Accounts

The Accounts view shows your full chart of accounts as a hierarchical tree with rolled-up balances. From here you can create, edit, close, and delete accounts, view account statements, and manage balance assertions.

The filter panel at the top controls which accounts are shown and how balances are computed.

Date Filter

A date preset selector controls the date range used for computing balances. The default is YTD (January 1 of the current year to today). Other presets include This Quarter, This Month, Last 30 Days, All Time, and a custom range.

The date range affects balances differently depending on the account type:

Balance sheet accounts (Assets, Liabilities, Equity) show the cumulative balance up to the end date.
Income statement accounts (Income, Expenses) show the balance within the date range.

Search

A search box filters accounts by name. Matching accounts and their parent nodes are shown; the rest are hidden. The tree auto-expands to reveal matches.

Type and Status Filters

Type — filter by account type: Assets, Liabilities, Equity, Income, or Expenses.
Status — filter by Open or Closed.

New Account

The New Account button opens a form to create a new account. Enter the account name (in the format Type:Category:Name, e.g., Assets:Bank:Checking), open date, currencies, and optional metadata like a description or banking details. See Account Hierarchy Design for guidance on structuring your accounts.

Accounts Table

The table displays accounts as an indented tree. Parent accounts can be expanded or collapsed using the chevron icon. Expand All and Collapse All buttons above the table let you control the entire tree at once. A refresh button reloads account data from the ledger.

Columns

Column	Description
Account	The account name, indented to show hierarchy. Clickable — opens the account detail drawer.
Type	Account type badge — Assets (green), Liabilities (red), Equity (purple), Income (blue), or Expenses (amber).
Status	Open (green) or Closed (gray).
Currencies	The currencies configured for this account. Shows the first three, with a “+N more” indicator if there are additional ones.
Balance	The rolled-up balance for this account and all its children, formatted by currency. Shows the top two currencies by absolute value. Click “+N more” to see a full breakdown. Clickable — navigates to the Transactions view filtered to this account.
Actions	Icon buttons for account operations (see below).

Parent accounts that do not exist as explicit accounts in the ledger (virtual parent nodes) are shown in italic gray text and do not have action buttons.

Rolled-Up Balances

Each account’s balance includes the balances of all its child accounts. For example, if Assets:Bank:Checking has a balance of $5,000 and Assets:Bank:Savings has $10,000, then Assets:Bank shows $15,000 and Assets shows at least $15,000 (plus any other asset accounts).

Action Icons

The rightmost column contains icon buttons for each account. Hover over an icon to see its purpose.

Edit (pencil icon)

Opens the account form where you can change:

Account name — renaming updates all transactions that reference this account.
Open date and close date.
Currencies — add or remove currencies.
Description — a free-text note about the account.
Banking details — account number, IFSC code, SWIFT/BIC code.
Custom metadata — arbitrary key-value pairs.

Account Statement (document icon)

Opens a modal showing the account’s transaction history as a running-balance statement. The statement table includes:

Date, description (payee and narration), and for each currency: the transaction amount and the cumulative running balance.
A date filter and search box to narrow results.
For multi-currency accounts, currency toggle chips let you show or hide individual currencies.

Balance Assertions (scale icon)

Opens a modal for managing balance assertions and pad directives. These are Beancount directives that verify your ledger balance matches your real-world balance (e.g., a bank statement balance) on a given date.

Viewing: The modal lists all existing balance assertions for the account, showing the date, currency, expected balance, whether a pad directive is associated, and the status (pass or fail). Failed assertions show an expandable error message.

Adding: Click Add Balance Assertion and enter the date, amount, and currency. Optionally check Include pad directive and select a source account — this creates a padding transaction that automatically adjusts the balance to match.

Editing and deleting: Use the pencil and trash icons on each row to modify or remove existing assertions.

Close / Reopen (circle-X or arrow-path icon)

For open accounts: opens a modal to close the account. Enter a close date and an optional reason.
For closed accounts: reopens the account directly (no modal).

Delete (trash icon)

Opens a confirmation modal. If the account has transactions, the modal shows the count and offers a checkbox to also delete the associated transactions. Deletion cannot be undone.

Account Detail Drawer

Clicking an account name opens a slide-out drawer on the right side with detailed information:

Core info — open date, close date, and all configured currencies.
Balance — all currency balances for the account, color-coded (green for positive, red for negative).
Banking details — account number, IFSC code, and SWIFT/BIC, if configured.
Custom fields — any custom metadata key-value pairs.
Notes — the account description, if set.

An Edit Account button at the bottom opens the edit form directly from the drawer.

Deep Linking

The Accounts view supports URL parameters for deep linking. For example, after completing the setup wizard, the app navigates to /accounts?expanded=1 to show all accounts expanded. The following parameters are supported:

Parameter	Example	Purpose
`search`	`?search=Bank`	Pre-fill the search filter
`type`	`?type=Assets`	Filter by account type
`status`	`?status=open`	Filter by status
`startDate`	`?startDate=2024-01-01`	Set the date range start
`endDate`	`?endDate=2024-12-31`	Set the date range end
`preset`	`?preset=YTD`	Select a date preset
`expanded`	`?expanded=1`	Expand all accounts on load