Creating General Journal Entries

In this article:

• Creating a General Journal Entry
• Viewing Bank Account and Credit Card General Journal Entries

In this article, you will learn how to create general journal entries within Actionstep. Most of the transactions and accounting records in Actionstep are tied to ledger transactions behind-the-scenes, but you are also able to manually transfer amounts between different accounts using general journal entries. 

Creating a General Journal Entry

To create a general journal entry:

1. In Actionstep, go to Accounting> Accounts > General Journal. The General Journal List appears. It includes a list of entries that have been created so far. 
2. Click New General Journal. The Creating New General Journal page appears.
3. Review and adjust any information in the fields above the table.
4.  In the table, provide at least the Account and Amount information for both a debit entry and a credit entry to ensure double entry. (Click Add Line to create as many entries as needed.)
5. Update any other fields as needed. 
6. When finished, click Post, located at the bottom-left corner of the table. The entry is posted. 

Viewing Bank Account and Credit Card General Journal Entries

You can view General Journal entries that have been processed against bank accounts and credit cards.

To do this:

1. In Actionstep, go to Accounting > Banking. The Banking page appears.
2. From the list of options along the left, find the bank account or credit card transaction you want to review and click its Options for this account icon.
3. From the pop-up menu that appears, select Transactions (under the View heading). The Transactions page appears, showing journal entries with the entry type General Journal.

Because the amounts are journaled directly to or from a bank account or credit card, the journal entry will appear in the reconciliation for that bank account or credit card.

Related Articles:

• Edit a general ledger account
• Delete/Archive a general ledger account