# Find your way around the chart of accounts

Find an account, review its posted activity, and understand the account list.

Canonical: https://demo.qixcount.com/help/accounts-and-journals/chart-of-accounts

Who can do this: Owners, or people with *View chart of accounts*

Where: Books, then Chart of accounts

You'll need: Advanced accounting turned on in Features

The chart of accounts is the list of accounts used to organize your books. QixCount groups them into assets, liabilities, equity, revenue, and expenses. Sub-accounts appear beneath their parent account.

Owners can view the chart. Other active business users need **View chart of accounts** permission. Assigned accountants from an approved firm have this permission.

## Open the chart

Select **Books**, then **Chart of accounts**. If you have chart access but the menu row is hidden, a user with **Manage business settings, roles & permissions** permission can open **Settings**, select **Features**, turn on **Advanced accounting**, and select **Save changes**.

![Chart of accounts grouped by account type with search and status filters](https://demo.qixcount.com/images/help/accounts-chart.webp)

## Find an account

Enter a code, name, or part of a description in **Search**, then select **Filter**. Search includes sub-accounts and displays matching accounts as individual rows.

To browse by **Type** or **Status**, leave **Search** empty before selecting **Filter**. These filters apply to top-level accounts; their sub-accounts remain underneath. Select **Clear** to return to the full chart.

| Status | What it means |
| --- | --- |
| Active | Available in the manual journal account selector. |
| Inactive | Retained in the chart, but omitted from the manual journal account selector. |

## Review an account

Select the account name. **Current Balance** uses posted entries on that account. **Sub-Accounts** lists its children separately. **Recent Journal Entries** shows up to 20 posted lines, most recently created first. Drafts do not appear in this activity. If a balance disagrees with another account screen, contact support before recording a correction.

Select a reference to open its journal entry; you also need journal view access. **View All** opens the general ledger and requires report access.

Next, [add an account](https://demo.qixcount.com/help/accounts-and-journals/add-an-account), [edit or deactivate an account](https://demo.qixcount.com/help/accounts-and-journals/edit-or-deactivate-an-account), or review [account types and normal balances](https://demo.qixcount.com/help/accounts-and-journals/account-types-and-normal-balances).