Assigning accounts to the entities
 
  • If your entities trial balances are located internally within the Caseware file (as in this example), you can use Caseware’s Account > Assign Entities function to assign the accounts to the required entities.
     
     
  • Drag and drop the client accounts from the left side to the required entity on the right side (similar to assigning map numbers) and click on Apply to save the changes and continue assigning accounts or click OK to apply and exit.
     
     
It is recommended that all accounts are assigned to an entity if you are planning to use the 9 column statement to display funds in separate columns. If columns 1-7 all use entity, anything not assigned an entity will not be included in CY and PY totals.
 
If you are consolidating external source files, Caseware will automatically move accounts into their respective entities when you consolidate. 
 
 
 
 
When you have a particular entity selected, your trial balance may be out by the net results of that division (provided the division is not a full chart of accounts). This will prompt you that the trial balance is not balancing when you attempt to exit the trial balance.
 
 
You may wish to switch this message off. This can be done by going to Tools > Options > Advanced