accpac simply accounting 9.0 User Manual
Part 1: Setting Up
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You can print a list of accounts used in earlier fiscal years when
you print the chart of accounts. In the Home window, on the
Reports menu, select Lists, then Chart of Accounts. Select the
years you want to include, then click OK.
you print the chart of accounts. In the Home window, on the
Reports menu, select Lists, then Chart of Accounts. Select the
years you want to include, then click OK.
You can also print a list of unrelated accounts, to see which of
your accounts should be related to accounts in the current year.
On the Reports menu, choose Management Reports, then
General, then Unrelated Historical Accounts. The report lists
accounts that are not related to any accounts in the current chart
of accounts.
your accounts should be related to accounts in the current year.
On the Reports menu, choose Management Reports, then
General, then Unrelated Historical Accounts. The report lists
accounts that are not related to any accounts in the current chart
of accounts.
To record the relationship of current and historical
accounts:
accounts:
1. In the Accounts window, open the account you want to
relate to other, older accounts.
2. On the Related Historical Accounts tab, select a fiscal year,
then enter an account.
3. Close the Chart of Accounts Records window.
Deleting Accounts
If you delete an account, the relationship between accounts from
the previous year and accounts in the current year is lost. The
balances from related accounts in earlier years will not appear on
multi-period reports, so the reports may be out of balance. To
maintain the relationship between current and past accounts,
and thus ensure that you can print meaningful comparative
reports, be sure to set up a new relationship on the Related
Historical Accounts tab.
the previous year and accounts in the current year is lost. The
balances from related accounts in earlier years will not appear on
multi-period reports, so the reports may be out of balance. To
maintain the relationship between current and past accounts,
and thus ensure that you can print meaningful comparative
reports, be sure to set up a new relationship on the Related
Historical Accounts tab.
If you need to delete an account, we recommend that you
renumber it, rename it ”Deleted Account,” and check the Omit
From Financial Statements If Balance Is Zero box in the account
record. This will maintain the relationship between past and
current charts of accounts and ensure that the multi-period
reports balance.
renumber it, rename it ”Deleted Account,” and check the Omit
From Financial Statements If Balance Is Zero box in the account
record. This will maintain the relationship between past and
current charts of accounts and ensure that the multi-period
reports balance.