Get started

When you first open your Odoo Accounting app, the Accounting Dashboard welcomes you with a step-by-step onboarding banner, a wizard that helps you get started. This onboarding banner is displayed until you choose to close it.

The settings visible in the onboarding banner can still be modified later by going to Accounting ‣ Configuration ‣ Settings.

Note

Odoo Accounting automatically installs the appropriate Fiscal Localization Package for your company, according to the country selected at the creation of the database. This way, the right accounts, reports, and taxes are ready-to-go. Click here for more information about Fiscal Localization Packages.

Accounting onboarding banner

The step-by-step Accounting onboarding banner is composed of four steps:

Step-by-step onboarding banner in Odoo Accounting

  1. Accounting Periods

  2. Bank Account

  3. Taxes

  4. Chart of Accounts

Accounting Periods

Define the Fiscal Years’ opening and closing dates, which are used to generate reports automatically, and set your Tax Return Periodicity, along with a reminder to never miss a tax return deadline.

By default, the opening date is set on the 1st of January and the closing date on the 31st of December, as this is the most common use.

Note

You can also change these settings by going to Accounting ‣ Configuration ‣ Settings ‣ Fiscal Periods and updating the values.

Bank Account

Connect your bank account to your database and have your bank statements synced automatically. To do so, find your bank in the list, click Connect, and follow the instructions on-screen.

Note

Click here for more information about this feature.

If your Bank Institution can’t be synchronized automatically, or if you prefer not to sync it with your database, you can also configure your bank account manually by typing its name, clicking Create your Bank Account, and filling out the form.

  • Name: the bank account’s name, as displayed in Odoo.

  • Account Number: your bank account number (IBAN in Europe).

  • Bank: click Create and edit to configure the bank’s details. Add the bank institution’s Name and its Identifier Code (BIC or SWIFT).

  • Code: this code is your Journal’s Short Code, as displayed in Odoo. By default, Odoo creates a new Journal with this short code.

  • Journal: This field is displayed if you have an existing bank journal that is not linked yet to a bank account. If so, then select the Journal you want to use to record the financial transactions linked to this bank account or create a new one by clicking Create and Edit.

Note

  • You can add as many bank accounts as needed with this tool by going to Accounting ‣ Configuration ‣ Add a Bank Account.

  • Click here for more information about Bank Accounts.

Taxes

This menu allows you to create new taxes, (de)activate, or modify existing taxes. Depending on the localization package installed on your database, taxes required for your country are already configured.

Note

Click here for more information about taxes.

Chart of Accounts

With this menu, you can add accounts to your Chart of Accounts and indicate their initial opening balances.

Basic settings are displayed on this page to help you review your Chart of Accounts. To access all the settings of an account, click on the Setup button at the end of the line.

Setup of the Chart of Accounts and their opening balances in Odoo Accounting

Note

Click here for more information on how to configure your Chart of Accounts.

Invoicing onboarding banner

There is another step-by-step onboarding banner that helps you take advantage of your Odoo Invoicing and Accounting apps. The Invoicing onboarding banner is the one that welcomes you if you use the Invoicing app rather than the Accounting app.

If you have Odoo Accounting installed on your database, you can reach it by going to Accounting ‣ Customers ‣ Invoices.

The Invoicing onboarding banner consists of four main steps:

Step-by-step onboarding banner in Odoo Invoicing

  1. Company Data

  2. Documents Layout

  3. Create Invoice

  4. Online Payments

Company Data

Add your company’s details, such as the name, address, logo, website, phone number, email address, and Tax ID or VAT number. These details are then displayed on your documents, such as invoices.

Note

You can also change the company’s details by going to Settings ‣ General Settings, scrolling down to the Companies section, and Update Info.

Documents Layout

Customize the default invoice layout.

Note

You can also change the invoice layout by going to Settings ‣ General Settings, scrolling down to the Companies section, and clicking Configure Document Layout.

Create Invoice

Create your first invoice.

Tip

Add your bank account number and a link to your General Terms & Condition in the footer. This way, your contacts can find the full content of your GT&C online without having to print them on the invoices you issue.

Online Payments

Get started with Stripe and enable secure integrated credit and debit card payments within Odoo.

Tip

To use other payment providers, go to Invoicing –> Configuration –> Payment Providers and enable the desired providers.

See also