What it posts, and when.
A quotation and an order are promises, so they post nothing. The delivery, the invoice and each payment post their own balanced entry, with codes and names from the chart a new UAE company starts with, and your bank’s own account.
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PICK-0051The cartons leave
| Account | Debit | Credit |
| 5000Cost of Goods Sold | 7,480.00 | |
| 1141Raw Materials | | 7,480.00 |
| Balanced | 7,480.00 | 7,480.00 |
Forty cartons at their average cost of 187.00, off the product’s stock account: its own, its category’s, or the company default, 1141.
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INV-0042The invoice, posted
Invoice posted
4 Sep 2026, from SO-0093
| Account | Debit | Credit |
| 1131Trade Receivables | 12,600.00 | |
| 4110Product Sales | | 12,000.00 |
| 2131VAT Output (Payable) | | 600.00 |
| Balanced | 12,600.00 | 12,600.00 |
Each line goes to its product’s own income account, or to 4110 when it has none. The cost of the dates was booked by the delivery.
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PAY-0233Al Noor Trading pays by transfer
| Account | Debit | Credit |
| 1123Emirates NBD - AED | 8,400.00 | |
| 1131Trade Receivables | | 8,400.00 |
| Balanced | 8,400.00 | 8,400.00 |
When the transfer shows on the bank statement, it matches this payment in reconciliation. Card payments go through Gateway Clearing instead: see Invoicing.