Accounting Chart of Accounts
Accounting Chart of Accounts; It is a list of standardized accounts used to record accounting transactions. If a good chart of accounts is not constructed or is done incorrectly, accounting tables such as trial balance, income statement and balance sheet will give incorrect results. Incorrect accounting statements can cause irreparable losses for a business. People who will design account plans must be experts. The people who will save the charts of accounts and settings to the system must be selected from meticulous and careful people.
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Accounting account codes have an extremely simple logic. There are main accounts that start with a numerical value between 1-9. Main accounts are divided into subaccounts using point separator. The purpose for which the accounts up to the first point in the hierarchy will be used is determined by legal regulations. All the accounts under it are determined by the needs and thought system of the businesses.
The sub-accounts after the first point and the other sub-accounts opened under them and the other sub-accounts opened using the point can theoretically create an endless hierarchical structure. However, do not forget that; Opening unmanageable subaccounts can cause chaos. As we always say, no business should bother with details that it cannot manage.
Since we think you will find a very familiar subject and a lot of detailed content and benefit from experts, we will content ourselves with explaining it with a simple example.
- CURRENT ASSETS
10. Liquid Values
100. Cash
100.001 Branch A
100.001.01 Branch A TL Cash
100.001.02 Branch A USD Cash
Starting with 1, 10 and 100 Account codes are standard codes and come ready with the installation in W3. According to the example above, cash account codes are grouped first by branches and then by currencies.
In W3, uniform charts of accounts can be created in compliance with IFRS (International Financial Reporting System). This feature allows single and IFRS codes to be used simultaneously. If it is an independent audit or a business with foreign partners, a uniform chart of accounts and IFRS will often be required at the same time. Generally, businesses or accountants create accounting tables in IFRS standards by moving the transactions recorded in uniform charts of accounts to accounts created with IFRS codes at the end of the period.
You have the opportunity to work simultaneously in W3.
- Using Chart of Accounts Record Screens
- Standard Accounting Account Code Table and Explanations
Accounting account codes with the following business functions connected.
Description | Business Function |
Product Accounting Codes | Product - Stock |
Customer-Supplier Accounting Codes | Individual - Corporate |
Employee Accounting Codes | Employee |
Cash Accounting Codes | Cash |
Bank Accounting Codes | Bank |
Budget Item Accounting Codes | Budget Item Definition |
Project Accounting Codes | Project |
Fixed Asset Accounting Codes | Fixed Assets and Physical Assets |
VAT and SCT Accounting Codes | VAT, SCT Definitions |
Recommendation
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 fiscal year, as is. Account plans, which have mostly been created over the years, contain many unnecessary and unused account codes. Sometimes, the old chart of accounts may have lagged behind the developments in the business. Do not try to transfer a chart of accounts that you have not worked on, reinterpreted or edited.
With the Chart of Accounts, accounts can be viewed, new accounts can be added and account definitions can be updated. Additionally, the details of the accounts can be viewed and reported in detail in which transactions an account was used.

Creating an Account
A new account, that is, the main account, is added with the + button in the account plan. If you want to create a sub-account linked to this main account, it can be added by pressing the + button next to the main account. Likewise, if you want to create a sub-account linked to the sub-account, it can be added by pressing the + button next to the sub-account. Accounts can be broken down as much as desired, and sub-accounts linked to sub-accounts can be created.

- A new record is created by filling in the Account Name and Account Code: fields.
- Account Type: For inflation correction transactions, one of the options of Monetary, Non-monetary (+), Non-monetary (-) is selected. The account type field appears according to predetermined account codes. Future account codes are defined from the "Inflation Adjusted Account Codes" field in the xml.
- IFRS Code and Explanation: If "Use IFRS Code" is selected as yes in the Company Flow Parameters, IFRS fields appear and accounting codes are created in accordance with the National Reporting Finance System.
Tip
You can limit the number of account characters with the Primary account character count feature in the XML setting on the chart of accounts registration screen. If three or five characters are selected, the number of characters is limited. If left blank, any number of characters can be entered.
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Accounting Chart of Accounts; It is a list of standardized accounts used to record accounting transactions. It can also be recorded as IFRS.
Inflation Adjusted Account Codes
Added/Edited Function: ERP > Finance Accounting > Accounting Definitions > "Inflation Corrected Account Codes" has been added to the xml settings of the Chart of Accounts definition page.
What needs to be done for use: Accounts for which inflation adjustment will be made are written in xml. The written account codes must be entered separated by commas.
Usage:When the account codes are written in xml, when adding a new account, the account type field opens and one of the options Monetary, Non-Monetary (-), Non-Monetary (+) is selected.
Benefit:The criteria by which the accounts to be adjusted for inflation will be included/excluded have been previously determined.
Added/Edited Function: Control Panel > System > Utility > Account Type Transfer work object has been added.
To be done for use. What is required: It is checked whether the account codes received on the account type transfer page are in the system. If there are no accounts, accounts are added.
Usage: After checking the relevant accounts on the account type transfer page, the update button is clicked.
Benefit: For inflation correction transactions, accounting accounts must have an account type. Instead of updating each accounting account one by one, it is now possible to update them collectively from the account type transfer page. Accounting plans to be updated can also be displayed on the page.