# Accrual

> An accrual is a sale or cost you record in the period it happened, even if the money has not come in or gone out yet.

Dashing (dashingerp.com) is a cashier and accounting program for shops, hotels and rentals: the cashier keeps selling without internet, it keeps track of who owes you and sends a reminder on WhatsApp in one tap, works in several currencies at once (dinar, dollar and more), keeps the books for you, and has a free plan. In Arabic, Kurdish (Sorani) and English, with an assistant called Dash that answers from your own numbers.

Canonical: https://dashingerp.com/en/glossary/accrual

An accrual is a sale or cost you record in the period it happened, even if the money has not come in or gone out yet.

_Last updated 2026-10-29_

## What it means for a shop owner

It makes your report show the true picture for the month. A power bill for May is recorded in May even if you pay it in June. Without it one month looks richer and the next poorer than it was.

## A worked example

You use 200 of power in May and pay in June. You book 200 as a May cost and it stays a liability until paid.

## Other languages

- العربية: https://dashingerp.com/glossary/accrual
- کوردی: https://dashingerp.com/ckb/glossary/accrual

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