I was creating a General Journal Entry and I got a message “A journal entry made to this account will not effect the associated sub-ledgers”. What does this mean?
This means you are using a “reserved” G/L account. Reserved accounts are control accounts for PCLaw journals (from the Reports – Journals pull-down menu). If you make an entry directly to a reserved account, the corresponding journal will no longer balance with the account on the trial balance. For example, Genbank1 (1000 General Bank Account 1) holds the balance of the bank from the General Bank Journal. It increases when a receipt is entered and decreases when a check is issued. If a general journal entry is made directly to this account, the Trial Balance will reflect the change to the account, but the General Bank Journal will not. Therefore, in most cases, it is not a good idea to post directly to reserved accounts. If it is necessary to adjust the balance in the general bank account, you should enter either a receipt or a check to affect both the journal (General Bank Journal) and the control account Genbank1 (1000 General Bank Account 1). Follow this rule: If a reserved G/L acco
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