Getting started
Opening a company file, using the main menu, understanding accounting terminology, finding records, and navigating Accessory forms.
Owner reference
Accessory Accounting Owner Manual
A practical operating guide for setup, daily bookkeeping, reporting, and AI-assisted support. Use this page for the short version, and download the full manual when you need the complete reference.
Start here
New owner checklist
Before entering live transactions, complete the setup wizard and confirm the company file, fiscal year, chart of accounts, and default posting accounts. Accessory is built around normal accounting controls, so setup quality matters.
- Create or open the correct company data file.
- Run company setup and confirm legal name, address, tax IDs, and accounting basis.
- Review the chart of accounts before posting invoices, bills, or journal entries.
- Set default accounts for receivables, payables, bank, sales, expense, and equity workflows.
- Create a backup before first live use and before any major import or AI-assisted posting session.
AI-guided setup
Daily operation
What the manual covers
Sales and receivables
Customers, quotes, orders, invoices, payments, finance charges, sales reports, and receivable review.
Purchasing and payables
Vendors, purchase orders, bills, payments, payables review, and supporting reports.
Inventory
Items, warehouses, stock activity, costing, adjustments, transfers, and inventory reports.
Accounting
General ledger, journal entries, bank activity, periods, trial balance, financial statements, and audit review.
System manager
Company preferences, users, security, reports, maintenance utilities, licensing, and support tools.
Accounting workflowUse AI help to navigate, draft, and explain while posting still follows controlled Accessory workflows.
AI assistance
Use AI as a guided assistant, not a shortcut around accounting controls
Accessory AI can explain screens, help find the right workflow, review setup state, and draft actions. Accounting posts should still go through the Accessory forms and posting routines so the normal validation, audit trail, and approval steps remain intact.
- Use AI help for navigation, explanations, and transaction drafting.
- Review proposed postings before approval unless Full Auto mode has been deliberately enabled.
- Keep backups current, especially before imports, repairs, or high-volume transaction work.
- Use reports to confirm results after invoices, payments, bills, journal entries, and closing work.
Reference download
Full manual
The full owner manual is the complete long-form reference. It includes the original accounting engine documentation and remains useful for detailed workflows, screen behavior, reports, and system manager functions.
File: Accessory Accounting Owner Manual
Format: Microsoft Word document
Scope: 680-page complete reference
Download full manual
Format: Microsoft Word document
Scope: 680-page complete reference