The Debit or credit field records an account's normal balance side. For an eligible Institution account, choose the side appropriate to its accounting purpose. This setting helps the account behave consistently in the chart and reports; it is not a journal amount.
When adding an account, review the type and subtype together with the normal side. The form notes that contra accounts can use the opposite side. Use the company's established treatment rather than assuming every account in a broad group must have the same convention.
For an existing account, the side can change only before posted activity, and the save checks that condition again. Once the account has posted history, a disabled or rejected side change should be reviewed with the person responsible for the books.
Provider-managed accounts may display a read-only value because their accounting source controls it. Do not create an unexplained local duplicate simply to obtain a different normal side. Resolve the source and account design first, then use the appropriate chart workflow.
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