How Entry Type Reversing Journals work

Created by Sanjayan Arulsakaran, Modified on Tue, 21 May at 3:12 PM by Sanjayan Arulsakaran

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Description

SoftLedger automates the process when a journal entry that is created needs to be subsequently reversed at a future date. Often common with accrued revenue or prepaid expenses.


How To

Creating a Journal Entry in the User Interface (UI)

  • Go to Financial > Journals
  • Click on +NEW

  • Input Journal Detail, Change Entry Type from Standard to Reversing
  • Input Transaction Date, Posted Date, and Reversing Date
    • The Reversing date will become the Posted Date of the reversing journal line item the system creates. 
    • The Transaction date will be the same for all journal lines in this record

  • See Journal View once the Journal is created

NOTE: When viewing in the journal report, you can filter by Field Reversing Line, to see which journal lines are the reversal and note the different posted date. 


Creating a Journal Entry via Bulk Journal Import Template

  • Input all Journal Details
  • Update Column K to reversing
  • Input posted date for the desired reversing journal lines in Column L


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