Before you begin

The tasks below assume you have activated AccountRight's multicurrency feature (Setup > Preferences > System tab >  I Deal in Multiple Currencies).

1. Go to the Banking command centre and click Spend Money.
2. Using the Currency Calculator (Help menu > Currency Calculator), calculate the exchange rate for the transaction. See the AccountRight help for information on the Currency Calculator (Australia | New Zealand).
3. In the Spend Money window, click the Currency Indicator
4. Select the Currency associated with the foreign account and update the Transaction Exchange Rate.
5. Click OK to return to the Spend Money window.
6. Select the Pay from Account option and choose the account from which the local funds are to be drawn.
7. Enter the Date and Amount. Ensure the amount is the foreign currency amount.
8. In the Acct# field, select the account into which the funds are being deposited (your foreign bank account).  
9. Go to the Edit menu and choose Recap Transaction to establish the amount withdrawn from the local bank account is correct. This is the total of the two Credits or the Credit less the Debit which is assigned to the local bank account. Here's an example:
    
10. Click OK.
11. Click Record.

1. Go to the Banking command centre and click Spend Money.
2. Using the Currency Calculator (Help menu > Currency Calculator), calculate the exchange rate for the transaction. See the AccountRight help for information on the Currency Calculator (Australia | New Zealand).
3. In the Spend Money window, click the Currency Indicator .
4. Select the Currency associated with the foreign account and update the Transaction Exchange Rate. 
5. Select the Pay from Account option and choose the account from which the foreign funds are to be drawn.
6. Enter the Date and Amount. Ensure the amount is the local currency amount.
7. In the Acct# field, select the account into which the funds are being deposited (your local currency bank account).
8. Go to the Edit menu and choose Recap Transaction to establish the amount deposited into the local bank account is correct. This is the total of the two Debits or the Debit less the Credit which is assigned to the local bank account. Here's our example:
9. Click OK.
10. Click Record.