# Control Accounts

**URL:** <https://forum.manager.io/t/control-accounts/17077>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [July 28, 2018, 5:22pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/control-accounts/17077 "2018-07-28T17:22:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![JackieW](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/74df32/32.png) [@JackieW](https://forum.manager.io/u/JackieW)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2018, 5:22pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/control-accounts/17077/1 "2018-07-28T17:22:35Z")

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what is the purpose of setting up control accounts

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**Author:** ![Joe91](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/joe91/32/35781_2.png) [@Joe91](https://forum.manager.io/u/Joe91)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2018, 5:31pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/control-accounts/17077/2 "2018-07-28T17:31:52Z")

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See here [https://guides.manager.io/9256](https://guides.manager.io/9256)

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**Author:** ![Davide](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/258eb7/32.png) [@Davide](https://forum.manager.io/u/Davide)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2018, 5:51pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/control-accounts/17077/3 "2018-07-28T17:51:03Z")

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To split some voices of the Balance Sheet into different voices. For example all the purchase invoices goes by default “accounts payable”. With Control Accounts you can divide them in different voices.

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**Author:** ![Ealfardan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/ealfardan/32/63166_2.png) [@Ealfardan](https://forum.manager.io/u/Ealfardan)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2023, 3:10pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/control-accounts/17077/4 "2023-01-18T15:10:16Z")

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Closed on January 18, 2023, 3:10pm UTC