Accounting
Accounting software for small business, built on your invoices
JustBill is accounting software for small business owners who would rather bill than bookkeep. Invoices, payments and expenses post to a double-entry ledger in the background, so your trial balance, party ledgers and cash position stay current without manual entries.
- Chart of accounts, general ledger and trial balance
- Payments in and out, settled against invoices oldest first
- Bank reconciliation from a CSV statement
- Expenses, recurring expenses and cash/bank accounts
- TDS payable, 26AS matching and an MSME payment tracker
Books that build themselves from your invoices
Most small businesses bill every day and do the books once a quarter, usually in a hurry before the CA asks. JustBill closes that gap: each invoice, note, payment and expense you save posts a balanced double-entry record at once. The same data feeds your GST return filing, so your books and returns start from one set of numbers.
| You record | Debit | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| Sales invoice | Sundry debtors | Sales and output GST |
| Purchase invoice | Purchases and input GST | Sundry creditors |
| Payment received | Cash or bank | Sundry debtors |
| Payment made | Sundry creditors | Cash or bank |
| Expense | Expense category | Cash or bank it was paid from |
Accounting software for small business owners and their CAs
Chart of accounts
System accounts for debtors, creditors, sales, purchases, GST, TDS and TCS, plus an account for each cash box, bank and expense category. Rename accounts to suit your style.
Trial balance
As on any date you pick, with each account opening its general ledger in one click. Export to Excel or PDF, or email it.
General ledger
Every posting to an account for the period, with a running balance, so you can see how a figure was built up.
Party ledgers
Customer and supplier statements with opening balance, every transaction, closing balance and ageing buckets. Download as PDF or Excel, or send them to the party.
Profit and loss, balance sheet
Standard reports alongside the daybook, cash and bank report and expense summary.
Tally export
Export sales or purchase vouchers as Tally XML for a CA who works in Tally.
Cash, bank and reconciliation
Keep a cash account for each counter or petty-cash box and add your bank accounts. Record deposits, withdrawals and transfers between them, and every payment you receive or make lands in the account you choose. Payments are settled against a party’s open invoices oldest first, so outstanding balances stay right without you picking invoices each time.
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Upload the statement
Download your bank statement as a CSV file and upload it against the bank account.
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Auto-match
JustBill suggests matches with the payments, expenses and cash-bank entries already in your books, and can match them in bulk.
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Clear the rest
Match or unmatch the remaining lines by hand. What is left is what really needs attention, such as bank charges or an entry nobody recorded.
Expenses, recurring bills and cash-flow forecast
- Expenses by category, with CSV import and export, posted to the ledger as you save them.
- Recurring expenses such as rent or internet, and recurring invoices for retainers, created automatically by a daily job.
- Receivable and payable ageing, party by party, in buckets for not yet due, up to 30, 31–60, 61–90 and over 90 days overdue.
- Cash-flow forecast for the coming weeks, built from open invoices and bills by due date, flagging the first week your balance could go negative.
TDS, 26AS and MSME payments
TDS payable
TDS you deduct on purchase bills is grouped by section and month and set against the challans you record, so you see what is still to deposit and what is overdue. Deductee-wise totals help with your quarterly TDS return and certificates.
26AS matching
Import your 26AS file (XML or text), and JustBill matches the TDS your customers deducted against your sales invoices by section and amount, listing anything unmatched on either side.
MSME 43B(h) tracker
Unpaid bills from micro and small suppliers are listed with the date they must be paid by: 15 days by default, or up to 45 days under a written agreement. Late bills are flagged, because the expense is allowed only in the year you actually pay.
An audit trail you can check
Every create, edit and delete is written to an audit log, and each entry is hash-chained to the one before it. If a past entry is altered, the chain check shows where it broke. Admins can filter the log and download it as CSV, and user roles decide who can edit, who can only view and who can see the accounts.
At year end, close the financial year from settings, and share reports with your CA through a secure link on plans that include CA sharing (see pricing). More on working with accountants: JustBill for chartered accountants.
Frequently asked questions
What should accounting software for a small business in India include?
At minimum: GST-correct invoicing, a ledger that produces a trial balance, bank reconciliation, expense tracking and reports your CA can use. For Indian businesses, TDS tracking, GST return data and Tally export matter too. JustBill covers these in one app, built on the invoices you already raise.
Do I need to know double-entry accounting to use JustBill?
No. You record invoices, payments and expenses as usual, and JustBill posts the debits and credits for you. Your CA can still open the chart of accounts, trial balance and general ledger to review the books.
Can I do bank reconciliation in JustBill?
Yes. Upload your bank statement as a CSV file, and JustBill suggests matches with the payments, expenses and cash-bank entries in your books. You can auto-match in bulk and then match or unmatch the remaining lines by hand.
Can JustBill replace Tally for my business?
For many small businesses it covers day-to-day billing, ledgers and reports, and you can export sales and purchase vouchers as Tally XML if your CA works in Tally. There is no manual journal voucher entry yet, so check that this suits how your CA works. For a detailed comparison, see JustBill vs Tally.
How does JustBill help with Section 43B(h) MSME payments?
Mark suppliers as micro or small with their Udyam number and agreed payment days. JustBill lists their unpaid bills with the date each must be paid by and flags any that are past it, so you can pay on time and keep the deduction.
Can my CA access my books?
Yes. You can add your accountant as a user with a view-only or staff role, or share reports through a secure link on plans that include CA sharing. The audit log shows who changed what and when.
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