Journal Entries

Journal entries are the core of the ledger. Every financial event produces a double-entry record where total debits always equal total credits.

List Entries

lim journals list

Filtering

# By date range
lim journals list --from 2026-03-01 --to 2026-03-31

# By status
lim journals list --status draft

# By account
lim journals list --account 7100

# By memo text
lim journals list --search AWS

# Combine filters
lim journals list --from 2026-03-01 --status posted --account 4100

Create an Entry Manually

For full control, specify debit and credit lines explicitly:

lim journals create \
  --date 2026-03-15 \
  --memo "Equipment purchase" \
  --debit 1900:330000 \
  --debit 1410:30000 \
  --credit 1200:360000

Total debits must equal total credits. The command will fail if they don’t balance.

Entry Status

Status	Description
`draft`	Created but not finalized. Can be edited or deleted.
`posted`	Finalized. Included in all reports. Must be reversed, not deleted.
`reversed`	Cancelled via a reversing entry. The original is preserved for audit.

Edit a Draft Entry

Fix mistakes in draft entries — date, memo, or journal lines.

# Fix the date and memo
lim journals edit 42 --date 2026-03-20 --memo "Corrected memo"

# Replace the journal lines entirely
lim journals edit 42 \
  --debit 7101:120000 \
  --credit 1101:120000

Only draft entries can be edited. Posted entries are immutable — reverse them and create a new entry instead.

Reverse an Entry

Create an equal-and-opposite entry to cancel posted journals. Shows a preview and asks for confirmation.

# Reverse a single entry
lim journals reverse --id 5

# Reverse multiple entries
lim journals reverse --id 1 --id 2 --id 3

# Reverse by filter
lim journals reverse --from 2026-03-01 --to 2026-03-31

# Preview only
lim journals reverse --id 5 --dry-run

# Skip confirmation (for scripting / AI agents)
lim journals reverse --id 5 --yes

Reversals create a new entry linked to the original. The original entry is never deleted — this preserves the full audit trail.

You must specify entry IDs or filter flags. lim journals reverse with no arguments will show an error.

Delete Draft Entries

Remove draft entries that are no longer needed. Only draft entries can be deleted.

# Delete specific entries
lim journals delete --id 10 --id 11

# Preview what would be deleted
lim journals delete --id 10 --id 11 --dry-run

# Skip confirmation
lim journals delete --id 10 --yes

Only draft entries can be deleted. Posted entries must be reversed instead.

Update Tax Code

Update the tax code for journal lines matching a filter:

lim journals update-tax-code \
  --from 2026-03-01 --to 2026-03-31 \
  --oldTaxCodeId <uuid> \
  --newTaxCodeId <uuid>

View Entry Details

lim journals show 42
# or
lim journals show 5d0f1a6e-8fd6-4f7f-9b7c-5c2d5b1a9c55

Getting Started

Guides

Concepts

Journal Entries

Journal Entries

List Entries

Filtering

Create an Entry Manually

Entry Status

Edit a Draft Entry

Reverse an Entry

Delete Draft Entries

Update Tax Code

View Entry Details

Next Steps

Natural Language

Financial Reports

​Journal Entries

​List Entries

​Filtering

​Create an Entry Manually

​Entry Status

​Edit a Draft Entry

​Reverse an Entry

​Delete Draft Entries

​Update Tax Code

​View Entry Details

​Next Steps

Natural Language

Financial Reports

Journal Entries

List Entries

Filtering

Create an Entry Manually

Entry Status

Edit a Draft Entry

Reverse an Entry

Delete Draft Entries

Update Tax Code

View Entry Details

Next Steps