Journal Entries
Adjust your clients books at month or period end using the journal entry editor feature.
Journal entries let you record adjustments, accruals, and other entries that don't come from connected financial accounts. They post directly to the General Ledger and update your reports in real time.
Transactions vs. journal entries: The Transactions tab shows only transactions from connected financial accounts (banks, credit cards, payment processors). Journal entries are manual entries created by accountants and appear only in the General Ledger and reports.
Creating a journal entry
You can create a journal entry from any report in the Accounting section:
Go to Accounting and open any report (Profit & Loss, Balance Sheet, General Ledger, Trial Balance, etc.)
Click Create journal entry (top right)
Set the date and entity
For each line, enter:
Account — select from your Chart of Accounts (or type to search)
Counterparty (optional)
Class (optional)
Debit or Credit amount
Description (optional)
Verify the totals balance (Debit = Credit)
Click Save or Save and new
The journal entry editor
The journal entry editor works like a worksheet. You can:
Calculate in cells — type
=in an Amount cell to start a calculation (e.g.,=1500-250)Copy and paste — use Cmd/Ctrl + C and Cmd/Ctrl + V to copy and paste cells or rows
Undo changes — use Cmd/Ctrl + Z to undo
Navigate with keyboard — use Tab to move to the next cell, Shift + Tab to go back
Drag to fill — drag the fill handle to copy amounts, descriptions, or classes across rows
Viewing journal entries
Journal entries appear in the General Ledger:
Go to Accounting → General Ledger
Click Add filter → select Manual Journal Entry under Entry source
You can also filter by date range, account, class, amount, or counterparty.
Editing a journal entry
In the General Ledger, click the JE reference (e.g., JE-F34810-34) to open it
Make your changes
Click Save
Deleting a journal entry
Open the journal entry from the General Ledger
Click Delete journal entry (bottom left)
All changes, including deletions, are tracked in the Activity tab. You can view the history and recover deleted entries from there.
Locked periods: If a lock is in place, creating and deleting journal entries is disabled for that period.
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