About account ranges

You can set up the ranges for the ledger accounts. The Account Range boxes determine the overall range of accounts for the entire chart of accounts. If you are creating a chart of accounts manually, indicate the lowest and highest account numbers in the range. Then set the individual accounts ranges within the chart of accounts. The range for a chart of accounts usually begins with one (100, 1000, or 10,000) and ends with eight (800, 8000, or 80,000). You can create ledger accounts that use up to ten digits. The range of the largest chart of accounts that you can create is 1,000,000,000 to 9,999,999,999.

When an account is set up, its account number cannot exceed the range limit. Suppose the Current Liabilities range of accounts is from 200 to 249. You cannot create a current liability using an account number below 200 or above 249.

Note: You cannot use decimals in the account numbers.