Previewing your current VAT Return

If you've ever wanted to be able to see how things are shaping up for the current VAT period you will be pleased to hear that this is now possible.

The VAT Return figures cannot be finalised until the end of the period but you can now see what your current VAT liability is at the current moment in time.

Use the main menu and click "VAT" in the Taxes section.  From here you can see a list of previous returns and an option to preview the current return.

Note that this preview can only be created once you have closed previous VAT period.

Correcting bank payment entires

If you've added a payment record into Tempo and since realised that the date, amount or even bank account was incorrect, it's now easier to correct.

From your bank statement you'll see the new edit links next to each entry. Click this to adjust the entry or delete it.

Edit links also appear next to the payment details when viewing an invoice or expense.

We are currently implementing tighter controls around editing old entries so look out for improvements in the future.

Account transfer cleared dates

A "Transfer Cleared" date has now been added to the bank transfer page.  This is based on feedback from clients who's bank does not do same-day-transfers.

You can now specify what date the funds left the account and what day it arrived into the new account (cleared date).

Bank transfers should be recorded when, for example, you have multiple business bank accounts (e.g. current & savings) and you move funds between these accounts.

Recording your salary payments to employees

If you are running payroll for employees you can (and should) now update Tempo with the date that you made your salary payments.

When viewing payslips (Menu - Recent Payslips) select the check box to the right of the payslip that you've  paid.  Select the date and bank account used then click Save.  This will mark the payslip as paid and update your bank statement on Tempo.

If you've paid more than one Employee on the same date (and using the same business account) you can select more than one payslip at a time.

If you've not paid the full amount for some reason - you can change the amount in the text box before saving.

Viewing Invoice / Expense Payments

Based on feedback we now show the payments (i.e. bank transactions) associated to an invoice on the Invoice Details page.  The same applies to Expenses.

There used to be a link at the top of the 'Invoice details' page 'View Payments'.  This has been replaced by a new section 'Payment Transactions' at the bottom of the page.  Click the 'Show' link to toggle the view of these details.