This is accounting examples for when the system is setup with adjustment accounts.

This means that for prepaid reservations the VAT is accounted at the time of the payment (instead of the time of the stay).


Account plan

In the example we use the following account plan:


1510 Open tabs account (Sales Ledger)

1511 Invoice account (Invoice Report)

1980 Card payment or Bank payment

2620 12% VAT

2890 Deposit Ledger/Prepaid housing

2991 VAT of prepaid housing, adjustment account

3010 housing revenue, 12% VAT

3011 prepaid housing adjustment account 0%

3023 cancellation revenue, 12% VAT


Example 1: Stay one night

A guest books a reservation for one night for 1120 SEK and pays with card at check-in:


Voucher on check-in day, when guest stay and pay:

1980 debit 1120

3010 credit 1000

2620 credit 120


Example 2: Stay two nights

A guest books a reservation for one night for 1120 SEK and pays with card at check-out:


Voucher on check-in day, when guest stay:

1510 debit 1120

3010 credit 1000

2620 credit 120


Voucher on check-out day, when guest pay:

1980 debit 1120

1510 credit 1120


Example 3: Stay two nights and prepay

A guest books 2 nights for 1120 each and prepay the stay:


Voucher when guest book and pay (revenue is accounted and an adjustment for it is also accounted):

1980 debit 2240

2890 credit 2240


3011 debit 2000

2991 debit 240

3010 credit 2000

2620 credit 240


Guest stays first night (the adjustment of the revenue is revered, second night will be the same):

2890 debit 1120

3011 credit 1000

2991 credit 120


Example 4: Late cancellation

Guest books a reservation for one night for 1120 SEK but cancels reservation late and then pay for his late cancellation:


When guest cancel the reservation:

1510 debit 1120

3023 credit 1000

2620 credit 120


When guest pay for the cancellation:

1980 debit 1120

1510 credit 1120


Example 5: Prepay and refund of cancellation cost

Guest books one night for 1120 and prepays and then cancel his trip and hotel decides to refund it:


Voucher when guest book and pay:

1980 debit 1120

2890 credit 1120


3011 debit 1000

2991 debit 120

3010 credit 1000

2620 credit 120


Voucher when guest cancel (revenue moved from housing to cancellation, and adjustment is reversed):

2890 debit 1120

3011 credit 1000

2991 credit 120


3010 debit 1000

3023 credit 1000


Hotel decided to refund the cancellation cost (the cancellation revenue is put as a negative debt on 1510):

3023 debit 1000

2620 debit 120

1510 credit 1120


Hotel refunds the payment to customer:

1510 debit 1120

1980 credit 1120


Example 6: Invoice

Guest books one night for 1120 and it is invoiced:


Voucher on check-in day, when guest stay:

1510 debit 1120

3010 credit 1000

2620 credit 120


Voucher when invoice is created:

1511 debit 1120

1510 credit 1120


Voucher when invoice is paid:

1980 debit 1120

1511 credit 1120