Accounting Transactions

From the Transaction History, view, add, and edit accounting transactions.

In Accounting, double-click on an account from the Chart of Accounts.

Existing transactions are listed by date. By default, the Asset, Liability, and Equity accounts show the last full calendar year and the current year up to the current date. Expense and Income accounts default to the current month. To edit a transaction, double-click an item from the grid.

Toolbar

Add Entry: Create a new transaction. Opens Edit Transaction window shown below.
Reconcile: Asset accounts only. Reconcile monthly bank statements.
Print: Send the list of transactions to the printer.
Export.txt: Save all transactions in the grid as a tab-delimited text file.
Export.csv: Save all transactions in the grid as a comma-delimited CSV file.

Filters

Change filter criteria, to update results in the Transaction Grid

From/To: View transactions for a specific date range. Click [V] to select dates from a calendar. Click [V] again to close the calendar.

Amt: Search the Debit and Credit columns for a specific amount. If Amt Max is blank, this searches for the exact amount only. If Amt Max has a value, this becomes the minimum amount in the amount range.

Amt Max: Search the Debit and Credit columns up to a maximum amount.

Find Text: Search for specific text in the Chk # and Memo columns.

Transactions Grid

Click Refresh to update the transactions in the grid based on the selected filters. The title of the grid is based on the name and type of account (e.g., Checking Account (Asset) or Supplies (Expense)).

Edit Transaction

Click Add Entry to create a new transaction or double-click an existing transaction to edit. The Edit Transaction window is opened.

By default, the Simple view of the transaction is shown. Every transaction is split between at least two accounts: the account the amount is deducted from (usually an Asset account) and the account the amount is assigned to (often an Expense account). To split a transaction between more than two accounts, uncheck Simple to see the Complex View described below.

Complex View

Use the complex view to split a transaction to more than two accounts (e.g., for credit card payments) or to assign a different memo under each account. Transactions can be split but all debits must equal the sum of all the credits.

To split a transaction to more than two accounts:

  1. Uncheck Simple
  2. (optional) Uncheck Memo Same for All to enter a different memo for each split.
  3. Click Add to create a new split or double-click an existing split to edit.
  4. Enter the split details and click Change to select the splitting account.
    • Needs Review: Check to mark the transaction as an item that needs additional review (e.g., by another employee or to note as an item to return to at a later time). When checked, the line item displays as red in the Transaction History window. Once reviewed, uncheck the box.
  5. Click Save in the Edit Journal Entry window to keep changes.
  6. Repeat for each split.