Why do job tasks need debit and credit G/L account numbers?
The debit and credit accounts on your job tasks automate the financial accounting for job costs and client billing. These default accounts are copied from the Task Table when a new task is added to a job ticket. They are then copied to A/P and A/R invoices whenever you type in a job task then press Tab. They prevent data-entry errors that can make your financials less accurate, since cGLs (i.e., credit G/L accounts) and dGLs (i.e., debit G/L accounts) are set by default. They ensure that the same G/L accounts will be updated whenever a certain job task is used for costing or billing. (Plus, it’s simpler for users since they don’t have to decide which debit or credit G/L account to use for job costing and billing). The job task’s cGL is copied to client invoices, and is an income G/L account. The job task’s dGL is copied to vendor invoices and job cost checks, and represents a cost G/L account. For more information, see the Job Tickets chapter in your Clients & Profits user guide.
