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# Auxiliary accounts on Spendesk

In this article, you'll learn to :

1. **Set up an auxiliary account**
2. **Spot it on the product**
3. **Spot it on our export files**

# Set up an auxiliary account

* Ask your Spendesk customer success / billing manager or our support team ([support@spendesk.com](mailto:support@spendesk.com)) to activate the feature.

* Go to the **Settings > Accounting setup > Exports** tab**,** select your current purchase journal template and add the auxiliary accounts column by clicking on the blue "**+**" between 2 columns of your choice.

* Go to **Settings > Chart of Accounts** and to the sub-section of your choice **(Supplier accounts, Employee accounts** for example) or **Bookkeep > Prepare** > click on a payment > **Set account** (unless there is already an account set up).

You can also add them from the **Settings > Accounts payable** page.

**Once the setup is complete,**

* Prepare your payments

* Export your payments

📓 Auxiliary accounts are available on **supplier accounts, card purchases accounts, employee accounts.**

# Spot auxiliary accounts on the product

### Where to find them

* On the exports
* in **Settings > Chart of Accounts**,
* in **Settings > Accounting setup > Exports**,
* in **Bookkeep > Prepare,**
* in **Settings > Accounts payable.**

### Screenshots of the feature 👀

[![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/7/c/e/e/7cee624a4dac2c00/68df0c99-d816-4d9b-b57a-4c9303_ee4txd.png)](https://downloads.intercomcdn.com/i/o/1117325946/a1207fc5872c8c81ccb8d915/Capture+d%E2%80%99e%CC%81cran+2024-07-18+a%CC%80+10_37_10.png?expires=1777573800&signature=a761a0ee828483cfabb9b9c739ac19cfc64f9608e4cd484a33e9b0baba82c2c1&req=dSEmEcp8mIhbX%2FMW1HO4zeVgvUzfWNtaw%2FZtcFAmg4UzCSFR3ypHUDCW88nQ%0AX5WzQGjSQbpqZmWRFGc%3D%0A)

[![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/f/6/c/3/f6c3c1d1d9ccb800/d98b0299-c9c6-4fc3-8e34-36ef6b_onyfsd.png)](https://downloads.intercomcdn.com/i/o/1117326134/3a28d0c2e119894310697732/Capture+d%E2%80%99e%CC%81cran+2024-07-18+a%CC%80+10_37_22.png?expires=1777573800&signature=cbc47d33709332d74179e0ac2fe890eec9b2652af96318a0c4f7c907b2bfcb62&req=dSEmEcp8m4BcXfMW1HO4zfDj8%2B%2F4jqGEtgKRCOgmQHZkq8N8P8Pz6ChuE2qk%0AfKQmHIFYi47cw7VzGOU%3D%0A)

### Spot it on our export files 🔽

Go to your purchase journal and look for the **Auxiliary account** column 😊