From 382281ecfc866c4f2304d35ca0c16c6fc569d741 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: larm-odoo Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2026 14:11:23 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] [IMP] Accounting - US Expenses CoA X-original-commit: e93f0406c44da877b22d039fc0b7e4ab927c7ace --- .../get_started/chart_of_accounts.rst | 44 ++++++++++--------- .../finance/fiscal_localizations.rst | 8 ++-- 2 files changed, 28 insertions(+), 24 deletions(-) diff --git a/content/applications/finance/accounting/get_started/chart_of_accounts.rst b/content/applications/finance/accounting/get_started/chart_of_accounts.rst index 3bd86582f78..6b1da49a90a 100644 --- a/content/applications/finance/accounting/get_started/chart_of_accounts.rst +++ b/content/applications/finance/accounting/get_started/chart_of_accounts.rst @@ -22,31 +22,33 @@ Configuration of an account The country you select during the creation of your database (or additional company in your database) determines which :doc:`fiscal localization package <../../fiscal_localizations>` is installed by -default. This package includes a standard chart of accounts already configured according to the -country's regulations. You can use it directly or set it according to your company's needs. +default. This package adds a standard chart of accounts already configured according to the +country's regulations, including expense accounts that may be :ref:`linked to default asset models +`. You can use the chart of accounts directly or modify it according to +your company's needs. To create a new account, go to :menuselection:`Accounting --> Configuration --> Chart of Accounts`, -click :guilabel:`Create`, and fill in (at the minimum) the required fields -(:guilabel:`Code, Account Name, Type`). +click :guilabel:`Create`, and fill in (at the minimum) the required fields (:guilabel:`Code, Account +Name, Type`). .. warning:: It is not possible to modify the **fiscal localization** of a company once a journal entry has been posted. -Code and name -------------- +Code and account name +--------------------- -Each account is identified by its :guilabel:`Code` and :guilabel:`Name`, which also indicate the -account's purpose. +Each account is identified by its :guilabel:`Code` and :guilabel:`Account Name`, which also indicate +the account's purpose. .. _chart-of-account/type: Type ---- -Correctly configuring the **account type** is critical as it serves multiple purposes: +Correctly configuring the account's :guilabel:`Type` is critical as it serves multiple purposes: -- Information on the account's purpose and behavior +- Provide information on the account's purpose and behavior - Generate country-specific legal and financial reports - Set the rules to close a fiscal year - Generate opening entries @@ -94,14 +96,16 @@ corresponding type from the following list: | Other | Other | Off-Balance Sheet | Transactions not displayed on the balance sheet or profit and loss report | +---------------+-------------+-------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +.. _chart-of-account/assets: + Assets ~~~~~~ -Some **account types** can **automate** the creation of :ref:`asset ` entries. -To **automate** entries, click :guilabel:`View` on an account line and go to the -:guilabel:`Automation` tab. +Account types of :guilabel:`Fixed Assets` and :guilabel:`Non-current Assets` can **automate** the +creation of :ref:`asset ` entries. To **automate** entries, click +:guilabel:`View` on an account line and go to the :guilabel:`Automation` tab. -You have three choices for the :guilabel:`Automation` tab: +There are three options for the :guilabel:`Automation` tab: #. :guilabel:`No`: this is the default value. Nothing happens. #. :guilabel:`Create in draft`: whenever a transaction is posted on the account, a draft entry is @@ -112,8 +116,8 @@ You have three choices for the :guilabel:`Automation` tab: Default taxes ------------- -In the :guilabel:`View` menu of an account, select a **default tax** to be applied when this -account is chosen for a product sale or purchase. +In the :guilabel:`View` menu of an account, select the :guilabel:`Default Taxes` to be applied when +this account is chosen for a product sale or purchase. .. _chart-of-account/tags: @@ -148,9 +152,9 @@ that you must enter the same code prefix in both :guilabel:`From` and :guilabel: .. image:: chart_of_accounts/account-groups.png :alt: Account groups creation. -To display your **Trial Balance** report with your account groups, go to -:menuselection:`Accounting --> Reporting --> Trial Balance`, then open the :guilabel:`Options` menu -and select :guilabel:`Hierarchy and Subtotals`. +To display your **Trial Balance** report with your account groups, go to :menuselection:`Accounting +--> Reporting --> Trial Balance`, then open the :guilabel:`Options` menu and select +:guilabel:`Hierarchy and Subtotals`. .. image:: chart_of_accounts/chart-of-accounts-groups.png :alt: Account Groups in the Trial Balance in Odoo Accounting @@ -167,7 +171,7 @@ account's settings, and :guilabel:`Save`; or enable the button from the chart of .. _coa_shared_accounts: -Shared Accounts +Shared accounts --------------- The **Shared Accounts** feature allows the creation of a single account for a specific purpose and diff --git a/content/applications/finance/fiscal_localizations.rst b/content/applications/finance/fiscal_localizations.rst index 16e8ac34104..ce2dc5214fa 100644 --- a/content/applications/finance/fiscal_localizations.rst +++ b/content/applications/finance/fiscal_localizations.rst @@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ Fiscal localizations ==================== -Fiscal localizations are country-specific modules that allow you to be compliant with a country's -fiscal requirements. Most of these modules are related to the Accounting app, but they can also be -necessary for other apps such as Point of Sale, eCommerce, etc., depending on a country's fiscal -requirements. +Fiscal localizations are country-specific modules that allows for compliance with a country's fiscal +requirements. Most of these modules are related to the **Accounting** app, but they can also be +necessary for other apps such as **Point of Sale**, **eCommerce**, etc., depending on a country's +fiscal requirements. .. seealso:: :doc:`../hr/payroll/payroll_localizations` are documented separately.