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.