Is there a way to add notes to a GL entry I'm adjusting?

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Hello all, 
 I made a large mistake on a month-end general journal entry and need to open it up and adjust it to the correct entry. Is there somewhere I can add notes as to why I made the changes? Making changes to a month-end GL entry is pretty significant, so I want our auditors to be able to figure out why the change was made if it ever comes up. There has to be a way to do this, it's just too important to be able to add notes to GL entries, I just can't for the life of me figure out how! 
 Thanks for the help! 
 Cheers, 
 Andrew

Alwyn · Accepted Answer

Andrew: detailed notes, in my opinion, are better in a separate memo with all the cross-references required. At least this is how the accountants I work with appreciate the information as it draws attention as soon as they get the file and not just if they open the GL. I try to present a folder at the year-end with all the notes affecting the file. This would include entries and other items not in the books directly. I also include a printout of email exchanges with the accountant as an immediate refresher if I feel it necessary. 
 In a Sage 50 general journal the notes have to be very cryptic as the space on the line Comments is not large.

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Is there a way to add notes to a GL entry I'm adjusting?

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