Bank Account window
General tab
Field |
Description |
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Name |
Required. The name of the bank |
Branch |
The name of the branch servicing this account |
Account number |
The account number for this bank account |
Description |
The description for the bank account to be used internally at your company |
Last check number |
The last check number you used for this account Ajera starts printing checks with the next number. |
Company |
Required. The company in your organization associated with this bank account |
Account type |
Identifies this account as a bank account or a credit card |
Credit limit |
For credit card accounts only The current credit limit for the credit card |
Vendor |
For credit card accounts only The vendor that you set up for the financial institution associated with this account By selecting a vendor here, you are linking the account to a vendor so that you can then pay the financial institution as you would any other vendor. |
Payroll direct deposits |
unavailable in ajeraCore unless you have the Payroll add-on For in-house payroll only Select this check box if you want to pay employees from this bank account using direct deposits. |
Phone numbers |
Up to three phone numbers for bank contacts associated with this account Type a description to the right of each number. |
Fax |
The fax number and any description to the right of it |
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The email address to use for correspondence related to this account |
Website |
The website address for the bank |
Address tab
Field |
Description |
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Address |
The bank's main address In the first three lines, enter the bank's street address, suite number, and so on. |
City, State, Zip Country |
The bank's city, state, zip code, and country |
Mailing address |
The mailing address for the bank |
Same as address |
It indicates if the bank's mailing address is the same as the main address you entered. |
Accounts tab
Field |
Description |
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Department |
unavailable in ajeraCore unless you have the Departments add-on Applies only if you chose to use departments when setting up company preferences The department that reflects the expenses for bank charges and interest income for this bank account |
Bank: |
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Cash account |
The current asset account to use for entries made to this bank account |
Bank charges account |
The expense account to use for bank charge entries made to this bank account |
Interest income account |
The income account to use for interest income entries for this bank account |
Interest expense account |
The expense account to use for interest paid entries made to this bank account |
Credit card: |
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Payable account |
The liability account to use for payments made for this credit card |
Late charges account |
The expense account to use for late charge entries made to this credit card |
Interest charges account |
The expense account to use for interest charge entries made to this credit card |
Direct Deposit tab
unavailable in ajeraCore unless you have the Payroll add-on
This tab appears only if you are processing payroll in-house and selected the Payroll direct deposits check box on the General tab of this window. More on setting up your bank account for direct deposits
Field |
Description |
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Source and destination: |
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ID is a routing number Origin name Origin ID Destination name Routing number |
To enter your company as the source and your bank as the destination:
To enter your bank as the source and the ACH institution as the destination:
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Descriptive date |
A description (up to six characters) as requested by your bank This date appears in the direct deposit ASCII file in the exact way that you enter it here. It is not formatted. |
File options: |
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Transaction type |
If your bank requires a special code in position 14 of the File Header for the bank, enter that code. Otherwise, leave this field blank. This code identifies the type of transaction (such as, direct deposit, electronic fund transfer, and so on.) Contact your bank for information regarding its requirements for this item. |
Allow unbalanced file |
If you do not want to generate the offsetting debit entry to your company's checking account, select this check box. If you select it, you may need to handle this entry manually with your company's bank. This option is normally used when the origin ID type is the routing number. |
File modifier type |
A file modifier type, which is included as part of the header for the direct deposit ASCII file. It is used if your company submits more than one direct deposit ASCII file on any one day to the same bank. File modifier types are: Alpha: This default is most commonly used. The letter A is automatically assigned as part of the header for the direct deposit ASCII file. If you submit more than one ASCII file to the same bank in the same day, the next letter in the alphabet is used for subsequent direct deposit ASCII files. Numeric: If your bank requires the file modifier to be numeric, select this option. The number 0 is automatically assigned as part of the header for the direct deposit ASCII file. If you submit more than one ASCII file to the same bank in the same day, the next number is used for subsequent direct deposit ASCII files. (0-9 are valid entries, starting with 0). |
Contacts tab
Field |
Description |
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Contact |
The contact name |
Contact comments |
In the field directly below each contact name, type a description or any notes about the contact. |
Attachments tab
Field |
Description |
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The category of the attachment An attachment category is a group of files with similar characteristics (for example, RFPs). You can set up categories if your security settings give you access to them. |
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Description |
The name of the attachment |
Added |
The date and time when the attachment was made |
Notes tab
This tab contains any notes about the bank.