All Accounts tab
All the accounts that appear in the other eight tabs are listed in this tab, in the same order, top to bottom, as the tabs appear, left to right.
Asset tab
Asset accounts track things a business owns, such as the money in a checking account, computers and office buildings. Money owed to a business is also considered an asset.
Current assets can be converted into cash within a relatively short period of time (usually less than a year). Current assets include cash itself.
Fixed assets usually take more than a year to convert into cash. An office building can be considered a fixed asset.
Asset accounts are assigned the prefix 1 in AccountEdge, and normally have a debit balance.
Liability tab
Liability accounts track things a business owes, such as a working capital loan. Money owed by a business for purchases is also considered a liability.
Current liabilities are due within a relatively short period of time (usually less than a year).
Long-term liabilities usually aren't due for more than a year.
Liability accounts are assigned the prefix 2 in AccountEdge, and normally have a credit balance.
Equity tab
Equity accounts track a company's net worth. A company's equity, also known as "owners' equity" or "capital," is calculated by subtracting its liabilities from its assets. Some common equity accounts are current year earnings, retained earnings and shareholders' equity.
Equity accounts are assigned the prefix 3 in AccountEdge, and normally have a credit balance.
Income tab
Income accounts, also known as "revenue accounts," track the increase in equity from the sale of items or services.
Income accounts are assigned the prefix 4 in AccountEdge, and normally have a credit balance.
Cost of Sales tab
Cost of sales accounts track the amount paid to sell an item or service. The amounts tracked by cost of sales accounts are sometimes referred to as "cost of goods sold" amounts.
Cost of sales amounts are subtracted from income amounts to determine gross profit.
Cost of sales accounts are assigned the prefix 5 in AccountEdge, and normally have a debit balance.
Expense tab
Expense accounts track the cost incurred when a business attempts to create income.
Expense accounts are assigned the prefix 6 in AccountEdge, and normally have a debit balance.
Other Income tab
Other income accounts track the income that isn't directly related to a company's operations, such as interest income.
Other income accounts are assigned the prefix 8 in AccountEdge, and normally have a credit balance.
Other Expense tab
Other expense accounts track the expenses that aren't directly related to a company's operations, such as loan interest and fines.
Other expense accounts are assigned the prefix 9 in AccountEdge, and normally have a debit balance.
Account Name column
This column displays the accounts in the category you selected at the top of the window. If you want to view more detail about a specific account, click the zoom arrow next to the account's name.
There is a hierarchical structure to the list of names, with header accounts and details accounts.
Type column
This column displays the type of each account in the list. The type is assigned to each account in the Profile view of the Edit Accounts window.
There are eight types you can assign to a header account, which correspond to the eight tabs in this window:
Asset
Liability
Equity
Income
Cost of sales
Expense
Other income
Other expense
For detail accounts, there are multiple types instead of the single asset type or liability type:
Asset Account Types:
Bank
Accounts Receivable
Other Current Asset
Fixed Asset
Other Asset
Liability Account Types:
Credit Card
Accounts Payable
Other Current Liability
Long Term Liability
Other Liability
Linked column
This column displays a checkmark next to each account in the list that's linked -- in other words, those accounts that are automatically affected when a particular type of transaction is entered in AccountEdge. For example, one asset account is linked to all sales that result in money owed to you; each time you enter a sale that's not fully paid at the time of the sale, the amount you're owed will automatically be added to this account's balance.
To view the types of transactions an account is linked to, click the zoom arrow next to the account's name in the Account Name column. In the Profile view of the Edit Accounts window, the Linked Account for field describes what the account is linked to. (Using linked accounts)
Balance column
This column displays the current balance of each account. For header accounts, the column displays the sum of all the detail accounts assigned to the header accounts.
For asset, liability or equity accounts, the amount shown here is the value of the account. For income, expense, cost of sales, other income or other expense accounts, the amount shown here is the total of all activity with the account since the beginning of the current fiscal year.
Note: If you're viewing the equity account named Current Year Earnings, the current balance displayed is your company's year-to-date profit or loss amount.
Up button
Click this button to move the selected account up one level.
You can assign Level 2, Level 3 or Level 4 to detail accounts. Header accounts can be assigned either Level 2 or Level 3.
Level 1 is permanently assigned to each of the eight account classifications in AccountEdge, and can't be assigned to any other account.
Depending upon the account that's currently displayed, you can change the level of an account. For example, if the account is a Level 3 section header account with detail accounts under it, you won't be able to change its level.
Down button
Click this button to move the selected account down one level.
You can assign Level 2, Level 3 or Level 4 to detail accounts. Header accounts can be assigned either Level 2 or Level 3.
Level 1 is permanently assigned to each of the eight account classifications in AccountEdge, and can't be assigned to any other account.
Depending upon the account that's currently displayed, you can change the level of an account. For example, if the account is a Level 3 section header account with detail accounts under it, you won't be able to change its level. Similarly, if the account is a Level 3 detail account with a Level 2 section header account above it, you won't be able to change its level to Level 4.
Combine Accounts button
For a variety of reasons, you may have two accounts that would be better treated as one account. Click this button to open the Combine Accounts window, where you can combine one detail account with another.
Print button
Click this button to print the Accounts List [Summary] report.
New button
Click this button to open the Profile view of the Edit Accounts window.
Budgets button
Click this button to open the Prepare Budgets window where you can create monthly budgets for all detail accounts.
Edit button
Click this button after highlighting an account in the list to open the Profile view of the Edit Accounts window, which allows you to make changes to the account you highlighted.
Close button
Click this button to close this window.