Manage your Chart of Accounts in Deskera Books

Manage your Chart of Accounts by understanding the type of accounts you can create. between  account and a bank or cash account

You can create customized accounts that suit your company’s needs.

Choosing the right account


An account can be from any other account types, such as Revenue, Expenses, Assets, Liabilities, or Equity.

Adding a bank or cash account means that you can add any bank account or related cash account whereby your business makes financial transactions.

How to add a new account?

1. Go to the Accounting option from the left hand side menu and click on "Chart of Accounts". Next, click on "+ New Account" button to add a new account in the system. Below window will appear where you need to fill in the required details,

Adding New Account


Type: Select the Account Type from the drop down menu

  • Name: Account name
  • Type - Select the account type from the drop down menu
  • Sub Type - you can create sub-types under the Account Type selected as per your preference by clicking on the drop down arrow and then clicking on "+ Add Sub Type"
  • Is Sub Account - if the Chart of Account is a sub-account of another Chart of Account, select the check box and then select the parent account from a drop down list
  • Currency - this would be your base currency
  • Auto Numbering Format or Code: Mention the account code
  • Description: Account Description

Lastly click in the "Save" button for creating a new COA in the system.

How to mark the account as inactive?

If there are accounts that you do not need or use less frequently, you can choose to Deactivate the account.

Marking Inactive Accounts
Export, Import and Account Summary


Import COA: You also have an option to bulk import the contacts by clicking on the Import Contacts icon

Export COA: You can also Export contact data in an Excel format by clicking on the Export icon

Summary of COA: You can also view the COA summary like, Total number of account available and Total account balance.

Using your Chart of Accounts, you can start generating your General Ledger.