What Control Accounts can I use in Accounts Receivable?
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If you specified Control Account types for your General Ledger accounts, then you are limited in the accounts you can use in Accounts Receivable.

In Accounts Receivable you have the option to Use a Control Account Type, or Choose a Control Account Type.

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The following  is a guide to determine the type of Control Account to use in: File, Data Folder Settings, AR Settings, GL Settings.

 For Intercomapny Accounts:

Intercompany payable- Other Control Account or any non- control account.

Intercompany Receivable- Other Control Account or any non- control account.

 For Balance Sheet Accounts:

Accounts Receivable- AR Control Account.

Retainage Receivable- AR Control Account.

Customer Cash Receipts, (including prepayments)- Any non-control account.

Over billed Retainage- Any non-control account.

For Misc Accounts:

Misc Receipts- Revenue Control Account or any non-control account.

Write-Off- Revenue Control Account or any on-control account.

Bad Debt- Revenue Control Account or any non-control account.

Customer Credit- Revenue Control Account or any non-control account.

Customer Charges, (including Miscellaneous charges) - Revenue Control Account or any non-control account.

Refund- Any non-control account.

NSF Bank Charges- Any non-control account.

Finance Write-Off-  Any non-control account.

 For Revenue Accounts:

Total Billed- Revenue Control Account.

Labor (optional) - Revenue Control Account.

Material (optional) - Revenue Control Account.

Subcontract (optional) - Revenue Control Account.

Equipment (optional) - Revenue Control Account.

Overhead (optional) - Revenue Control Account.

Other (optional) - Revenue Control Account.

Add-on (optional) - Revenue Control Account.

Deduction (optional) - Revenue Control Account or any non- control account.

Finance Charge (future) - Revenue Control Account.

For Cash Method Accounts (Cash Accounting ONLY):

Customer Cash Receipt Revenue (including prepayments) - Revenue Control Account or any non- control account.

Customer Adjustment Revenue - Revenue Control Account or any non- control account.

Over billed Retainage - Revenue Control Account or any non- control account.

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