Skip to Content
Odoo Menu
  • Sign in
  • Try it free
  • Apps
    Finance
    • Accounting
    • Invoicing
    • Expenses
    • Spreadsheet (BI)
    • Documents
    • Sign
    Sales
    • CRM
    • Sales
    • POS Shop
    • POS Restaurant
    • Subscriptions
    • Rental
    Websites
    • Website Builder
    • eCommerce
    • Blog
    • Forum
    • Live Chat
    • eLearning
    Supply Chain
    • Inventory
    • Manufacturing
    • PLM
    • Purchase
    • Maintenance
    • Quality
    Human Resources
    • Employees
    • Recruitment
    • Time Off
    • Appraisals
    • Referrals
    • Fleet
    Marketing
    • Social Marketing
    • Email Marketing
    • SMS Marketing
    • Events
    • Marketing Automation
    • Surveys
    Services
    • Project
    • Timesheets
    • Field Service
    • Helpdesk
    • Planning
    • Appointments
    Productivity
    • Discuss
    • Approvals
    • IoT
    • VoIP
    • Knowledge
    • WhatsApp
    Third party apps Odoo Studio Odoo Cloud Platform
  • Industries
    Retail
    • Book Store
    • Clothing Store
    • Furniture Store
    • Grocery Store
    • Hardware Store
    • Toy Store
    Food & Hospitality
    • Bar and Pub
    • Restaurant
    • Fast Food
    • Guest House
    • Beverage Distributor
    • Hotel
    Real Estate
    • Real Estate Agency
    • Architecture Firm
    • Construction
    • Estate Management
    • Gardening
    • Property Owner Association
    Consulting
    • Accounting Firm
    • Odoo Partner
    • Marketing Agency
    • Law firm
    • Talent Acquisition
    • Audit & Certification
    Manufacturing
    • Textile
    • Metal
    • Furnitures
    • Food
    • Brewery
    • Corporate Gifts
    Health & Fitness
    • Sports Club
    • Eyewear Store
    • Fitness Center
    • Wellness Practitioners
    • Pharmacy
    • Hair Salon
    Trades
    • Handyman
    • IT Hardware & Support
    • Solar Energy Systems
    • Shoe Maker
    • Cleaning Services
    • HVAC Services
    Others
    • Nonprofit Organization
    • Environmental Agency
    • Billboard Rental
    • Photography
    • Bike Leasing
    • Software Reseller
    Browse all Industries
  • Community
    Learn
    • Tutorials
    • Documentation
    • Certifications
    • Training
    • Blog
    • Podcast
    Empower Education
    • Education Program
    • Scale Up! Business Game
    • Visit Odoo
    Get the Software
    • Download
    • Compare Editions
    • Releases
    Collaborate
    • Github
    • Forum
    • Events
    • Translations
    • Become a Partner
    • Services for Partners
    • Register your Accounting Firm
    Get Services
    • Find a Partner
    • Find an Accountant
    • Meet an advisor
    • Implementation Services
    • Customer References
    • Support
    • Upgrades
    Github Youtube Twitter Linkedin Instagram Facebook Spotify
    +1 (650) 691-3277
    Get a demo
  • Pricing
  • Help

Odoo is the world's easiest all-in-one management software.
It includes hundreds of business apps:

  • CRM
  • e-Commerce
  • Accounting
  • Inventory
  • PoS
  • Project
  • MRP
All apps
You need to be registered to interact with the community.
All Posts People Badges
Tags (View all)
odoo accounting v14 pos v15
About this forum
You need to be registered to interact with the community.
All Posts People Badges
Tags (View all)
odoo accounting v14 pos v15
About this forum
Help

Switch COA in running company

Subscribe

Get notified when there's activity on this post

This question has been flagged
AccountingCOA
2 Replies
1514 Views
Avatar
Rui Franco

A company started working with US COA. Now, they feel they should change to another country's.

Can this be done without too much pain?

Has anyone tried this before?

;)

0
Avatar
Discard
Avatar
Chris Dominiak (Intero Technologies GmbH)
Best Answer

Hello Rui,

I once had this question for one of my clients and found the statement here: ‘It is not possible to change the tax localisation of a company once a journal entry has been posted.’ (see https://www.odoo.com/documentation/18.0/applications/finance/accounting/get_started/chart_of_accounts.html?msockid=1e563114daaf66740564243ddb636701)

I also created a support ticket with Odoo and received the following response:

‘I understand your concern and would like to inform you that there is no way to change the tax localisation once the entries have been posted. However, to install a different tax localisation, you may need to create a new company if you have a custom plan. You cannot change the tax localisation in the existing database or company. If you want to continue to apply the localisation to the same database, you may need to manually delete all posting records.’

However, deleting records that have already been posted is probably out of the question for security reasons - at least not if the customer is actively working with the system and it is not just a test system.

So in conclusion, I would say that this is not possible without pain.

The creation of a multi-company still sounds the most logical, but even that is likely to lead to ambiguities again and again in later processes.

Kind regards,
Chris Dominiak (Intero Technologies GmbH)

1
Avatar
Discard
Rui Franco
Author

Yes... that's what I thought.
A pain in the neck, this is.

Thanks, anyway! ;)

Enjoying the discussion? Don't just read, join in!

Create an account today to enjoy exclusive features and engage with our awesome community!

Sign up
Related Posts Replies Views Activity
Deleting COA then install inventory causing error
Inventory Accounting COA
Avatar
Avatar
2
Jun 24
2256
Accounting - Profit and Loss by Month Solved
Accounting
Avatar
Avatar
Avatar
3
Oct 24
9843
Account length
Accounting
Avatar
Avatar
Avatar
Avatar
3
Sep 24
12278
I have activated full accounts module but not displaying community version 17
Accounting
Avatar
Avatar
Avatar
Avatar
3
Sep 24
5599
Negative amount in currency when exporting Invoice lines Solved
Accounting
Avatar
Avatar
1
Sep 24
3086
Community
  • Tutorials
  • Documentation
  • Forum
Open Source
  • Download
  • Github
  • Runbot
  • Translations
Services
  • Odoo.sh Hosting
  • Support
  • Upgrade
  • Custom Developments
  • Education
  • Find an Accountant
  • Find a Partner
  • Become a Partner
About us
  • Our company
  • Brand Assets
  • Contact us
  • Jobs
  • Events
  • Podcast
  • Blog
  • Customers
  • Legal • Privacy
  • Security
الْعَرَبيّة Català 简体中文 繁體中文 (台灣) Čeština Dansk Nederlands English Suomi Français Deutsch हिंदी Bahasa Indonesia Italiano 日本語 한국어 (KR) Lietuvių kalba Język polski Português (BR) română русский язык Slovenský jazyk slovenščina Español (América Latina) Español ภาษาไทย Türkçe українська Tiếng Việt

Odoo is a suite of open source business apps that cover all your company needs: CRM, eCommerce, accounting, inventory, point of sale, project management, etc.

Odoo's unique value proposition is to be at the same time very easy to use and fully integrated.

Website made with

Odoo Experience on YouTube

1. Use the live chat to ask your questions.
2. The operator answers within a few minutes.

Live support on Youtube
Watch now