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# Usage

## Accessing the module

Once the module is activated and permissions assigned, you access the Accounting Assistant via the **Accounting > Accounting Assistant** menu in the left navigation bar. Each feature has its own sub-menu.

![Side menu of the Accounting Assistant module in Dolibarr](screenshots/menu-lateral.webp)

## Main features

The module groups several independent tools. You can use each of them according to your needs, without having to enable them all.

### Bulk accounting reassignment

Allows you to move ledger entries from one accounting account to another, applying filters (pattern in the label, period, journal). The workflow has three steps:

1. **Create a rule** for reassignment with your criteria
2. **Preview** the entries that will be modified
3. **Apply** the reassignment

See the [Reassignment](/accountingassistant/reassignation) page for the detailed guide.

### VAT closure

Calculates and generates VAT closure entries for a given period (month or quarter). You select the period, the module identifies the VAT accounts concerned and produces the clearing entries.

See the [VAT closure](/accountingassistant/liquidation-tva) page for the detailed guide.

### CA3 preparatory report

Produces a detailed report to prepare your CA3 VAT return, with the line-by-line detail of the amounts to enter on impots.gouv.fr.

See the [CA3 report](/accountingassistant/rapport-ca3) page for the detailed guide.

### VAT rate checking

Audits the VAT rates applied to your commercial documents (invoices, quotes, orders, contracts) based on seller/buyer tax zones. Detects inconsistencies and offers direct correction.

See the [VAT checking](/accountingassistant/verification-tva) page for the detailed guide.

### Import VAT reverse charge

Detects supplier invoices from outside the EU requiring VAT reverse charge and generates the corresponding accounting entries.

See the [Import reverse charge](/accountingassistant/import-autoliquidation) page for the detailed guide.

### Sales account audit

Identifies products sold without an accounting account configured for each geographic zone (France, EU, Export) and allows assigning the missing accounts in bulk.

See the [Sales account audit](/accountingassistant/audit-comptes-vente) page for the detailed guide.

### Payroll entries import

Imports payroll accounting entries from a CSV file (Silae format) or FEC, with validation and preview before injection into the ledger.

See the [Payroll import](/accountingassistant/import-paye) page for the detailed guide.

### Bernard -- Community suggestions

Suggests accounting codes based on assignments shared by the Dolibarr user community. Useful for quickly allocating bank entries or invoices without an associated product.

See the [Bernard](/accountingassistant/bernard) page for the detailed guide.

## Typical year-end workflow

At the end of the accounting year, a typical workflow using the module would be:

1. **Check the VAT rates** on the year's documents with the audit tool
2. **Reassign the misallocated entries** via the reassignment rules
3. **Audit the sales accounts** to make sure each geographic zone has the right account
4. **Handle the reverse charge** on import invoices from outside the EU
5. **Import payroll** if you use external payroll software (Silae)
6. **Generate the VAT closure entries** for each period
7. **Produce the CA3 report** for the last return of the financial year