I'd like to step in, Semantic.

In creating an expense account, adding a custom field is unavailable. It is also not available in the detail type section. You'll want to use the Description field.

You can check out this QuickBooks tutorial about editing Chart of Accounts: https://quickbooks.intuit.com/tutorials/lessons/edit-chart-of-accounts/.

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