General Ledger

How to create a SEPA Payment

SEPA payments are designed to make cashless payments in euros easier across the countries that use this currency and allow electronic transfers across borders simply as domestic transfers.

Steps: 

  1. Navigate to ACCOUNTING > General Ledger > General Ledger Accounts. 
  2. Click on CREATE A NEW GENERAL LEDGER ACCOUNT. 
  3. Enter the following information.
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    Field  

    Description 

    Account No. 

    Enter Bank Account No. 

    Account Name

    Enter Bank Account Name.

    GL Account  Type

    Types of financial transactions included but are not limited to the following examples below 

    • Assets  
    • Liabilities 
    • Expenses 
    • Income  
    • Equity 
    • Accounts Payable  
    • Accounts Receivable  
    • Cash 

    GL Report Group

    Enter GL Report Group.

    Bank Account 

    Select Bank Account.  

  4. Click SAVE.
  5. Click Banking Details. 
  6. Enter the following information.
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    Field 

    Description 

    Bank User Name 

    Enter the legal company name.

    Bank Remitter Name  

    Enter the bank’s name.

    Bank N0. 

    Enter the SWIFT BIC number - SWIFT codes are between eight and 11 characters long and consist of: 

    • A four-letter bank code 
    • A two-letter country code 
    • A two-character location code (letters and digits) for the bank’s head office 
    • An optional three-character branch code (letters and digits) 

    Bank Account Number 

    Enter the IBAN number - IBAN numbers vary between countries but are typically made of up to 34 letters and numbers and can contain the following: 

    • Country code 
    • Check digit 
    • Bank Identifier Code (or BIC) 
    • Branch code 
    • Account number 

    Internet Banking Payment File Type 

    Select SEPA (Europe) as a payment types from the dropdown list.