{"id":2895,"date":"2012-08-01T08:10:35","date_gmt":"2012-08-01T06:10:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.officetodo.com\/public\/?p=2895"},"modified":"2012-07-29T08:12:16","modified_gmt":"2012-07-29T06:12:16","slug":"i-charged-my-expense-onto-a-wrong-account","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.officetodo.com\/public\/i-charged-my-expense-onto-a-wrong-account\/","title":{"rendered":"I charged my expense onto a wrong account!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Not to worry. It happens with the best of us. There may be situations where the wrong account is an income statement one, the balance sheet one or even both. No matter the situation, it\u2019s remedied.<\/p>\n

First things first, you have to undo the initial entry by taking it back (by decreasing the payable you booked and taking also back the expense you charged):<\/p>\n

Db Payable \/ Liability account<\/span>
\n Cr Expense account<\/span><\/p>\n

And then after you\u2019ve made sure the accounts are correct this time, make the entry once more, but a correct one this time:<\/p>\n

Db Expense account<\/span>
\n Cr Payable \/ Liability account<\/span><\/p>\n

With this you\u2019ve now charged the expense onto the right account and booked the payable for it just as well.<\/p>\n

Accounting entries made onto wrong accounts happen and there\u2019s nothing to be worried about. As long as you discover the mistake within short time period you can remedy it still within the same reporting period. Mind you that if it\u2019s within the reporting period you do not need to go back to make amendments, but you can simply make the adjustment in the current month. There may be possible tax implications, but that\u2019s something you should consult your local legislation about.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Not to worry. It happens with the best of us. There may be situations where the wrong account is an income statement one, the balance sheet one or even both. No matter the situation, it\u2019s remedied. First things first, you have to undo the initial entry by taking it back (by decreasing the payable you […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25,40],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2895","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-1-basic-accounting","category-1-12-expenses"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t