Adding more expense codes into Direct Expenses

[sallyjane]

I’m a brand new user and am setting up QuickFile before starting to add in Month 1 accounts.

I want to add more expense codes 6901-6904. I have imported my CSV file and wanted to add in 3 specific expense codes. I added them in the chart of accounts but was unable to use them to allocate to specific entries. So all ended up in the Misc Expenses account and need to be separated out. Can anyone shed light on how can I add accounts 6901-6904 that I can actually use?

Many thanks

[Paul_Courtier]

I don’t understand. If you added nominals to the chart of accounts then they should be available to use.

[ian_roberts]

@sallyjane

I added them in the chart of accounts but was unable to use them to allocate to specific entries.

Check the settings for each of the new codes (click the cog wheel next to each one in the CoA), there are tick boxes for whether the code should be available for use in sales and in purchases.

I’d have assumed the purchases one would have been ticked by default for a new expense code but it may depend on the code range, as some ranges like wages and salaries are deliberately excluded from use on purchases because they’re things that should never go into a VAT return.