First we open a Peachtree
Accounting Software. Then after open the file click on tool bar of MAINTAIN and then Default Information further click on customer Defaults.
So after click on Customer
defaults open a dialogue box of Customer defaults.
In this dialogue box we put
customer sales records. So here are five tabs. And first tab is PAYMENT TERMS. In Payment terms we
determine the standard terms type of customer make. C.O.D is Cash on delivery.
If we sell item on cash then C.O.D select.
2nd is Prepaid .if we select Prepaid. Then
goods and services to prepay for customers.
3rd is DUE IN NUMBER OF DAYS. If selected,
then customers invoice to pay certain period of time. So, we select the Net due
days of payment, customer will paid. Then we write the discount period of time
within how days payment will paid. Then we write the discount percentage. If
customer payment paid within 8 days then 10% discount allow to customer. And we
write the credit amount. If we credit amount write the 2500/=. And he will
transact of RS. 3500. Then software will do warning notice on your screen. So
be aware to credit limit. Then GL. Sales Account is written.
If we don't have this account
which he has recorded. Then we double click or push + Plus sign. Then open a
dialogue box of maintain Charts of accounts and we enter the account ID and
Description and then select the account types. Then Press ALT + S. then close
this window and GL. Sales Account shown the Customer defaults.
2nd step is Account Aging. They used for
accounts payable to see payment history to supplier. So Age invoice by two ways
first is Invoice data and second is Due date. So, in the column of number of
days either the number of days beyond the invoice date or beyond the due
date.
3rd step is Custom field. So with the help of this
column we label the custom field labels to your customer records and we can record additional information about customer to click on box and write the information about customer.
We can easily change the fields
labels to select column which we written. Then click on OK And check the
Maintain customer account then clicks on customs Fields then you can see the
column 1. So with the help of Fields labels we can change the name of fields.

4th step is Finance Charges. In this column on
first if we charge the finance, and then click on Finance charge column. We highlight
this column. After that column of (day overdue, up to) means that which this
amount has in account. If he has not pay in 10 days then annual rate interest
is charge 8%. And the minimum finance is charge 100/-. So, we can change the
interest rate to finance charge. After that in finance charge GL. Account we select the finance account. If we are
not made finance account then we make finance account via Maintain account. So after
that next column we can select if customer has pay late amount. We can select
own opinion Late charge or Finance charge. So if we want that the finance
charge warning message prints on paper. Then we click on this column (PRINT FINANCE CHARGE WARNING MESSAGE AS).
And we can change the statement which will in printed form.