Identify and correct errors in your chart of accounts

How to check for and deal with any errors in your chart of accounts in Sage 50 Accounts.

The chart of accounts layout is essential for generating management reports like profit and loss and balance sheets. It's crucial during year-end processes to determine which nominal account balances to clear. Therefore, it's vital to have an error-free chart of accounts.

To check your chart of accounts, run the Check option. This checks for issues such as missing or duplicate nominal codes in your chart of accounts. You can correct any errors using this article.

Check the chart of accounts for errors

1. Click Nominal Codes.
2. Click Chart of Accounts.
3. Select the Chart of Accounts you want to check and click Edit.
4. Click Check.
   
   
   • If there are no errors, we recommend you run Check Data and fix any errors in your data
   • If there are errors, to preview the errors, click Run
5. Refer to the section Chart of Accounts errors to fix any errors.
6. Click Close then click Close.

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Chart of Accounts errors

There are several solutions available, depending on the errors that appear on the Chart of Accounts Errors report.

Error	Article
One of the following ranges is enclosed within the other range	Read more
The following ranges overlap onto each other	Read more
Nominal Code xxxx not represented in chart	Read more
Nominal Code xxxx has been used as part of one "floating" category range, but not as part of the equivalent "floating" category in Current Assets / Current Liabilities	Read more