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tspriggs2001
May 27, 2019
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Can the # if digits for a GL account code be increased? Appears to be limited to 7 digits.

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JamesM
May 27, 2019

Hi there,

 

Good to hear back from you again. I see what you're saying. At this time, QBO has a limit of 7 characters. I know how having more would be beneficial to you. I encourage you to send feedback to our engineers by clicking the gear icon and looking for Feedback. Fresh ideas and product improvements are based on the feedback we get from users like you. Let me know if you have questions. I'm here to help. 

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Matt148
October 15, 2020

Following up on this as I read on another thread that the Canadian version allows more than 7 digits while the US version only allows 7.  I’m wondering if this will ever change as a client in the US who uses QB was looking to create a New chart of accounts with 9 digits and are now unable to which could lead to them switching Accounting systems.  Having the option to make an Account 5800-70-0 or 5800-70-00 would be beneficial. 

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LeithG
October 15, 2020

Hi Matt148

 

Based on the account structure it appears your client is attempting to setup multi-part accounts to differentiate expenses between departments.  Have they considered using the new tagging feature instead?  Then the account can be related to the expense itself, using tags to differentiate between departments or sub-accounts?

https://quickbooks.intuit.com/learn-support/en-ca/class-list/tag-transactions-in-quickbooks-online/00/636619

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