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You could access the basic information in two different modes, creation mode and edit mode.
The only difference between these two is that the creation mode has a Create button and in the edit mode you could see the Update, Delete and Copy button.
By clicking on the copy button you can copy the value of the current key and enter the creation mode.
In Regla, the Key is used as a unique identifier for an accounting entry. After transaction is registered with a specific key, it could not be modified or deleted. The key can be set as “inactive” if you don’t wish to record any transaction by using it anymore. |
Key name should contain a descriptive name for an entry |
You could select which parent key a key should belong to. Please note that the parent key must have a lower key number than the key itself. |
Two key types Balance (Efnahagur) and Revenue (Rekstur) are available here. Please note that the key and its parent key need to have the same key type. |
When a transaction entry is recorded with a specific key, the text you entered here will become a default descriptive transaction text. The text can be modified or clear when recording the transaction. |
This field indicates whether a key is a parent key. A parent key can only be used to categorize other keys but the parent itself cannot be put into the Key field. |
You can choose this tickbox to require cust. no. (social security number) when recording a transaction. |
The Vat group the key should belong to. |
You could select a tax key here and tax keys in the system are obtained from the Icelandic Tax authority. |
Here you could define which account keys should be used for the payment to contractors. When contractor payments are made, transactions record with the contractor kay will be sent to tax authorities. You can also define the keys when processing the payments under Accounting > Processing > Contractor payments. |
It is a mark showing if account keys could be used for transaction recording. For example, some account keys should only be used for VAT but not be allowed to use in recording any transactions. Besides, for parent keys, this option is not available. |
This field indicates if the key is active or inactive. If a key is marked as Not active, it is only visible here in the setting of account keys. The last column of the account key list indicates the status of the key. The stauts can be changed by clicking the status icon. |