Source truth: - Accounts
Chart of Accounts
The chart of accounts classifies transaction activity.
- Use account codes consistently.
- Account codes can be changed, but the account identity remains the same.
- Account numbers are a convention, not the accounting rule.
- Avoid deleting used accounts; retire them instead.
- Use replacement accounts when retiring accounts that should no longer receive activity.
- Import existing charts through review before committing them.
- Review account setup before posting material entries.