Free Accounting provides all the necessary information about the companies, the work of which you manage with
the help of this application. It allows you also adding, editing or deleting the records of the companies.
Use one of the ways provided below to view the list of all companies and branches:
Select Company / Companies List on the Free Accounting main menu.
Select Lists / Companies List on the main menu.
Click  on the Commands Panel
and select 
Companies List in the Navigation pane.
Right-click on the Preview Pane of the Companies List window to see the list of
options available.
How to add a new company?
How to edit an existing company?
How to delete company?
How to Add a New Company:
Use the following steps to add a new company:
- Select Company / Companies List on the Free Accounting main menu.
- Right-click in the Preview Pane and select Add from the context menu.
- The Create Company wizard will appear.
Read the information, necessary for the
correct work with the wizard, which is provided on the
Introduction step. Click the Next button.
- Enter the required information on the Company Name step of the wizard.
Company Name - The name of the company.
Description - The description of the company.
Parent Company - The name of the parent company for the current branch (available only when there is more than one company in the database).
Click the Next button to proceed to the next step of the wizard. Click the Back button to return to the
previous one. Click the Cancel button to exit the Create Company wizard. The following confirmation window
will appear:
Click Yes to close the wizard. Click No to proceed with the wizard.
- The Company Information window will appear. Enter the necessary information. Click the
Next button.
Phone - The 7 or 10 digit phone number of the company with extension.
Fax - The 7 or 10 digit fax number of the company with extension.
Web address - The web address of the company. Click the  button to go to the web site of the company.
E-mail - The e-mail of the company. Click the  button,
to open the New Message window, where you can create and send a new message to the company's e-mail.
Bill To Address tab:
Address - The address where any notice, statement or bill relating to a company is mailed.
City - The city the company is located in.
Country - The country the company is located in. To add a new country, select Add New from the Country drop-down. Refer to the Countries List window for more information about adding a new country.
Zip Code - The numerical code assigned by the US Postal Service to identify a local area or entity for the delivery of mail.
State/Province - The state/province where the company is located. To add a new state, select Add New from the
State/Province drop-down. Refer to the States / Provinces List window for more information about adding a new state/province.
Ship To Address tab:
Address - The address of the company where the goods are shipped.
City - The city the company is located.
Country - The country the company is located. To add a new country, select Add New from the Country drop-down. Refer to the Countries List window for more information about adding a new country.
Zip Code - The numerical code assigned by the US Postal Service to identify a local area or entity for the delivery of mail.
State/Province - The state/province the company is located. To add a new state, select Add New from the
State/Province drop-down. Refer to the States / Provinces List window for more information about adding a new state/province.
- On the Fiscal Year step of the wizard select the Use Fiscal Year check box to activate
the Fiscal Year feature.
Select the Beginning of the first fiscal year and Number of fiscal periods using appropriate options.
Click the Next button.
- On the Set up Accounts window the list of available accounts is given.
Add, edit or delete accounts using the appropriate buttons. Enter Opening Balances for the accounts, if necessary. Click the Next
button.
Note: If you set the opening balance for an account in this wizard you will not be able to change it further in the program. To add the opening balance, select the necessary account in the list of accounts and click the Edit button.
- On the Inventory Costing Method step select one of three inventory costing methods used in Free Accounting and click the Next button. For more information refer to the Inventory Costing Methods page.
Note: The costing method cannot be changed once the Create Company wizard is complete.
- The Finish window will appear.
You have successfully completed the Create Company wizard. Click the Finish button to exit the wizard. The newly created company will become active automatically.
How to Edit an Existing Company:
To change the Company information right-click on the Preview Pane of the Companies List window and choose
Edit from the context menu. The Edit Company window will appear:
Company Name - The name of the company.
Parent Company - The name of the parent company.
Description - The description of the company.
Phone - The 7 or 10 digit phone number of the company with extension.
Fax - The 7 or 10 digit fax number of the company with extension.
Web address - The web address of the company. Click the button to go to the web site of the company.
E-mail - The e-mail of the company. Click the button,
to open the New Message window, where you can create and send a new message to the company's e-mail.
Bill To Address tab:
Address - The address where any notice, statement or bill relating to a company is mailed.
City - The city the company is located in.
Country - The country where the company is located. To add a new country, select Add New from the Country drop-down. Refer to the Countries List window for more information about adding a new country.
Zip Code - The numerical code assigned by the US Postal Service to identify a local area or entity for the delivery of mail.
State/Province - The state/province where the company is located. To add a new state, select Add New from the
State/Province drop-down. Refer to the States / Provinces List window for more information about adding a new state/province.
Ship To Address tab:
Address - The address of the company where the goods are shipped.
City - The city the company is located.
Country - The country the company is located. To add a new country, select Add New from the Country drop-down. Refer to the Countries List window for more information about adding a new country.
Zip Code - The numerical code assigned by the US Postal Service to identify a local area or entity for the delivery of mail.
State/Province - The state/province the company is located. To add a new state, select Add New from the
State/Province drop-down. Refer to the States / Provinces List window for more information about adding a new state/province.
Company Logotype
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Click the button to add a logotype to the company documentation. Set the documents, you want to be printed with logotypes,
in the Reports Options window.
Note: This feature is available only to registered users.
Cut - Choose this option to cut the image in to clipboard.
Copy - Choose this to copy the image in to clipboard.
Paste - This option pastes the image from clipboard.
Delete - Choose this option to delete the image added.
Load - Choose this option to add company logo to the documents. The Open window will appear. Navigate to the location
where the image is situated, highlight it and click the Open button.
Save - This option saves the image to another location.
Fit to Image - Choose this to stretch the image to the size of the Edit Company Logo window.
Full Size - This option displays the image in its original size.
Click the Close button to exit the Edit Company Logo window.
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Click the button to view the history of changes made to the Company information.
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