payment of Rs. 5,000 by cash
F6: Receipt voucher
Account: Cash
Particulars: Rony A/c
Amount: Rs. 5,000
Narration: Cash received from Rony
Accept Yes.

(xi) Salaries Paid to Staff through ECS Rs. 6,000
F5: Payment Vouchers
Account: Indian Bank
Particulars: Salaries A/c
Amount: Rs 6,000
Narration: Salaries paid through ECS,
Accept: Yes

(xii) Wages of Rs. 3,000 paid by cash
F5: Payment voucher
Account: Cash
Particulars: Wages A/c
Amount: Rs. 3,000
Narration: Wages paid by cash
Accept Yes

(xiii) Purchased stationery from Pandian Ltd. on credit Rs.4,000
F7: Journal Voucher
Particulars: Computer A/c
Account: Muthu Ltd.
Amount: Rs. 4,000
Narration: Stationery bought on credit from Pandian Ltd.
Accept: Yes

To view reports
(i) To view Trial Balance
Gateway of Tally > Reports > Display > Trial Balance > Alt + F1 (detailed)

(ii) To view profit and loss Account
F10: A/c Reports > Profit & Loss A/c > Alt + F1 (detailed) or
Gateway of Tally > Reports > Profit & Loss A/c Alt + F1 (detailed)

(iii) To view Balance sheet
F10: A/c Reports > Balance sheet > Alt + F1 (detailed)
Gate of Tally > Reports > Balance Sheet > Alt + F1 (detailed)

(iv) To view Ratio Analysis
F10: A/c Reports > Ratio Analysis (or)
Gateway of Tally > Reports > Ratio Analysis

(v) To view Day book
F10: A/c Reports > Day Book > Alt + F1 (detailed (or)
Gateway of Tally > Reports > Display > Day Books > Alt + F1 (detailed)

The applications of CAS are as follows:
(i) Maintaining accounting records:
In CAS, accounting records can be maintained easily and efficiently for long time period. It facilitates fast and accurate retrieval of data and information.
(ii) Inventory management:
CAS facilitates efficient management of inventory. Updated information about availability of inventory, level of inventory, etc., can be obtained instantly.
(iii) Report generation:
CAS helps to generate various routine and special purpose reports.
(iv) Data import/export:
Accounting data and information can be imported from or exported to other users within the organisation as well as outside the organisation.
(v) Taxation:
CAS helps to compute various taxes and to deduct these and deposit the same to the Government account.