Account code
The four-digit number on a ledger account. The first digit tells you the class: 1 assets, 2 liabilities, 3 equity, 4 revenue, 5 cost of goods sold, 6–7 expenses, 8 other income, 9 other expenses.
In Solo Superstars
Codes sort the chart and the trial balance, and they are what accountants ask for. The colored badge next to a code shows its class; the class name is always printed beside it so color is never the only signal.
Codes shown in this glossary are the defaults. Your workspace may renumber; the class ranges are the convention, not a rule the app enforces.
Example
Seeing 6205 on a transaction tells you at a glance it is an operating expense (6xxx), specifically Business Meals in the default chart.
Codes shown are the defaults a new workspace starts with. Yours may be renamed or renumbered — check Accounting › Chart of accounts. See the full default chart.
Also called
- account number
- GL code
Related
- Account class — The five fundamental kinds of account: asset, liability, equity, revenue, and expense. Every ledger account is one of them.
- Chart of accounts — The list of buckets your money can be sorted into: assets, liabilities, equity, revenue, expenses. New workspaces start with a default set you can rename or extend.
- Default chart — The chart of accounts every new workspace starts with, numbered the way QuickBooks users expect. Yours may have been renamed or extended since.