{"id":5420,"date":"2021-01-06T09:50:28","date_gmt":"2021-01-06T09:50:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/tutorial\/%d8%a5%d8%b6%d8%a7%d9%81%d8%a9-%d8%b3%d9%84%d9%81%d8%a9-%d8%b9%d9%84%d9%89-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%85%d9%88%d8%b8%d9%81\/"},"modified":"2026-11-10T08:55:14","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T08:55:14","slug":"adding-a-loan-to-an-employee","status":"publish","type":"tutorial","link":"https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/en\/tutorial\/adding-a-loan-to-an-employee\/","title":{"rendered":"Adding a Loan to an Employee"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #1f2430;\">You can record the loans that employees received, and set their basic details, repayment information, and repayment method, and whether the loan is repaid in one payment or in installments. Loans in the system are the advances given to employees; both names mean the same thing. 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line-height: 1.9; font-size: 16px; color: #1f2430;\">Click <strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Loans<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 1.9; font-size: 16px; color: #1f2430;\">Click <strong style=\"color: #111827;\">New Loan<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 1.9; font-size: 16px; color: #1f2430;\">Enter the loan details as follows:\n<ul style=\"margin: 8px 0 0; padding-left: 22px;\">\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 1.9; font-size: 16px; color: #1f2430;\"><strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Employee:<\/strong> Type the name of the employee you want to add a loan to, and select it from the dropdown list.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 1.9; font-size: 16px; color: #1f2430;\"><strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Application Date:<\/strong> Select the loan application date from the calendar.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 1.9; font-size: 16px; color: #1f2430;\"><strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Amount:<\/strong> Type the loan amount, and select the amount currency from the dropdown list next to it.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 1.9; font-size: 16px; color: #1f2430;\"><strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Installment Amount:<\/strong> Type the installment amount that will be deducted from the employee, and the system calculates the number of installments automatically. <strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Note:<\/strong> The installment amount must be less than or equal to the loan amount.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 1.9; font-size: 16px; color: #1f2430;\"><strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Period of Installments:<\/strong> Select the loan repayment period from the dropdown list, and choose from (Monthly, Quarterly, Yearly).<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 1.9; font-size: 16px; color: #1f2430;\"><strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Installment Start Date:<\/strong> Select the loan installments start date from the calendar.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 1.9; font-size: 16px; color: #1f2430;\"><strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Treasury Account:<\/strong> Select from the dropdown list the treasury that the loan transactions will be made from.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; 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