{"id":5055,"date":"2019-08-19T09:05:08","date_gmt":"2019-08-19T09:05:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/tutorial\/%d8%a5%d8%b6%d8%a7%d9%81%d8%a9-%d8%ad%d8%b3%d8%a7%d8%a8-%d8%ac%d8%af%d9%8a%d8%af-%d8%a8%d8%af%d9%84%d9%8a%d9%84-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%ad%d8%b3%d8%a7%d8%a8\/"},"modified":"2026-10-20T10:32:50","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T10:32:50","slug":"adding-a-new-account-in-the-chart-of-accounts","status":"publish","type":"tutorial","link":"https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/en\/tutorial\/adding-a-new-account-in-the-chart-of-accounts\/","title":{"rendered":"Adding a new account in the Chart of Accounts"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The system manages your financial accounts and processes their transactions automatically, and you can add an unlimited number of main and sub accounts to suit your business. This guide explains how to add a new account, with a practical example of adding accounts for multiple partners<\/strong> to track each partner’s capital and distribute profits among them.<\/p>\n

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Note:<\/strong> Before you start, make sure the Accounting<\/strong> app is active in the Apps Manager<\/strong><\/a>, and that you have the permission to manage accounts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Contents<\/p>\n

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  1. Main accounts and sub accounts<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n
  2. Steps to add a new account<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n
  3. Accounts you don’t add from the chart of accounts<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n
  4. Add accounts for multiple partners<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n
  5. Record the partners’ capital<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n
  6. Distribute profits to partners<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n
  7. Partner drawings<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n
  8. FAQ<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n

    Main accounts and sub accounts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n
    Type<\/th>\nDescription<\/th>\nExample<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
    Main Account<\/strong><\/td>\nA group (folder) that contains other accounts. You can’t record entries on it directly; its balance is the total of the accounts under it.<\/td>\nExpenses, Partners.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Sub Account<\/strong><\/td>\nThe account that entries are actually recorded on.<\/td>\nOffice Rent, Partner Ahmed \u2013 Current Account.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

    Steps to add a new account<\/h2>\n
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    1. Click Accounting<\/strong> in the main menu, then Chart of Accounts<\/strong><\/a>. The chart appears as a tree.<\/li>\n
    2. Open the main account you want to add under (optional; it is then selected automatically as the main account).<\/li>\n
    3. Click Add Account<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
    4. Enter the account details:\n