See an account’s history
Every entry on one account, with its running balance and where it came from.
On the computer, 5 steps
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Pick the account
In Accounting › General ledger, type its number or name, then pick it.

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Pick the period
Click This year. Opening balance, debits, credits and closing balance show.

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Read the lines
Each line: the entry, its amount and the balance after it.

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Open an entry
Click a line to see the accounts it debits and credits.

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Go to the source
Click the link under Origin to open what made it, here an expense.

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.
- 6Record a journal entryType the lines, check the balances, send.
- 7Lock a monthClose a finished month to any change.
- 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.
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