Improve recognition of accounts receivable

Enter the IBAN and QR-IBAN in the chart of accounts to help Kontera distinguish between accounts receivable and accounts payable invoices. Go to "Settings → Base data → Accounts", select the corresponding bank account (e.g., 1020), and enter the IBANs. If the account cannot be edited, update the IBAN in your accounting system and re-import the accounts into Kontera.

Sep 24, 2026
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This article was machine translated from the German original, which you can find here: Erkennung von Debitoren verbessern.

Distinguishing whether an invoice was issued by you (Accounts Receivable) or to you (Accounts Payable) seems logical to you — but for our AI, it remains a challenge.

You can make it easier for Kontera to correctly recognize your documents as Accounts Receivable or Accounts Payable by making the following adjustments.

Enter IBAN in the chart of accounts

Open your chart of accounts via "Settings → Base data → Accounts". If no IBAN is visible for your ledger account that corresponds to your bank account (e.g., 1020), you can enter it manually:

Is your account not editable in Kontera? In this case, you must enter the IBAN in your connected accounting system and then re-import the accounts into Kontera.

Click on the account you want to edit and enter the corresponding IBAN + QR-IBAN of your account:

Afterwards, your IBAN should be visible in the account overview:

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