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What Does the Description Field Show

On a journal entry, the Description field captures what that specific transaction was for. On the New (or Edit) Journal Entry form, enter a Description…

Steps

  1. On the New (or Edit) Journal Entry form, enter a Description summarizing the transaction.
  2. This text also appears in the Description column on the Journal Entries list.

Good to Know

This is different from the Description column on the Chart of Accounts page, which describes an account rather than a transaction.

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