To receive a deposit due to interest, select Commands > Interest Posting from the Checkbook menu. This opens the New Interest Posting dialog.
<Tab> to accept the current date.
<Tab> to accept INTRS as the Type.
<Tab> to leave the Number field blank.
<Tab> to accept Interest for the Name.
Enter 10.21<Tab> for the Amount.
Enter 4400<Tab> for the Credit GL Account.
Click OK to close the New Interest Posting dialog.
The interest posting command makes a miscellaneous cash receipts entry for the interest deposit. The cash receipts entry is linked to the interest posting entry. To see this relationship, close the Checkbook window to return to the Accounting Node.
Select Receivables > Cash Receipts.
In the cash receipts list, double-click the interest entry. This opens the Miscellaneous Cash Receipts dialog. Notice the dialog shows that the entry is linked to the checkbook.
Change the Amount from 10.21 to 16.75. Click OK.
Click Finished to return to the Accounting Node.
Select Banking > Checkbook. Examine the interest entry. Notice that the amount has changed to 16.75.
