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        <div class="ho_OverviewHeading"><a name="1000773547">Tips &amp; Troubleshooting</a></div>
        <div class="hmn_ModuleHeadingNoSplit"><a name="841142">Journal Entries tips</a></div>
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          <span class="N_007eProcBullet"></span><a name="1000772833">Keyboard shortcut</a>—Record Journal Entry window<script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript1.2">WebWorks_WriteArrow(WebWorksRootPath, "wwdd1000772833", false);</script></div>
        <script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript1.2">WebWorks_WriteDIVOpen("wwdd1000772833", false);</script>
        <div class="b_Body"><a name="1000772834">You can open the </a><span class="w_Widgets">Record Journal Entry</span> window using the keyboard shortcut, Ctrl+G in any window. </div>
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          <span class="N_007eProcBullet"></span><a name="841146">The General Journal number is incorrect</a><script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript1.2">WebWorks_WriteArrow(WebWorksRootPath, "wwdd841146", false);</script></div>
        <script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript1.2">WebWorks_WriteDIVOpen("wwdd841146", false);</script>
        <div class="b_Body"><a name="1000764934">If you want to use a different ID number for a </a><span class="w_Widgets">General Journal</span> transaction, enter the correct number in the <span class="w_Widgets">General Journal No.</span> field. The next journal entry you enter will be assigned the next available ID number. Note that you should retain the journal prefix letters so that you can identify the transaction in reports later.</div>
        <div class="b_Body"><a name="841189">If the problem occurred because two or more transactions have the same number, see </a><span class="l_Link"><a href="#1000764995">Two transactions have been assigned the same General Journal number</a></span>.</div>
        <script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript1.2">WebWorks_WriteDIVClose();</script>
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          <span class="N_007eProcBullet"></span><a name="1000764995">Two transactions have been assigned the same General Journal number</a><script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript1.2">WebWorks_WriteArrow(WebWorksRootPath, "wwdd1000764995", false);</script></div>
        <script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript1.2">WebWorks_WriteDIVOpen("wwdd1000764995", false);</script>
        <div class="b_Body"><a name="1000764999">You can assign the same General Journal number to multiple transactions. </a></div>
        <div class="b_Body"><a name="1000765020">If you want to delete a transaction with a duplicated number, locate the original entry using the </a><span class="w_Widgets">Transaction </span><span class="w_Widgets">Journal</span> window and open it in the window where you originally recorded it. You can edit the number or reverse the transaction as your system allows.</div>
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          <span class="N_007eProcBullet"></span><a name="841450">Fixing errors on a recorded journal entry</a><script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript1.2">WebWorks_WriteArrow(WebWorksRootPath, "wwdd841450", false);</script></div>
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        <div class="b_Body"><a name="1000765053">To fix a journal entry error, you can:</a></div>
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                <div class="bb_Bulleted_inner"><a name="1000765054">edit the transaction in the journal entry window if your company file settings allow this</a></div>
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                <div class="bb_Bulleted_inner"><a name="1000765055">reverse the transaction and reenter it</a></div>
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                <div class="bb_Bulleted_inner"><a name="1000765056">delete the transaction and reenter it.</a></div>
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        <div class="b_Body"><a name="1000765057">For more information, see </a><span class="l_Link"><a href="transactions.17.3.htm#1087331">Changing or deleting a transaction</a></span>.</div>
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          <span class="N_007eProcBullet"></span><a name="841563">Assigning a journal entry to more than one job</a><script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript1.2">WebWorks_WriteArrow(WebWorksRootPath, "wwdd841563", false);</script></div>
        <script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript1.2">WebWorks_WriteDIVOpen("wwdd841563", false);</script>
        <div class="b_Body"><a name="841583">If your transaction affects more than one job, use separate line items to allocate an amount to each job. For </a>example, if you’re recording $100 depreciation for equipment that is used on Job1 and Job2, enter a line item for Depreciation Expense for $60 and record it against Job1. In a second line item, you could allocate the remaining $40 to Depreciation Expense and indicate that it is for Job2. Journal entries can be split among any number of jobs.</div>
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        <div class="hp_ProcedureHeading" onclick="WebWorks_ToggleDIV(WebWorksRootPath, &quot;wwdd1000765107&quot;);">
          <span class="N_007eProcBullet"></span><a name="1000765107">The transaction doesn’t affect the balance of my account</a><script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript1.2">WebWorks_WriteArrow(WebWorksRootPath, "wwdd1000765107", false);</script></div>
        <script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript1.2">WebWorks_WriteDIVOpen("wwdd1000765107", false);</script>
        <div class="b_Body"><a name="1000765108">This may occur if the credit and debit transaction amounts were both posted to the same account, effectively </a>cancelling each other out. To fix this, open the original journal entry using the <span class="w_Widgets">Transaction Journal</span> and check if the journal amounts were entered correctly. If they were not, change, reverse or delete the transaction as you normally would. For more information, see <span class="l_Link"><a href="transactions.17.3.htm#1087331">Changing or deleting a transaction</a></span>.</div>
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        <div class="hp_ProcedureHeading" onclick="WebWorks_ToggleDIV(WebWorksRootPath, &quot;wwdd841725&quot;);">
          <span class="N_007eProcBullet"></span><a name="841725">I can’t record a journal entry</a><script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript1.2">WebWorks_WriteArrow(WebWorksRootPath, "wwdd841725", false);</script></div>
        <script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript1.2">WebWorks_WriteDIVOpen("wwdd841725", false);</script>
        <div class="b_Body"><a name="841726">Before you can record a journal entry, the amounts that appear in the </a><span class="w_Widgets">Debit</span> and <span class="w_Widgets">Credit</span> columns must be fully allocated and the <span class="w_Widgets">Out of Balance</span> amount must be 0.00. </div>
        <div class="b_Body"><a name="841727">When the </a><span class="w_Widgets">Out of Balance</span> amount is 0.00, you’ll be able to record the transaction.</div>
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