This article describes how to enter General Ledger adjustments as a journal entry within Unity® Accounting

This article covers how to enter/process a Journal Entry affecting the General Ledger accounts. A Journal Entry is the offsetting entry with debit and credit to different General Ledger accounts and does not affect Clients/Matters or Vendors.

To enter General Ledger or Journal Entry

1. Click on "Firm and Financial"
2. Select "G/L Adjustments or Journal Entries"
3. Date - Select or Enter the transaction date
4. Reference - Enter the reference (8 characters only)
5. Memo - Enter a description/reason to support the journal entry (35 character only)
6. G/L Account - Select or Enter the General Ledger account to be debited, and Tab/Enter to move to the next field
7. Name - The name/description of the General Ledger account will reflect automatically.
8. Description - Enter the description of the journal entry

9. Debit - Enter the amount, Tab to move to the next line

10. G/L Account - Select or Enter the General Ledger account to be credited, and "Tab/Enter" to move to the next field

11. Click on "Post and Close" to process the journal entry and close the screen, or "Post & New" to post the journal entry and open a new “Journal Entry” window, or "Close" to not post the journal entry and loose the changes.

• Unbilled Fees
• Unbilled Disbursements
• Accounts Receivable Fees
• Accounts Receivable Disbursements
• Client Funds in Trust
• All trust accounts

To confirm the firm remains in balance Select "Firm & Financial" > "Verify Client/Matter & G/L Balances".

For assistance if the report displays as "Out of Balance" contact the Customer Support Team.

Journal entries will also result in the Accounts Receivable Aging and Accounts Payable Aging reports to be inaccurate when compared to the Trial Balance and are not advised.

Journal entries can be reversed using the "Find' Feature.