Most Indian businesses keep their accounts in Tally, while orders, stock or sales happen in other software. Connecting the two removes double entry: sales invoices, receipts and stock movements flow into Tally automatically. TallyPrime can exchange data with other software, so the connection can usually be built without changing how your accountant works.
What can be connected?
| From your business software | Into Tally |
|---|---|
| Sales orders and invoices | Sales vouchers |
| Customer payments | Receipt vouchers |
| Purchase bills | Purchase vouchers |
| Stock transfers | Stock journals |
| New customers and suppliers | Ledgers |
| Items and prices | Stock items |
Data can also flow back: ledger balances, outstanding dues or stock from Tally into your app or dashboard.
The main ways to connect
1. Import files. Your software exports data in a format Tally can import. Simple, but someone has to run the import, and errors appear only at import time.
2. Direct connection. Tally can accept and return data through its built-in interface for other applications when Tally is running. Your software sends vouchers to Tally and reads balances back. This can run automatically every few minutes or at the end of the day.
3. A connector service. A small program on the Tally computer sends data between Tally and your cloud software. Useful when the business software runs online and Tally runs in the office.
4. Customisation inside Tally. Tally can be extended with its own development language for special screens or rules. This is useful when the change belongs inside Tally itself.
Decide these before building
- Which side is the master? Customer names and item codes must be the same in both systems. Decide which one creates them.
- When does data move? Live, every hour, or once a day?
- What about errors? If a voucher fails because a ledger is missing, who is told, and how?
- GST details. Tax rates, HSN codes and place of supply must be correct before data reaches Tally.
- Tally must be running. For a direct connection, the Tally computer needs to be on during sync times.
Common mistakes
- Different spellings of the same customer in each system, creating duplicate ledgers.
- No record of what was sent, so nobody can tell if an invoice reached Tally.
- Rounding differences between systems.
- Building the link without the accountant, who knows how vouchers should look.
A good result looks like this
- Staff enter each invoice once.
- Vouchers appear in Tally with the right ledgers and GST.
- A simple log shows what was sent and what failed.
- Month-end closing takes hours, not days.
How Ameya Artha helps
We build business software that works with the accounting tools you already use. Integrations are scoped per project: tell us what you use and we will propose the simplest reliable link. See our software services