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Release 1.0
Tally 8.1 - A Multilingual Business Accounting & Inventory Management Software provides support for Fringe Benefit Tax computation and VAT Composition returns generation in addition to its language capabilities.
New Features
Multilingual Support
Tally 8.1 is so technologically advanced that it can operate in all Indian languages concurrently! That means, you maintain accounts in any Indian language view it in another and print it in yet another language of your choice…. at the same time! With Tally 8.1 capture multiple language-specific aliases for all Masters and print Reports, Vouchers and Invoices in the language of your choice. What’s more, Tally 8.1 supports transliteration of data for Indic family of languages.
Fringe Benefit Tax
FBT (Fringe Benefit Tax) is a one time, easy to enable configuration. Tally provides the complete tracking of expenses covered under FBT. It computes FBT based on the eligibility criterion and generates FBT Challan and returns.
VAT Composition Returns
VAT Composition Returns provides fast and error-free voucher entry with complete tracking of each transaction. The Composition Rate of VAT is automatically recognised based on the turnover. It prints VAT Composition Returns for VAT enabled states. The tax payable is calculated automatically and displays in the Return Form.
Excise for Dealers
Excise for Dealers provides complete tracking of duty credit availed and passed on. It supports printing of excise invoice and generates the required statutory reports.
Enhanced functionalities and features in Tally 8.1
Tally 8.1 is performance driven. Its enhanced features include:
Language Directory
Language files (.dct) reside in the Language Directory. Specify this path at the time of installation or in the Tally.ini file.
To change the Language directory path in the Tally.ini
Open Tally.ini file from the Tally installed folder.
Enter the path where the language files are present.
Save and close the file.
Restore Process of 7.2 Data
Tally 8.1 does not recognise Tally 7.2 data backup files. You can restore Tally 7.2 data by clicking the tally72migration icon in the Tally 8.1 folder. Specify the destination and source files in Select Companies to Restore. The Migrate Data option completes the process. The 4 digit number 7.2 number is prefixed by 0, making it a 5 digit 8.1-compatible number.
Import of Masters and Vouchers
Tally now supports only the XML format to import Masters and Vouchers.
Export
If you select Multilingual from the language list during export, then Tally allows you to Export in three formats - ASCII (Comma-delimited), HTML (Web-publishing) and XML (Data-interchange).
If you select English from the language list, then Tally allows you to Export in two formats - ASCII (Comma-delimited) and XML (Data-interchange).
Note: By default, Tally does not support SDF format. However, if you wish to use the SDF format, you can download the SDFExportImport.TCP utility from the Tally website.
Stat.900
Tally 8.1 has now been enhanced with features that speed up your operations.
The Stat.900 file size has now reduced extensively. This improves the performing speed while creating or importing a company.
Colours
The user interface has now changed to more appealing colours aimed at enhancing your use of Tally.
By default, Tally 8.1 screens display in a new colour as the colour quality is set to Highest (32 bit). However, to retain the usual display of Tally:
Go to Desktop > Display properties> Settings > Set the Color quality to Medium (16 bit) > Restart Tally
Tally’s Phonetic Keyboards
Tally’s Phonetic keyboard is useful for those who speak the language but do not know how to type it using the operating system keyboard. It is user friendly with the same layout as that of the English characters. You can spell the term based on its sound and the data is transliterated in the language selected.
Print language
You can print documents and reports in the language of your choice in Tally. For instance, while printing the following voucher, select Alt+ L to bring up the Print Language Configuration prompt.
Select the language of your choice. The printed document displays as shown.
Major Changes and Enhancements
There may be minor variation in reports during migration of data from Tally 7.2 to Tally 8.1 due to the changes listed below:
LIFO and FIFO valuation method
Sales and Purchase vouchers passed on a single day now display in the Stock vouchers report in the order of their entry thus ensuring effective functioning of LIFO and FIFO Stock valuation methods.
For example, In Tally 7.2, A purchase invoice followed by a sales invoice and then again a purchase invoice will display in the stock vouchers report with all the sales entries listed first followed by all the purchase entries.
Tally 8.1, however, displays the vouchers in the order of their entry –Purchase – Sales – Purchase.
Std Cost and Std Price Valuation method
If you have not set Set Standard Rates? in Stock Item masters but have set Costing Method to Std Cost and Market Valuation Method to Std. Price. In Tally 7.2, the First Purchase cost was taken into consideration for the Std Cost Valuation and the First Sale price for Std Price valuation methods.
However, Tally 8.1 accurately considers the Last Purchase cost for Std Cost Valuation and the Last Sale Price for Std Price valuation
Average Cost
When Multiple Sales and Purchases are made against Receipt and Delivery Notes at a rate different from that specified in the Receipt and Delivery notes
For Example: Let us assume you have passed a Receipt Note for 100 nos. of an item @ Rs. 100 per item. Subsequently you pass a Purchase Invoice for 30 nos of the item @ Rs. 120 against the above Receipt Note. This means that some items are still pending against the tracking number.
In Tally 7.2, the difference in the rates would be incorrectly included in the original value The balance sheet viewed with Avg. Cost valuation method displays closing stock values at Rs. 10,600.
This has been resolved in the new Tally 8.1, which accurately displays the Avg. Cost closing stock valuation in the balance sheet as Rs. 10,000.
On Account values were being taken as 'overdue' in Ratio Analysis in 7.2
In Tally 7.2, On Account values were taken into consideration while calculating values for Due till today in Ratio Analysis.
Tally 8.1 has resolved this and displays only the outstanding values in Due till today. (for Sundry Debtors and Creditors)
Pending Tracking number values were approximate, even though quantities were accurate (causing few Paise difference depending on context)
Tally 7.2 used to display pending Delivery/Receipt with approximate values, causing a small difference in the values.
Tally 8.1 has resolved this and displays the pending Delivery/Receipt Notes values accurately.
Miscellaneous Changes and Enhancements
Tallysav.dat file
The Tallysav.dat file in the tally folder is now Tallysav.tsf.
Tally_req.slk and Tally_resp.slk files
The tally_req.slk file, which is generated while activating the Tally license, is now tally_req.lic.
Similarly, the tally_resp.slk file, which is generated as a response from the Tally Internet Services server, is now tally_resp.lic.
Tally Data files
The Tally 8.1 data file now consists of 5 digits. The numbering of a company created in Tally 8.1 starts with 10000. Additional companies created will be suffixed with 10001, 10002, 10003 and so on.
However, when you migrate Tally 7.2 data to Tally 8.1, the 4 digit-data file in the 7.2 folder is converted to a 5 digit-data file with 0 prefixed. Example: 00001, 00002 and so on…..
Loading Icon
The Tally Clock 
is now replaced with the Windows Wait icon 
is now replaced with the Windows Wait icon Close Button
To quit any Tally screen, you now have an option apart from the Esc key on the keyboard. The following button displays on the right of every screen in Tally. Click the Close 
button to quit the current screen.
button to quit the current screen.Copying Text
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Release 1.1
E-Mail Authentication
While mailing reports in Tally, the
Multi-accounting Allocation
When you rewrite a company, the vouchers with
Synchronization of Altered Transactions
Synchronization is possible even when data migrated from Tally 7.2 consists of cancelled vouchers.
Cost Centre Class in Stock Journal
In Tally 8.1 you cannot select Cost centre class while creating Stock Journals as it is not applicable.
Migration
The process of Migrating Data to Tally 8.1 is now effectively enhanced.
Migrating Currencies
Multiple currencies can now be easily migrated to Tally 8.1.
Forex Gain Loss Calculations
Tally 8.1 displays accurate Debit and Credit amounts in the Ledger Forex Gain/Loss report unlike Tally 7.2 in which Debit amounts were displayed as Credit and vice versa.
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