Accountant's Assistant Handbook

The CBS processing cycle 
The following figure highlights the normal CBS processing cycle. This 
cycle allows you and your CBS client to work efficiently by minimizing 
the time either of you spends waiting for the other to process data. 
Chapter 7 of this handbook covers the CBS processing cycle in detail.  
 

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Accountant’s Assistant Overview 
Accountant’s Assistant Handbook 
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The Accountant’s Assistant main window 
With a Write-Up CS client open, you can open the Accountant’s 
Assistant module by pointing to Utilities / Accountant’s Assistant and 
then choosing Client Bookkeeping Solution.  
Note: The CSA General Ledger and Payroll Compliance modules must 
be enabled in order for Client Bookkeeping Solution to be included in the 
Utilities / Accountant’s Assistant list. To enable these and other CSA 
modules, choose File / Client Properties and click the Add/Remove 
Modules button on the General Information tab. 
 
 
The Accountant’s Assistant module opens and the main window or 
“workspace” will look similar to the CSA workspace. Accountant’s 

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Accountant’s Assistant Overview 
 
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Accountant’s Assistant Handbook 
Assistant has its own menu bar, status bar, and shortcut bar. The status 
bar shows the statement date, the current GL period, and the current 
payroll period for the open client.  
Note: If you have one or more clients who are using BusinessWorks, 
QuickBooks Pro, Paychex General Ledger Reporting Service, Peachtree 
Complete Accounting, or Microsoft Office Accounting, you can import 
client data for such a client by pointing to Utilities / Accountant’s 
Assistant and then choosing the applicable product for import. For more 
information and procedures for importing client data from these software 
products, choose Help / CSA Help Topics, click the Index button in the 
help browser, search on Accountant’s Assistant, and then select the 
topic called Importing Client Data for non-CBS Products via