Printer Friendly VersionDid you know that you can set a preference to warn users if they try to record a transaction to the Retained Earnings account?
Click Edit > Preferences and select the Accounting preference on the left. Click the Company Preference tab (if you are logged in as the Admin or External Accountant user) and place a check mark in the Warn When Posting a Transaction to Retained Earnings check box. Users then receive the message shown below.
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The warning enabled in preferences to alert users that they are posting to Retained Earnings.
From Laura Madeira’s QuickBooks 2010 Solutions Guide
