How bookkeeping works in ByteBill
Double-entry vouchers, the chart of accounts, and why ByteBill drafts entries for you to confirm.
On this page
ByteBill keeps proper double-entry books. Every transaction is recorded as a balanced voucher (a bilag) with at least one debit and one credit of equal value. That's not a stylistic choice — it's what bookkeeping law requires, and it's what makes your accounts auditable.
The chart of accounts
ByteBill ships the complete NS 4102-aligned chart plus the standard SAF-T VAT codes, then curates it: the app shows you the handful of accounts your business actually uses and keeps the rest available in the background.
The full chart runs to hundreds of accounts. Almost none of them apply to you. Curation means you're picking from a short, relevant list rather than scrolling past accounts for industries you're not in — and if you need one that isn't showing, activating it is one action.
Drafts, then you confirm
ByteBill does not post to your ledger behind your back. Documents arrive, ByteBill proposes a posting as a draft, and you confirm it.
| What happened | What ByteBill drafts |
|---|---|
| You sent a sales invoice | Dr Accounts receivable / Cr Sales / Cr Output VAT |
| You received a supplier invoice | Dr Expense / Dr Input VAT / Cr Accounts payable |
| You captured an unpaid bill | Dr Expense (+VAT) / Cr Accounts payable |
| You captured a paid receipt | A purchase voucher and a payment voucher, as a pair |
| A payment landed on your invoice | Dr Bank / Cr Accounts receivable |
| You paid a supplier invoice | Dr Accounts payable / Cr Bank |
Sales invoices post in real time when you send them. Purchases appear as soon as the invoice is indexed.
Why a paid receipt makes two vouchers
When you pay for something on the spot, two distinct things happened: you incurred a cost, and you settled it. ByteBill books both — a purchase voucher and a linked payment voucher, each with its own voucher number, created together.
Collapsing them into one entry loses the fact that a payable existed at all, which makes the supplier ledger and the bank reconciliation harder to follow later. The pair keeps the story straight.
Correcting a mistake
Confirmed vouchers aren't edited in place — they're reversed and reposted, so the audit trail shows what happened and when. When a voucher is part of a pair, the correction handles both sides together so the two can never disagree.
What's next
- Capturing receipts and bills — getting documents in
- Posting tags — categorising them in one tap
- Payments and settlement — marking things paid
- Reports and SAF-T — getting the numbers out
Still stuck? Send us a message — or email support@bytebill.no.