Record a journal entry
For what no sale or expense records: a correction, an accrual, depreciation.
On the computer, 6 steps
Guide 6 of 14 in Accounting
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New entry
In Accounting › Journal Entries, click New entry.

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Journal and wording
Pick the journal, keep or change the date, and say what the entry is for.

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The lines
Pick each account and type its debit or credit. Difference must be 0.

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Check, then send
Click Check to see each balance before → after, then click Send.

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Posted
The entry gets its number and shows in the ledger.

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Undo a mistake
Click Reverse and give the reason: an opposite entry cancels it.

Next step
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- 1Invite your accountantName and e-mail, and they get their sign-in details.
- 2Move your books inYour old journal, account by account, checked.
- 3Open your booksCheck the opening, then open the books.
- 4Add an accountA new account under the right parent.
- 5Classify a movementGive an untyped expense its account.
- 8Reopen a monthAsk to reopen a locked month, then approve it.
- 9Check the VAT you oweThe figures for your monthly VAT return.
- 10Read your profit and lossIncome, expenses and profit, down to each line.
- 11Read your balance sheetAssets, liabilities and equity on one page.
- 12Check your trial balanceDebits equal credits, account by account.
- 13See an account’s historyOne account, line by line, back to the sale or expense.
- 14See who owes youCustomers and suppliers, sorted by age.
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