Import from agricultural clients

When importing agricultural clients, Period & Year also imports the associated agricultural departments as part of the chart of accounts. The agricultural department is distinguished by 2 digits after the general ledger account separated by a period punctuation mark.

Agricultural departments:

  • 10 Finance
  • 20 Agriculture
  • 30 Forestry
  • 60 Other industry

Examples of general ledger accounts including agricultural department:

Complete account number and name Belongs to the following agricultural department
3000.20 Sales revenue, grain, seeds, straw fodder (taxable) 20 Agriculture
3000.30 Sales revenue, special timber, (taxable) 30 Forestry
3000.60 Sales revenue, taxable 60 Other industry

In the case of sole proprietorships, on the other hand, all transactions linked to agricultural department 90 Private will be imported and linked to the following earmarked 2 accounts:

  • 2089 Net capital primary industry accounts department private
  • 8989 Private profit and loss accounts (PowerOffice agriculture)
Standardization of account strings

Please be aware that different import sources may use varying formats for account >strings.

  • Upon import to Period & Year, all data is automatically converted to a standardized format (xxxx.yy).

  • Upon export back to the source system, Period & Year performs a reverse conversion to ensure the account string is restored to its original format.

Export of agricultural clients

Export of manual vouchers and system vouchers will also include agricultural department as part of the closing entries. For example:

  • Debit 8975.60 - Private use of business vehicle
  • Credit 7099.60 - Private use of business vehicle (recognized as income)
Last modified January 16, 2026