Select the Relevant Year for the Journal and Use the Drop-down to select the Relevant **Journal Type**

Draftworx has many different Journal Options:

**Budget**: Making Adjustments to your **Budget** Figures.

**Drafting**: Drafting Journals are Applicable to your Audit Trial Balance only. These Adjustments are not sent back to the Client's Trial Balance. An example of this is Splitting Depreciation into Separate Expense Accounts.

**Interim**: If you are Drafting **Interim Financials**, you can make Adjustments to these Values Specifically.

**Normal Adjusting**: These Journals are used for Adjustments to Accounts that must be pushed back to the Clients Processing Trial Balance after Finalising the Annual Financial Statements.

**Not Recorded**: Journals that have not been Finalised or Approved yet, can be marked as **Not Recorded,** and will have no effect on the Annual Financial Statements. You can change the Journal to a **Normal Adjusting** Journal to see the Effect of the Journal on the Annual Financial Statements.

**Overs and unders**: This is used for Adjustment Amounts which cover Non-Material Transactions that are Overstated or Understated. These do not Affect your Working Trial Balance and can be Discussed with Management, whether they should be passed or not.

**Standing journal**: This Journal will be carried forward into the client's following year. If you create a standing journal in the 2025 year you can roll forward into 2026 and that journal will be copied and affect both your 2025 and 2026 Trial Balances. Standing journals are often used for Consolidation Elimination Journals.

Add the **Description** and **Reference** of the Journal on the **Orange Line** and Press **Enter**

Select the **Arrow** on the **Orange Line** to Choose the Account from your **Working Trial Balance**

**Debit** Amounts are typed in as a Positive Valvue

A **Warning** is Shown if the Journal does not Balance

To Add the Next Account to the Journal, Select the **Arrow** again

**Credit** Amounts are added as a Negative Value

Once the Journal is Balancing, the Warning is Replaced with a  [[✓]]

Journal Amounts are Reflected in the **Adjustments** Column on the **Working Trial Balance**

This guide provides detailed instructions for creating journal entries in Draftworx Desktop, making it essential for users looking to streamline their accounting tasks. Whether you're a beginner or need a refresher, this guide simplifies the workflow, enhancing productivity and accuracy in financial reporting.

Draftworx Desktop: Creating Journal Entries - DX050