We're excited to introduce a fully integrated Zoho Accounting experience for nurseries using illumine. From parent records and invoices to payments, credit notes, deposits, and refunds, illumine now keeps your accounting records synchronised with Zoho, reducing manual bookkeeping and improving financial accuracy.
What's New
Complete Credit Note Management
Manage the entire credit note lifecycle directly from illumine.
You can now:
Create credit notes for full or partial amounts
Apply credit notes to current or future invoices
Refund unused credit notes
Track Used, Available, and Refunded balances for every credit note
Credit Notes are managed independently from Advance Payments, giving greater flexibility while maintaining accurate accounting records.
Childcare Deposit Workflow
Zoho doesn't natively support refundable childcare depositsâso illumine now handles this seamlessly.
Schools can now:
Record refundable deposits for students
Convert deposits into Credit Notes when utilized
Apply deposits against outstanding invoices
Refund deposits through the Credit Note workflow
This provides a complete deposit lifecycle while keeping Zoho synchronized behind the scenes.
Improved Credit Balance Management
Advance payments continue to sync with Zoho as Excess Payments, with enhanced controls available in illumine.
You can now:
View Used, Available, and Refunded balances
View complete refund history
Refund unused credit balances
Void refund transactions while maintaining accurate balances and reconciliation
Automatic Accounting Synchronisation
illumine continues to automatically synchronise:
Student (Customer) records
Invoices
Payments
Refunds
Credit Notes
This keeps billing and accounting aligned without duplicate data entry.
Revenue Mapping
Map each Fee Component to the appropriate Zoho Income Account so revenue from tuition, registration, meals, and other charges is automatically categorized correctly.
Simple Setup
Connect Zoho in just a few clicks.
Configure your account mappings once, and illumine automatically keeps your billing and accounting records synchronized.
Why this matters
Complete accounting workflows designed specifically for nurseries
Automated synchronization with Zoho Books
Flexible credit note and deposit management
Reduced manual bookkeeping and reconciliation
Accurate financial reporting while preserving childcare billing workflows