MODACC - ACCOUNTING Ó UNCTAD – SITE (V1.15) 4.22 If the selected the list of statements were ‘To be paid’, then the ‘View Sta .’  button  is  highlighted. You can select a statement with the mouse or keyboard and then view the statement by selecting ‘View Sta.’.  The  statement  displayed  could  be  the  original  statement  if  the  declarations  have  not been modified, or the original taking into account any post-entry modifications. See  Amendment of the Statement. If you have selected the list of statements ‘Paid’ then the ‘View Rcpt.’ button is highlighted and you can select a statement with the mouse or keyboard and then view the receipt of the paid statement by selecting ‘View Rcpt’. See the technical documentation for details of the storage of statements within the tables of the ASYCUDA++ database. Closing Balance Generation Requesting ‘Closing balance generation’ calculates the total amount owing for the specified credit account for the period. It removes from the ASYCUDA accounting system any duty and tax liability in respect of that account. This action is done in response to the declarant’s payment of the total amount owing, or to transfer the  declarant’s  liability  to  another  accounting  system,  external  to  ASYCUDA.   ‘Closing  balance generation’ then “balances the books” within ASYCUDA. Reporting on Credit Account Transactions Receipts  are  not  issued  by  the  system  until  the  account  is  settled    (This  is  because  the  system doesn’t recognise the respective declarations as ‘paid’ until the cash has been received.) A report option,  ‘Functions’,  ‘Print/Query’,  ‘Account’,  ‘Account  summary’,  lists  details  of  transactions processed against an account. See Account Summary. Pre-Payment of Duties and Charges Declarants can deposit with Customs an amount of cash sufficient to cover duty and tax liability for their  ASYCUDA++  declarations.  This  ‘Pre-Payment’  facility  offers  advantages  in  clearance,  as  a ‘request for assessment’ of a declaration means that the declaration is assessed and immediately paid provided the prepaid amount is sufficient. Payment becomes a part of an automatic process. The use of Pre-Payment facilities involves a three-stage process: 1. Establishing and activating a Pre-Payment account for the declarant; 2. Paying cash into the Pre-Payment account; and 3. Accessing the account during the declaration preparation and assessment process. These stages are described in the following paragraphs. Establishing a Pre-Payment Account New Pre-Payment Accounts are created (and existing accounts modified) using the menu option ‘Functions’, ‘Account Management’. The ‘Credit account’ window is for the control and maintenance of both Credit and Pre-Payment accounts.  It  displays  a  table  of  existing  accounts  showing  the  account  code  or  number,  account type, current status, declarant or company code, and validity dates. An example screen display of the ‘Credit Account’ window is at page 4. 13.