The revenue accounts are usually the first master files that are set up during the installation of SIHOT. The reason for this is that this data must available in order to set up other master files, such as service master files. The revenue accounts hold information as to the revenue or expenses of the different departments.
In the service master files, each service is allocated a revenue account. Each service may be allocated its own account or there may be several services contributing towards the same account. However, services with varying VAT-rates should not be allocated to the same revenue account.
è EXAMPLE: Each item from the minibar is posted individually, whilst the revenue report shows only the total, cumulated figure.
When posting a service to an account, e.g. a guest account, this account is immediately debited. During the night run, the program save revenues adds the charge to the revenue account.
When installing an automatic transfer of the accounts-related data to a specialised accounts-software, you have to enter the corresponding number for Accounts for each revenue account. In this context, a revenue account with several VAT-rates may cause problems during the data transfer.