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Q&A: General Ledger


I noticed I have a balance being carried forward from the Prior Fiscal Year in my Retained Earnings account. This is making the figures on my Balance Sheet not match the YTD Net Profit/Loss on my Income statement. How do I correct this?   Read More...


Is there a way to generate a list of unreconciled checks that originated in AP?   Read More...


We have accounts we no longer use that still show on the Balance Sheet or Income Statement. Is there a way to prevent these accounts from being shown on these reports?   Read More...


When I run my Balance Sheet Report, I see that some of the accounts are printing the right amount, but show as negative instead of positive. Is there a way to change this?   Read More...


I want to see all journal entries that were entered on a certain date, regardless of their transaction date. Is there a report that will show this?   Read More...


Our monthly reconciliation can take some time to perform. Our bank offers a digital file with all of the cleared transactions; is there a way to import this file and match them up to my General Ledger entries?   Read More...


I've completed reviewing the books for the previous fiscal year and am ready to close them. Is there a way to prevent users from posting or editing journal records for the previous year?   Read More...


I need to be able to subtotal my GL accounts in a different order to report on income for the firm. However, the current order is what the firm usually needs. I would only need this alternate order for reporting purposes. What can I do?   Read More...


We are changing our firm's fiscal year from the standard calendar year to one that ends in October. How do we update General Ledger to reflect this change?   Read More...