Business owners
See what customers owe, what needs to be paid to suppliers, and how income and expenses appear in your books.
BUSINESS ACCOUNTING · BY SMARTBIZTOOLS
SmartBizAccounting
Clarity in Books. Confidence in Business.
From your first invoice to your financial statements, bring daily accounting into one browser-based workspace. Built for Indian businesses that want organised records and a clearer view of their finances.
- Sales & purchases
- Cash & bank entries
- Financial reports
- GST review
BUILT AROUND YOUR WORK
One workspace for the people behind the business
Keep invoices, payments, account masters and reports together, with a consistent process from entry to review.
Trading & service businesses
Record sales of goods or services, supplier purchases, day-to-day expenses, receipts and payments in familiar voucher screens.
Accounts teams
Maintain structured masters, check entries before posting, and review ledgers and statements for the selected period.
CONTINUE FROM ANOTHER COMPUTER
Keep working when a computer breaks down
Your successfully saved accounting records are stored in the online app's database. If your office PC needs repair, sign in from another PC or laptop and continue with the saved records, provided your internet connection and the online service are available.
Records beyond one computer
A fault in your office PC does not by itself remove records already saved in the online database. Your accounting work is less dependent on the condition of a single machine.
Resume on a replacement device
Open SmartBizAccounting in a compatible browser, sign in with your authorised account, and open your company. There is no desktop accounting application to reinstall.
Office, home or travelling
Review your accounts from another location with an internet connection. Reports reflect the transactions that have been entered and posted, so you can check the latest available books.
This applies to the live online app. Unsaved entries and browser-specific layout preferences do not transfer to another device. Reliable database backups and tested recovery procedures remain essential for protecting business records.
EXPLORE THE MODULES
Handle the details of daily accounting
Start with the essentials and follow each transaction through to your reports.
Sales invoices
Create a clear record of what you sell and who you sell it to.
- Choose the customer and add goods or services.
- Enter quantities, rates, discounts and applicable GST details.
- Include additional charges and shipping details where needed.
- Save a draft, check it, then post the completed invoice.
Supplier transactions
Keep purchase bills and their accounting details together.
- Record the supplier, bill number and bill date.
- Add purchased items, rates, tax details and charges.
- Use applicable TDS and reverse-charge fields.
- Review posted purchases in books and supplier balances.
Cash & bank vouchers
Record incoming and outgoing money with an account reference.
- Enter cash receipts and cash payments.
- Record bank receipts and bank payments.
- Capture party, amount, reference and narration details.
- Review the related cash book, bank book and ledgers.
Masters & opening balances
Give transactions a consistent foundation from the start.
- Maintain your chart of accounts, customers and suppliers.
- Set up products, services, units and HSN details.
- Organise branches, departments and tax masters.
- Enter opening account and party balances.
Journals, expenses & income
Record accounting entries beyond routine sales and purchases.
- Enter journal vouchers for account adjustments.
- Record expense payables and income receivables.
- Add narration so entries are easier to understand later.
- Review the effect of posted entries in the ledger.
A clear Draft-to-Posted workflow
Separate work in progress from entries included in your books.
- Save incomplete transactions as Draft.
- Check the party, dates, accounts, quantities and totals.
- Post checked vouchers to include them in reports.
- Use report periods to review the transactions you need.
GST reports & reconciliation
Bring transaction data together for review with your accountant.
- Review GSTR-1 and GSTR-3B information.
- Upload GSTR-2B Excel data in the supported format.
- Compare purchase records and investigate differences.
- Check tax treatment before completing your filing process.
GST reports support review. Direct GST filing, live IRN generation and E-Way Bill generation are not included in the current live version.
Imports & report exports
Use supported templates to bring existing records into the app.
- Import supported master and voucher data.
- Check required fields and account mappings.
- Review imported Draft transactions before posting.
- Use PDF/print, Excel or CSV options where available in each report.
YOUR SCREEN, YOUR WAY
Customise vouchers and reports around your work
Choose the available fields and columns you want to see. Keep routine entry screens focused, give longer descriptions more space, and arrange supported reports for a clearer review.
Show the fields you need
Use Configure in supported voucher screens to show or hide optional header fields and transaction columns.
- Hide optional details that are not relevant to your daily work.
- Bring hidden fields and columns back when you need them.
- Widen or narrow resizable columns to suit the information being entered.
- Keep compulsory fields available for completing the voucher.
Control which columns you see
Customise supported reports such as Ledger, Trial Balance, Cash Book, Bank Book, Sales Book and Purchase Book.
- Show available columns or hide those you do not need.
- Drag a column boundary to increase or decrease its width.
- Sort a column and use Word Wrap for longer text.
- Choose Save Layout from a report column menu to reuse that view in the same browser.
A PRACTICAL EXAMPLE
Give important details more room
While checking a ledger, widen the narration column to read descriptions and hide optional columns that are not useful for that review. Restore them whenever you need a fuller view. The layout controls change how the information is displayed.
FROM ENTRIES TO ANSWERS
Understand what your books are telling you
Reports use posted vouchers. Choose the appropriate period and review the underlying entries when a balance needs attention.
| Your question | Where to look | What you can review |
|---|---|---|
| Who owes us money? | Receivables & customer ledgers | Customer balances and the entries behind them. |
| What do we owe suppliers? | Payables & supplier ledgers | Outstanding supplier balances and recorded transactions. |
| Where did the money go? | Cash book & bank book | Receipts, payments and account movements for a period. |
| Do the books balance? | Trial Balance | Account debit and credit balances before further review. |
| How did the business perform? | Profit and Loss | Recorded income and expenses for the selected period. |
| What is our financial position? | Balance Sheet | Recorded assets, liabilities and capital balances. |
YOUR FIRST WORKING DAY
A practical way to get started
Have your business details, opening balances and a few sample bills ready. Use the trial to walk through your own accounting routine.
Create your account & company
Open the app, follow the registration and verification steps, and enter your company details and financial year.
Prepare your masters
Add account heads, customers, suppliers and products or services. Check units and tax details before entering transactions.
Enter your starting balances
Use balances checked by your accountant so your new records begin from the right position.
Record and post a transaction
Try a sales invoice, a supplier purchase and a receipt or payment. Review each draft before posting it.
Check the result
Open the relevant ledger, receivables or payables report and Trial Balance to see how the posted entries appear.
STEP-BY-STEP SUPPORT
Keep the user manual beside you
The downloadable guide covers company setup, voucher entry, reports, GST review, imports and troubleshooting for the current published version.
IN PREVIEW · NOT YET LIVE
A look at the next update
These functions have been built for testing in the new demo. They are not yet available in the public app linked above. Contact SmartBizTools to ask about the demo and rollout.
Sales & purchase returns
Link a full or partial return to the original posted invoice, record a reason, and review the reversal in balances and stock.
Stock & product movement
Follow purchases, sales and returns in a Product Ledger and Stock List. Stock quantities come from posted entries; values are indicative estimates.
Financial year closing
Review closing balances, carry balances into the next financial year and protect closed entries while keeping older reports available.
Backup restore & sessions
Restore a supported company backup into a separate company, and review active company sessions with the new security screen.
BEFORE YOU START
Your questions, answered
What is SmartBizAccounting?
SmartBizAccounting is a browser-based accounting app from SmartBizTools for business masters, invoices, purchases, receipts, payments, journals, financial reports and GST review. It brings these activities into one workspace for Indian businesses.
Do I need to install accounting software?
Open accounting.smartbiztools.in in your browser and sign in. Use a desktop or laptop for the most comfortable experience with detailed vouchers and reports. An internet connection is required.
Can I keep working if my office PC or laptop fails?
Yes, if your account, internet connection and the online service are available. Open the live app on another PC or laptop, sign in and access the records successfully saved to your company. A failure of your own computer does not by itself delete those server-stored records. Unsaved work and local browser preferences will not carry across. Cloud storage still needs reliable database backups and recovery procedures.
How can I try it, and what does it cost?
The app offers a 10-day free trial. Use it to check how your invoices, payments and reports fit the workflow. Contact SmartBizTools for current subscription pricing, company and user limits, and onboarding options.
Can I record both goods and services?
Yes. Set up your products or services, units and relevant tax details, then choose them when preparing invoices or purchase entries. Check the applicable accounting and tax treatment before posting.
Can I import existing records?
Use the app's supported master and transaction import templates. Check column formats, dates, party names, account mappings and totals. Review imported Draft entries before posting them. Ask the team about your source format before planning a complete migration.
Why does a Draft invoice not appear in my reports?
Draft is a work-in-progress state. Only Posted vouchers affect the accounting reports. Check the invoice and post it when complete, then confirm that your report dates include the invoice date.
Does the app file GST returns or generate government documents?
The current live version provides GST review reports and GSTR-2B comparison. It does not submit GST returns. E-Invoice output uses a demonstration provider and is not a government-issued IRN. The E-Way Bill screen tracks qualifying invoices but does not generate an E-Way Bill.
Are returns, stock reports and year closing available now?
These functions are in the new demo under testing and have not yet been rolled out to the public app. See New in preview for the scope and contact the team for availability. A visible menu item alone does not confirm that a workflow is ready.
How do company backups work?
The current live app provides a partial JSON company export and does not yet include the new Restore Company workflow. Arrange a complete database backup for production records. The preview version adds broader business-data backup and restoration to a separate company; login credentials and subscriptions are not restored.
Can I customise voucher screens and report columns?
Yes. Supported voucher screens let you show or hide optional fields and columns through Configure. Supported reports let you choose available columns, drag column boundaries to adjust their width, sort data and wrap long text. These controls customise the layout of the information displayed.
Will my saved layout follow me to another computer?
Layout preferences are currently stored in the browser you use. In supported reports, select Save Layout from the column menu to remember the view in that browser. Opening the app on another device or clearing browser storage will not preserve those local preferences. Voucher field-visibility choices are also remembered in the current browser.
Where can I get help?
Read the user manual, use the website chat assistant for product questions, or contact SmartBizTools for a demonstration and help with setup.
See how it fits your business
Try your daily accounting workflow, explore the reports and talk to us about your requirements.
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