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Chart of Accounts
Overview
The list of every account your business books to — Assets, Liabilities, Equity, Income, Expenses. ninoPOS ships an East-Africa-appropriate default chart; customize per your accountant's preferences.
Step-by-Step Guide
1
Open Chart of Accounts
Accounting → Chart of Accounts.
2
Review the Default Chart
Five major sections (Assets / Liabilities / Equity / Income / Expense). Standard accounts are pre-seeded: Cash, Bank, AR, AP, Sales Revenue, COGS, Operating Expenses, etc.
3
Add an Account
Click New Account. Pick parent (e.g. Operating Expense), name, type, optional opening balance.
4
Edit / Archive
Standard accounts can be renamed but not deleted (transactions reference them). Custom accounts you added can be archived if they have zero balance + no future use.
Tips & Best Practices
Tip: Don't fragment your chart — 50 accounts is plenty for most SMEs. 500 accounts means reports become unusable.
Tip: For tax filing, the accountant cares about Income + COGS + Operating Expense subtotals. Optimise for those rather than account-level detail.
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