Overview
Bank accounts are used when issuing invoices, adding customer receipts and entering Trust (Client Account) transactions. By default, a bank account must be created before using these transaction types.
If you encounter a message of the following when attempting to create a new transaction:
"Bank account can't be blank".
This indicates that you need to create a new bank account before proceeding.
The following are the required steps:
Create A Bank Account
Step 1: Select from one of the following menu items:
Setup > Invoices > Bank accounts
or
Setup > Trust > Bank accounts
Step 2: Create New Bank Account
Create a new Bank account by clicking on New bank account

Step 4: Enter Bank Account Details
Enter in the following information to create a new Bank account:
Field
| Notes
|
Country
| The country the bank account is held in
|
Name | The name of the bank account |
Bank name | The name of the banking institution |
Account number
| The bank account number
|
Sort code / Routing number
| The sort code or routing number for the bank account
|
IBAN | The International Bank Account Number (IBAN). (optional)
|
BIC / SWIFT
| The Bank Identifier Code (BIC) or SWIFT code. (optional) |
Currency | The currency of the bank account |
Code | Code field required for certain countries |
Remittance text | Add any additional remittance information to be displayed on an invoice. |
Display only remittance text | Set to True if you wish to display only the text shown in the Remittance text field on the invoice |
Type
| Select from one of the following options: Regular = Operational account
Trust = Trust (or Client account)
|
Step 4: SubmitClick the Submit button located in the bottom right hand corner of the form.
The Bank accounts page will then be displayed on screen.