A default account is the expense account a supplier's bills are coded to unless someone changes it. It saves time on repeat suppliers. What is chart of accounts?
Before you start
- Card File access
The AccountRight way
Where to find it: Card File > Cards List > supplier card > Buying Details tab
- Go to Card File > Cards List and open the supplier card.
- Click the Buying Details tab.
- Under Buying information set the defaults used on quotes, orders and bills for this supplier. Under Credit terms set the default terms.
- Tick Use Supplier's Tax Code if the supplier's tax status should override the item and account tax codes.
- Click OK.
Limits in AccountRight
- Defaults can be overridden on each purchase.
The Pulsify way
- Forward the supplier's invoice to your Pulsify address or upload it. Pulsify reads every line and finds the supplier card in AccountRight.
- Pulsify suggests an account for each line from how that supplier card was coded on past bills in AccountRight.
- Correct a suggestion when it is wrong. Later bills for that supplier card follow the pattern.
- Approve. The bill is created in AccountRight.
Pulsify connects to MYOB in one click. Approved bills are created in MYOB with the source file attached.
What Pulsify does not do here
- There is no setting in Pulsify to fix a default account for a supplier card. It learns from past bills.
- A default set on the supplier card in AccountRight stays in AccountRight.
Common mistakes
- Not ticking Use Supplier's Tax Code when the supplier's tax status should override the item and account codes.
More help
- How to set a default account for each supplier in MYOB Business
- How to set a default nominal code for each supplier in Sage 50
- How to set a default account for each supplier in Xero
- How to set up a new supplier card safely in AccountRight
- How to code one bill to several account codes in AccountRight
- All AccountRight how-to guides
- Pulsify setup guides
Sources
Last checked 2026-10-19. Confidence: partial.
Common questions
Where do I set a supplier's defaults in AccountRight?
Open the supplier card in Card File > Cards List and click the Buying Details tab. Set the defaults for quotes, orders and bills under Buying information and the default terms under Credit terms.
Can I change a default on a purchase?
Yes. Defaults can be overridden on each purchase.
Does Pulsify let me set a default account?
Not as a setting. Pulsify learns each supplier's coding from past bills in your accounting system and suggests an account for every line.
Pulsify setup guides
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