Configuring a chart of accounts

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Configuring a chart of accounts

Access: Configuration > General Ledger > Chart of accounts

This function allows you to write a description of each general ledger account required to generate your business’s payroll entries.

Things to remember

If your company is using QuickBooks Online, the chart of accounts must be updated in QuickBooks. You must then click on Synchronize to import the new data of the chart of accounts.

The Description column displays the account name that was entered in the online interface.

Check the Balance sheet account box to identify the balance sheet accounts in the chart of accounts.

If you are using the QuickBooks Online software, uncheck the Payroll account box if the account is not linked to payroll accounting entries.
The accounts that are tagged as a Payroll account will appear in the list of debit and credit accounts which appears in certain functions of the General Ledger menu (General Ledger > Breakdown).

The chart of accounts can be configured manually or imported, see Importing a chart of accounts.

1Click on Add an account.  

2Enter a Number, a French description and an English description for each account.

Things to remember

If you use the Elite or Oracle export templates, check Balance sheet account so that each account of the balance sheet is displayed on a single line and shows a total amount.

3Click on Save to complete the procedure.

For more information

Configuring general ledger parameters

General Ledger Interface - Additional information