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ambo
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How do I save/default the adjusting entry selection for upcoming journal entries?

Hello, all. I hope someone out there can help me!

 

I'm currently working on a very big, very repetitive accrual project with well over 2,700 journal entries; and of course they all need to be done ASAP. All of the entries and reversals need to be saved as adjusting entries. 

 

Unfortunately, since it's so very repetitive, I often find myself skipping the very simple ALT+J to select the adjusting entry box and have to go back to it. Is there a way to make the selection default? I've saved the memorized entry with it selected, looked in preferences, asked the amazing QB gurus that I worked with, searched the community and looked online in general and haven't had any luck. Please tell me one of you out there has this figured out.

 

Lastly, we "only" had about 325 left to do, and the accountants made changes switching the liability account to AP. Note: this liability account was set up for this specific purpose and isn't used anywhere else. Since you can't reclassify a liability account, I tried (on a test QB) switching the liability account to an Other Expense account and reclassing it to AP, but it wasn't allowed since you have to assign the vendor.

 

If any of you have had any similar experiences, I would be forever grateful for your advise, knowledge, or even condolences. Thank you all in advance.

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SheandL
QuickBooks Team

How do I save/default the adjusting entry selection for upcoming journal entries?

Hi, and Welcome to the Community, @ambo.

 

I understand the importance of defaulting the adjustment entry selection in QuickBooks Desktop, as it can help you save time when doing your journal entry. I'm here to share some information about this concern. Currently, the idea of defaulting this is not available in QBDT. Since this functionality streamlines your business, I suggest sending product feedback to our engineering team so they can consider adding this to our upcoming updates. Here's how:

 

  1. Go to Help.
  2. Select Send Feedback Online option.
  3. Choose the Product Suggestion, and a pop-up window will display.
  4. Enter a brief suggestion of your feedback.
  5. Click the Send Feedback button.

 

In addition, switching the Liability Account to Accounts Payable in QBDT will prompt you to select a name since you'll need to make a payment to close or clear the liability. Since your accountant have made the necessary changes, it's best to seek their advice if you need to choose a vendor or add another offset account for the AP.

 

You can also check this article.: Create a journal entry in QuickBooks Desktop for Windows or Mac. It contains detailed steps on how to reverse and delete a journal entry.

 

Please don't hesitate to get back to us if you have further concerns about saving the adjusting entry selection for your journal entries. We're always here to assist you anytime.

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