What is society accounting software?
Society accounting software for housing societies is an admin expense ledger where the treasurer records what the committee spent — description, amount, category, optional vendor, and incurred date — alongside a defaulters view that rolls up outstanding maintenance invoices. Plinth's society accounting is a thin slice next to maintenance billing; it is not full double-entry accounting or a replacement for your CA's books.
What Plinth society accounting includes
- Expense ledger — admin-only log of society outgoings (not resident-facing).
- Categories — housekeeping, security, utilities, repairs, salaries, admin, events, capex, vendor, statutory, other.
- Fields per entry — description, amount (₹), optional vendor name, incurred date.
- Defaulters view — outstanding balances rolled up from maintenance billing invoices.
- Governance context — same platform as votes, notices, and billing audit trail.
What it is not
Plinth does not run a chart of accounts, journal entries, bank reconciliation, or statutory filing. Your chartered accountant still owns the formal books. This ledger helps the committee answer "what did we spend this month?" and "who owes maintenance?" without another spreadsheet.
Ready to log expenses beside your billing? Set up society accounting — Finance tier.
FAQ
Can residents see the expense ledger? No — Admin → Accounting is committee-only. Does it replace Tally or society CA software? No — it complements maintenance billing for day-to-day committee visibility. Where do defaulter totals come from? Unpaid maintenance invoices issued in Plinth billing.