Daily accounting — manage accounting, cash flow & your business ledger
Keep your books right every day without an accountant. Record money in and out, track your daily cash flow, and keep a daily business ledger for every customer and supplier — all from your phone or computer.
Short answer: Daily accounting means recording every money-in (Jama) and money-out (Naam) the day it happens and keeping each balance current. Daily Cash Entry turns that daily habit into automatic balances, a live daily cash flow figure and a complete business ledger — with no accounting knowledge required.
What is daily accounting?
Daily accounting is simply the habit of writing down every rupee that comes into and goes out of your business each day, and keeping each account's balance up to date. In Daily Cash Entry you record money received as Jama and money paid as Naam — new to those terms? Read Jama & Naam explained — and the app does the accounting for you: running balances, a daily business ledger per account, and clear reports.
Manage accounting without an accountant
You do not need journal entries, debit/credit rules or a chart of accounts to manage accounting for a shop or small firm. Record each sale, purchase, receipt and payment as it happens; Daily Cash Entry posts it to the right account, keeps the balance live, and prepares the reports. Hand a clean export to your accountant only when you actually need one.
Daily cash flow
How much came in versus went out, with a live net cash-in-hand figure for any day, week or month.
Daily business ledger
A running account for cash and for each customer and supplier, kept up to date every day.
Income & expense
Your entries grouped into what you earn and what you spend, so you see where money comes from and goes.
Track your daily cash flow
Your daily cash flow is simply how much came in versus how much went out, and the cash you are left holding. Every entry updates your running balance instantly, so you always know today's position. Here is one week of a small shop's daily cash flow:
| Date | Money in (Jama) | Money out (Naam) | Net for the day | Cash balance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Apr | — | — | — | ₹8,000 |
| 2 Apr | ₹6,500 | ₹4,200 | +₹2,300 | ₹10,300 |
| 3 Apr | ₹2,000 | ₹5,000 | −₹3,000 | ₹7,300 |
| 4 Apr | ₹3,800 | ₹900 | +₹2,900 | ₹10,200 |
| 5 Apr | ₹4,100 | ₹1,600 | +₹2,500 | ₹12,700 |
| ₹16,400 | ₹11,700 | +₹4,700 | ₹12,700 |
Over the week ₹16,400 came in and ₹11,700 went out, a net inflow of ₹4,700 — so the cash balance rose from ₹8,000 to ₹12,700. That is your daily cash flow, worked out for you as you record entries.
Keep a daily business ledger
Behind your cash flow sits a daily business ledger — a running account for cash and for each customer and supplier, updated every day. Open any account to see its full history and live balance (total Jama minus total Naam), so you always know who owes you and what you owe. Want the detail? See the business ledger guide.
How to do daily accounting (5 steps)
- Record the day's money in and outEach morning, log what comes in as Jama (received) and what goes out as Naam (paid) — sales, collections, purchases, rent, wages. That daily habit is your accounting.
- Tag every entry to a party and modeAttach a customer or supplier and how it was paid (cash, UPI, bank) so each entry posts to the right account on its own.
- Watch your daily cash flow update liveYour running balance moves with every entry — opening + money in − money out — so you always know today's cash position without any maths.
- Let the business ledger build itselfA separate daily business ledger is kept for cash and for every party, each with a live balance, so you can see who owes you and what you owe.
- Review and export daily reportsSee daily and monthly summaries of cash flow, income and expense, and export them to PDF, Excel or CSV for your accountant or records.
Frequently asked questions
What is daily accounting?
Daily accounting simply means recording every money-in and money-out of your business the same day it happens, and keeping each account's balance up to date. Daily Cash Entry turns that daily habit of writing a cash book (Jama / Naam) into automatic balances, a live cash flow figure and a proper business ledger — with no accounting knowledge needed.
How can I manage my business accounting without an accountant?
Record each sale, purchase, receipt and payment as it happens; Daily Cash Entry posts it to the right account, keeps the running balance and prepares daily and monthly reports for you. You manage the day-to-day accounting yourself in minutes, and hand clean exports to an accountant only when you actually need one.
How do I track my daily cash flow?
Every Jama (in) and Naam (out) updates your running balance instantly, so your daily cash flow — how much came in, how much went out and the net cash in hand — is always current. Daily and monthly views and charts show inflow versus outflow at a glance.
What is a daily business ledger?
A daily business ledger is your ledger kept up to date every day: a running account for cash and for each customer and supplier, with every day's entries posted and balances recalculated. In Daily Cash Entry these accounts build themselves as you record entries — no journal, no debit/credit rules.
Is this daily accounting app free?
Daily Cash Entry starts with a free trial that includes daily accounting — record transactions, track cash flow and keep your business ledger; paid plans unlock more. It works on Android and the web.
Do I need accounting knowledge to use it?
No. If you can write in a notebook, you can do your daily accounting here. You enter money in and money out in plain terms; the app handles the accounting — accounts, balances, ledgers and reports — behind the scenes.
What is the difference between daily cash flow and a cash book?
They come from the same entries. A cash book lists receipts and payments in date order with a running balance; daily cash flow summarises those same entries into how much came in, went out and the net change for a day, week or month. Daily Cash Entry gives you both from one set of entries.
Can I do daily accounting for more than one business?
Yes. Daily Cash Entry supports multiple firms under one login, so you can manage the accounting, cash flow and ledger of each business separately.
Your daily accounting, done for you
Daily Cash Entry keeps your cash flow, income & expense and business ledger up to date every day — with live balances and one-tap reports, no accounting knowledge needed.