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Re-Declare Mandatory Accounts

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❑The Mandatory Account Declarations that were entered when the General Ledger Setup Wizard procedure was executed may be altered at a later date, if necessary.

•Because of business reasons, you way want to reassign a Mandatory Account number

•Sometimes, as the result of an Upgrade being installed, you may be asked to define one or more additional Mandatory Accounts.

 

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Additional Mandatory Accounts required

 

•To open the Account Declaration Form:

a)From the Backstage Menu System Select File and Choose General Ledger then Click the Re-Declare Accounts option.

b)From the Quick Access Menu, Select File and Choose General Ledger then Click the Re-Declare Accounts option.

 

✓The Account Declaration Form will be displayed.  

✓Use the appropriate Drop-Down Selection List to re-assign one or more of the Mandatory Accounts:

 

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The  General Ledger Setup Wizard - Mandatory Account Declaration entries

 

•The Mandatory Accounts required for the General Ledger Wizard Setup - specifically in the Account Declaration Form are:

1.Current Earnings - This must be the Equity Account for Current Earnings.

2.Retained Earnings - This must be the Equity Account for Retained Earnings.

3.Earnings Posting - This must be the Special Expense Account (a Debit  Account) for Posting Earnings.

4.Accounts Receivable - This must be the Asset Account for Accounts Receivable.

5.Accounts Payable - This must be the Liability Account for Accounts Payable.

6.Undeposited Funds - This must be created as the Asset Account for Undeposited Receipts.

7.Inventory - This must be the Asset Account for Inventory. 

8.Inventory Adjustments - This must be the Expense Account for Inventory Adjustments.

9.WIP Inventory - This must be an Asset Account for the Inventory Items that have been identified as part of a Work In Progress.

a)If the Inventory Tracking System has not been Setup, this WIP Inventory entry is optional, not mandatory.

10.Inventory Purchases -  This must be the Liability Account for Inventory Purchases.

11.COGS (Cost of Goods Sold) - This must be the Expense Account for Cost of Goods Sold.

12.Local Tax (Liability) - This must be the Liability Account for Local Sales Tax Liability.

13.National Tax (Liability) - This must be the Liability Account for National Sales Tax Liability.

14.Customer Deposit (Liab) - This must be the Liability Account for Advance Deposits.

 

Canadian Sales Tax:

15.HST/GST (Asset) - Only required when the CanadaTax option is set to True ("T") in the Company Settings list, this field must be the Asset Account designated for HST/GST tax collections.

16.PST (Expenses) - Only required when the CanadaTax option is set to True ("T") in the Company Settings list, this field must be the Expense Account designated for PST tax charges.

 

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Mandatory Account Declaration Form when CanadaTax is are set to True ("T")

 

 

•Click Post to save your changes, or Cancel to abort the process.

 

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✓Click the No button if you've changed your mind and want to abort the Re-Declaration process.

❖See the Use of, and Purpose for Mandatory Accounts chapter for more information.

 

❑Making Account Balance Adjustments when Required:

•If you have reassigned a Mandatory Account Number from one Account to another and either of those Accounts had an existing Account Balance

✓That (those) Account Balance(s) for the old (previous) and/or the newly assigned General Ledger Account must be adjusted.

✓Use the General Journal Form to execute the Account Balance Transfer requirement.

 

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General Journal Form - General Journal Entries sample

 

•When (if) the Transfer of an Account Balance from one Account to another will also effect the Current Earnings and Earnings Posting General Ledger Accounts,

✓Those Earnings associated Financial Transactions will be executed automatically by the General Ledger System

✓These automatic Financial Transactions may be confirmed by viewing them in the Transaction File Form.