QUESTION:
How do you change the account number on a posted check through the Check to Wrong Account Journal Entry?
PROCESS:
From JE’s > Edits > Check to Wrong Account
This journal entry may be used to correct the “post to” account for the selected check.
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.
Enter the Check Number of the check to be corrected and click the Tab key.
The original account number(s) to which the check amount was posted will display in the Wrong Account box.
If more than one account number was referenced on the check, use the drop-down list to select the Wrong Account number you wish to correct.
The Amount will display for the selected Wrong Account and can be edited, if needed.
The Total Amount of Check is displayed for information only.
Use the drop-down list to select the Correct Account number to which the check amount should post.
Enter a Reference (description) for this entry.
Enter any Additional Comments description for this JE. This information will only print on the proof sheet and is not saved within SFO.
Click the Preview button.
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 > Check 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.
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