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Post a manual journal

Record adjustments that don't come from an invoice, bill or bank line, once or on a schedule.

  1. Write it
  2. Balance
  3. Post

A manual journal moves amounts between accounts by hand: accruals, depreciation, corrections. Every journal has debits and credits that add up to the same total.

How do I post a journal?

  1. Open AccountingBooksManual journals and choose New journal.
  2. Fill in the Narration and the Date.
  3. Set Amounts are if GST is involved.
  4. Pick an account on each line and type a debit or a credit. Add a line adds more.
  5. When it says Balanced, choose Post journal.

Not finished?

Save as draft keeps it without touching your accounts. Open it from the Drafts tab later, or Discard it.

How do I undo a posted journal?

Open it and choose Void. It comes out of your accounts and reports, and that can't be undone. A journal dated on or before a lock date can't be voided.

How do I set up a repeating journal?

  1. Choose Repeating journal.
  2. Give it a Schedule name and pick Repeat every.
  3. Add an End date if it should stop.
  4. Under Each time, choose Post it or Save it as a draft.
  5. Add the lines and choose Save schedule.

The first one is raised on the date you entered. On the Repeating tab you can Pause, Resume or End a schedule.

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Close past periods with lock dates

Stop anyone changing transactions in a period you've finished, and see recent changes to your books.

Find and recode transactions

Move transactions coded to the wrong account, or tag them for tracking, many at once.

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Opening balances

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Find and recode

Move transactions coded to the wrong account, or tag them for tracking, many at once.

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