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Appendix C
4. Description
Misc Code 1:
Misc Code 2:
Misc Code 3:
Current Bal - Beg Bal
Current Bal - Period 01:
438
Enter up to 35 characters to describe this account.
Enter it exactly how you wish it to appear on G/L
reports (upper/lower case or all caps). For example:
Notes Payable or NOTES PAYABLE
Travel Expense or TRAVEL EXPENSE
Not used.
Not used.
Not used.
1. Enter the beginning balance for this account as of
the beginning of the current year.
2. If this account is normally a credit (i.e., liability,
income, etc.), enter the balance with a minus sign
(-).
3. If this account does not require a beginning
balance, press Enter.
4. You can press the up arrow at any time during
this entry when you are finished entering
balances. You will be returned to
enter another G/L account.
1. Enter the current net change to this account at
the end of period 1 ("period" meaning "fiscal
month"). If the fiscal year begins in January,
period 1 would be month 1 or January. But if the
fiscal year begins in September, period 1 would be
month 1 or September.
2. This is the monthly net change, not the ending
balance.
3. Continue entering current net changes for each
accounting period (1-14).
4. Period 13 is used for year end adjustments and
period 14 is used for year end entries if you wish
them to appear in separate accounting periods,
thereby not distorting period 12 figures.
5. If this account is normally a credit (i.e., liability,
income, etc.), enter the balance with a minus sign
(-).
6. If this account does not require a current monthly
balance, press Enter through each field. Or you
can press . (period) and Enter to end entering all
balances at any time. The account will be added
or changed and you will return to
to
1. Control No
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1. Control #
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