Entering in Accountants Year End Adjusting Journal Entries, $US and $CDN accounts

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I was just given a list of year end journal entries from my accountant to enter into Sage. The list contains almost entirely $CDN accounts but also includes several entries related to one $US account. Although the list hows as balanced  in the printout, I can't enter values from my $US account  in the same journal list as my $CDN account. 

When I create a journal entry in SAGE it asks what the currency is. If I say $CDN, my $US account does not show up although all of the other $CDN accounts do show up. Of course, if I choose $US, then all my $CDN accounts don't show up. So, how do I do all these entries when I can't mix $US and $CDN accounts? Did my accountant mess up by giving me such a list, or am I missing something in Sage to get this done? Thanks

For example:

Account                              Debit              Credit

$US Account                                             $100

$CDN account                                           $100

Amortization  (CDN)          $200

                                         --------               --------

                                          $200                 $200

  • +2
    verified answer

    It is true that when you indicated CAD in the currency drop down field, you cannot see any foreign currency bank accounts, if CAD is your home currency.  However, when you indicate USD in the currency drop down, you should still see all your CAD bank accounts.  The entry you indicated above should be able to be done with an exchange rate of 1.

    The program is only designed to be able to switch foreign currency to home currency or the reverse but not show two foreign currencies simultaneously.  So is CAD your home currency?

  • 0 in reply to Richard S. Ridings

    Thanks Richard.

    Ah, yes! By changing to USD, I now see all of my accounts. This should allow me to make all the entries.

    CAD is my home currency.