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By default this Accounting Company Preference is turned on. If a transaction is entered without being assigned to an account from the Chart of Accounts a warning message will appear. If this preference is “unchecked” or turned off, any transactions that are entered without a General Ledger account will be assigned to “Uncategorized Income” or “Uncategorized Expense” as appropriate.
QBRA-2004: Edit > Preferences > Accounting > Company Preference
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