Checkbook Ledger Data

NOTE-- These manual pages cover our older MacNail construction accounting software, which we retired in 2000. It has been replaced by Goldenseal, which is an integrated business management program that includes general accounting, job costing, payroll and project billing, plus construction cost estimating, contract writing and simple scheduling. Goldenseal does not require Excel, but it is otherwise very similar to MacNail.

Subcategory (Full Ledger only)

For items in the Ledger that are not being used for job costing, or for items being tracked with categories only, you can leave this column blank.

If you are including subcategories in your job cost tracking, enter a subcategory code that matches the code system for the project at hand.

Note that when you are tracking Allowances and Change Orders in the MacNail construction accounting software, you must enter a subcategory even if you don't use subcategories for other construction items.

Who To

In a Quick Ledger, type in the person or business to whom the payment is being made.

In a Full Ledger, the who to column will be 'looked up' from the Master Index. Check here to make sure it is the proper payee. If it is not, go back and check the code you entered into the type column and the number that you entered into the number column.

If you accidentally void a check, type in 'void' here and leave the payout cell blank.
You can type in the name of 'one of a kind' payees who aren't worth entering into the Master Index. It will be more difficult to use the database functions on these items, however, so use the Master Index whenever possible.