Author Record
An author record is first a purchase ledger (or sales ledger) record. For the purpose of royalties, each author must have a unique supplier or customer account that is marked as both an author and contra account. Once setup, Focus is able to pay royalties to authors or their order (payees). To mark a supplier (or customer account) as author and contra account,
- Go to Accounts > Purchase Ledger > Suppliers
- Select a Supplier record
- Select the Account Holder
- Tick the Is an Author
- Click the Save button
Getting Started
Accounting
Sales Orders Processing
Title Database
Customer Records
Supplier Records
Purchase Orders
Nominal Accounts
Period & Year End Activities
Publishing
Job Costing
Cost of Sales Overview
Post costs from Purchases
Post Direct Job Transactions
Calculate unit costs
Job Profile / Enquiry
Royalty
Calculate Royalty
Print, Email Royalty Statements
Post Royalty Payments
Withholding Tax on Royalty
Add Author Records
Set Royalty Rates
Set Rights Royalty
Consignment
Editorial & Production
ONIX
Marketing
Features
GDPR Compliance
Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)
Electronic Web Interface (EWI)
Making Tax Digital
Notification Emails