How Do I Create A Bank Account?

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: Submit

Click the Submit button located in the bottom right hand corner of the form.

The Bank accounts page will then be displayed on screen.

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