1. What Finance, Payments, Fiscal and Accounting are for
Finance controls receivables and payables. Payments executes/tracks payment methods. Fiscal manages Brazilian fiscal documents. Accounting organizes accounting facts.
2. Financial search: field by field
Use the title list to locate the obligation before trying to correct or reconcile it.
| Field | What it is / why it exists | What to enter | Example / rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| Search Optional | Searches by available title/person/document information. | Type a recognizable fragment. | Example: name, reference or document. |
| Canonical nature Optional | Separates amounts to RECEIVE from amounts to PAY. | Choose when you want to see only one side. | RECEIVE / PAY. |
| Status Optional | Filters by financial status. | Choose the state you need. | Example: open, settled. |
| Due date from Optional | Beginning of the due-date period. | Enter a date to limit the search. | Date. |
| Due date to Optional | End of the due-date period. | Enter the final limit. | Date ≥ start date. |
When you open a title
Always review: nature, person, amount, issue date, due date, document, installment, status and origin references. These fields explain where the amount came from.
3. NF-e fiscal configuration: field by field
This is an administrative setup. It defines issuer data, address, tax regime, series and rules used for issuance.
| Field | What it is / why it exists | What to enter | Example / rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legal name Required | Official name of the issuing company. | Enter exactly as in the official registration. | Required. |
| Trade name Optional | Commercial name of the issuer. | Enter when used. | Optional. |
| CNPJ Required | Brazilian corporate tax ID of the issuer. | Enter the correct CNPJ. | Required. |
| State registration Required | State tax registration of the issuer. | Enter according to official tax registration. | Required by the current configuration. |
| Municipal registration Optional | Municipal tax registration. | Enter when applicable. | Optional. |
| CNAE Optional | Brazilian business activity classification. | Enter the correct code. | Optional in the screen. |
| State Required | Issuer's state. | Use the two-letter abbreviation. | Example: GO. |
| CRT Required | Brazilian tax regime code. | Choose the company's regime. | 1 Simples; 2 Simples/sublimit; 3 Regular; 4 MEI. |
| NF-e series Required | Series used for fiscal document numbering. | Enter the series authorized for the company. | 0 to 999. |
| Operation nature Required | Default fiscal description of the transaction. | Use text approved in the fiscal setup. | Example: SALE OF GOODS. |
| IBGE city code Required | Official Brazilian municipality code. | Enter all 7 digits. | Required. |
| City Required | Issuer city. | Enter the issuer's municipality. | Required. |
| Street Required | Issuer street/address line. | Enter according to official registration. | Required. |
| Number Required | Address number. | Enter the registered number. | Required. |
| Additional address Optional | Address complement. | Enter when present. | Optional. |
| District Required | Issuer district/neighborhood. | Enter according to registration. | Required. |
| Postal code (CEP) Required | Issuer postal code. | Enter correctly. | Required. |
| Phone Optional | Issuer contact phone. | Enter when desired. | Optional. |
| E-mail Optional | Issuer e-mail. | Enter a valid address. | Optional. |
| CFOP Required | Brazilian fiscal operation code. | Enter the applicable default CFOP. | Validate with the fiscal/tax owner. |
| ICMS CST Optional | ICMS tax situation code for the applicable regime. | Enter when used. | Validate fiscally. |
| CSOSN Optional | Simples Nacional operation code. | Enter when the regime requires it. | Validate fiscally. |
| PIS CST Required | PIS tax situation code. | Enter the correct code. | Required in the configuration. |
| COFINS CST Required | COFINS tax situation code. | Enter the correct code. | Required in the configuration. |
| ICMS % Optional | Default ICMS rate when applicable. | Enter percentage. | 0 to 100. |
| PIS % Optional | Default PIS rate. | Enter percentage. | 0 to 100. |
| COFINS % Optional | Default COFINS rate. | Enter percentage. | 0 to 100. |
| IPI % Optional | Default IPI rate when applicable. | Enter percentage. | 0 to 100. |
| IBS/CBS CST Optional | Classification used for IBS/CBS when applicable. | Enter only according to the applicable Brazilian tax rule. | Numeric format required by the screen. |
| cClassTrib Optional | Tax classification related to IBS/CBS. | Enter according to the applicable rule. | Format required by the screen. |
| IBS state % Optional | State IBS rate when applicable. | Enter percentage. | 0 to 100. |
| IBS city % Optional | Municipal IBS rate when applicable. | Enter percentage. | 0 to 100. |
| CBS % Optional | CBS rate when applicable. | Enter percentage. | 0 to 100. |
| Effective from Optional | Date from which the tax rule is effective. | Enter when the rule is time-bounded. | Date. |
| Effective to Optional | End date of the tax rule. | Enter when an end date is known. | Cannot be earlier than start. |
| A1 file (.pfx/.p12) Optional | Digital certificate used for fiscal signing/authorization. | Upload the correct company certificate. | Within the file size limit accepted by the screen. |
| Certificate password Optional | Password used to unlock the A1 certificate. | Enter only in the secure password field. | Never place it in notes. |
4. Accounting: how to understand it
Accounting receives facts from the business domains and organizes the chart of accounts, journal entries, ledger, trial balances and close.
| Concept | In plain language |
|---|---|
| Chart of accounts | Organized list of accounting accounts used by the company. |
| Journal entry | Accounting record of an economic event. |
| Debit / credit | The two sides of an accounting entry; they do not simply mean money in and money out. |
| Ledger | History of movements for an account. |
| Trial balance | Summary of account balances for a period. |
| Accounting period | Period to which the accounting fact belongs. |