Initial expense accounts

When you first open the application, the following expense accounts will be created by default. You can add further expense accounts by creating the appropriate new account in the Accounts listing screen (Menu: Accounts, Accounts) and expanding the explorer-style list under ‘Current Year Profit and Loss’, ‘Overhead’, and clicking on ‘new’.

Code Account
AUDIT Accounting/ Audit Fees
ADVERT Advertising
FARES Air/ Rail/ Taxi Fares
BNKCHGS Bank Charges
BROCHURE Brochures & Other Literature
CARFUEL Car Fuel/ Mileage Allowance
CARINS Car Insurance
CARHIRE Car Lease/ Hire
CARMAINT Car Other Running Costs
DELIVERY Carriage & Delivery
CARRIN Carriage on Purchases
CASUAL Casual Wages
CATERING Catering & Refreshments
VANFUEL Commercial Vehicle Fuel
VANHIRE Commercial Vehicle Hire
VANINS Commercial Vehicle Insurance
VANMAINT Commercial Vehicle Other Running Costs
COMMISS Commissions Paid
CONFER Conference Costs
CONSULT Consultancy Fees
TOOLING Consumable Tooling
CONSMBLS Consumables
CREDITCHK Credit Status Checks
DEVELOP Development
ELECTRIC Electricity
EMAIL Email Web & Network charges
EQPHIRE Equipment Lease/ Hire
EQPMAINT Equipment Maintenance
EXHIBIT Exhibition Costs
FUELOIL Fuel Oil
GAS Gas
SUBSIST Hotels & Meals
HPCHGS HP Charges
HPINT HP Interest
HYGIENE Hygiene & Welfare Supplies
IMPORTAX Import Duties & Taxes
INSFNP Insurance – Fire & Perils
INSLIAB Insurance – Liabilities
INSPI Insurance – Personal Indemnity
RECEXPEN Interview Expenses
LEGAL Legal Fees
LITERAT Literature & Books
TOOLS Loose Tools
PREMAINT Maintenance
DMEDIN Medical Insurance
MINORCAP Minor Capital Purchases
OTHRCHGS Other Charges
ENTEREXP Overseas Entertaining
PACKING Packing/ Packaging
CARPARK Parking & Tolls
POSTAGE Postage
LAUNDRY Protective Clothing/ Laundry
PPVAR Purchase of Production Materials
RATES Rates
RECADVERT Recruitment Advertising
RECFEES Recruitment/ Agency Fees
REMOVALS Removals
RENT Rent
RESEARCH Research & Development
ROYALTY Royalties Paid
SAFETY Safety Equipment
SAMPLES Samples
SECURITY Security Costs
SOFTWARE Software & IT Equipment
SPONSOR Sponsorship & Donations
STATNRY Stationery & Printing
STATUTORY Statutory Fees
CISCON Sub Contractors (CIS)
NONCIS Sub Contractors (Non-CIS)
SUBSCRIP Subscriptions
PHONE Telephone & Fax
TRAINING Training Courses & Materials
ENTERUK UK Entertaining
WASTE Waste Disposal
WATER Water/ Water Rates

It should be noted that when setting up a new Stock and Order Item, or when processing a supplier invoice, you will need to enter an expense account code for Service Items or Consumable Items, but not for Stock Items all purchases are ‘charged’ to stock – see Stock Types