QUESTION:

How do you correct the account number on a posted receipt through the Receipt to Wrong Account Journal Entry?

 

PROCESS:

From JE’s > Edits > Receipt to Wrong Account

This journal entry may be used to correct the “post to” account for the selected receipt.

 

  1. Enter a Transaction Date.

    • The best practice is to leave the default current date as the transaction date. 

    • The transaction date cannot be outside the current fiscal year.  

  2. Enter the Receipt Number of the receipt to be corrected and click the Tab key. 

  3. The original account number(s) to which the receipt amount was posted will display in the Wrong Account box. 

    • If more than one account number was referenced on the receipt, use the drop-down list to select the Wrong Account number you wish to correct. 

  4. The Amount will display for the selected Wrong Account and can be edited, if needed.  

    • The Total Amount of Receipt is displayed for information only. 

  5. Use the drop-down list to select the Correct Account number to which the receipt amount should post. 

  6. Enter a Reference (description) for this entry. 

  7. Enter any Additional Comments description for this JE.  This information will only print on the proof sheet and is not saved within SFO. 

  8. Click the Preview button. 

  9. Verify – Is all the information correct on the JE proof sheet preview?

    • If Yes – click the Post and Generate Final Proof button. 

    • If No – navigate to JE’s > Edits > Receipt to Wrong Account again to clear the screen and start over. 

 

When the final Journal Entry Proof Sheet displays, the JE is posted and the JE # is assigned.  

Be sure to click on the printer icon to print the JE Proof Sheet for your records. 

 

 

 

The JE Proof Sheet can be reprinted from the Review JE’s screen. 

 

Note:  This type of Journal Entry CANNOT be voided through the Void JE screen.   

For instructions on how to “reverse” a Receipt to Wrong Account JE, see Related Articles below. 

 

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