General Ledger Account Maintenance

 

Purpose:  To add or edit your chart of accounts.

 

Launch Point: This routine can be launched from the following location(s):

 

      Utilities → Routines → Accounting Setup →

 

      A/P → Routines → Special Routines →

 

Example:  When the routine is launched a window will open

 

A list of existing GL accounts will be displayed in a grid. To edit an existing account, highlight the row and click the Edit Selected GL Account button. To add a new account, click the Add GL Account.

 

 

 

 

If you add a GL Account, this window will open with no data in the fields. If you edit an existing account, the Account Number field will be disabled. Once a GL account has been added you are not allowed to change the account number.

 

Account Number:  General ledger account number.

 

Account Description:  Description of the general ledger account.

 

1099 Income Category:  Select the appropriate 1099 income category, if applicable.

 

Job Cost Account:  Check if this account should be job costed.

 

Job Cost Division:  If you group job cost accounts by division, select the associated division for this account.

 

Fee Account:  Check to show as a fee account.

 

Responsibility:  The staff person responsible for this account.

 

Record Added /by:  Date the record was originally added and the user initials of the person who added the record.

 

Record Updated / by:  Last date any data in the record was changed and the user initials of the person who made the change.