Chart of Accounts Transfer


You can transfer your chart of accounts in bulk from Dashboard > System > Import > Chart of Accounts Transfer page.

Account code and account name are mandatory fields when transferring chart of accounts.

Special code and special code description fields are available for you to use if you have a separate reporting code for the accounts in your chart of accounts. In order to create your accounting records in compliance with international financial reporting standards, Workcube also includes IFRS code and IFRS explanation fields while defining the chart of accounts.

An example of the transfer file is shown above. Account breakdowns must be separated by dots. It is recommended that the breakdown numbers of the sub-accounts be the same and the digits in the breakdowns should be the same in order to be more organized and to facilitate special developments regarding your accounting records in the future. Fields in the file to be created for transfer must be separated by semicolons. The field names can be found in the first line of the transfer file to be created, the transfer process starts from the second line of the prepared file.



The transfer process is made to whichever company period it is in the system at that time. Main accounts are automatically defined in the system. If the "Are parent accounts will be saved?" checkbox on the chart of accounts transfer page is checked, the main accounts will be transferred to the system with the explanations created by the user in the transfer file.


Accounting account codes are linked with the following business functions.

Explanation

Business Function

Product Accounting Codes

Product - Inventory

Customer-Supplier Accounting Codes

Contact - Account

Employee Accounting Codes

Employee

Cash Accounting Codes

Cash Account

Bank Accounting Codes

Bank

Budget Item Accounting Codes

Budget Item Definition

Project Accounting Codes

Project



Suggestion
One of the most common mistakes is to use the accounting chart of accounts that you used in your old accounting application or that you received from the previous financial year. Account plans, mostly formed over the years, contain many redundant and unused account codes. Sometimes, the old chart of accounts may lag behind the developments in the business. Do not try to convey a chart of accounts that you have not worked on, reinterpreted, or edited.


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