You may see duplicate vendor ID numbers in the "Vendor ID" column when you view the vendor list in Small Business Accounting (885751)

SYMPTOMS

When you view the vendor list in Microsoft Office Small Business Accounting, you may see duplicate vendor ID numbers in the Vendor ID column.

CAUSE

This problem occurs because some tax agency ID numbers are the same as some of the vendor ID numbers. Small Business Accounting displays tax agencies and vendors in the vendor list. Tax agencies and vendors can have their own set of ID numbers.

Note You cannot have two vendors that have the same vendor ID number. You cannot have two tax agencies that have the same tax agency ID number.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, change the tax agency ID numbers if you want to see unique vendor ID numbers in the vendor list. To do this, follow these steps:

On the Vendors menu, point to Vendor Lists, and then click Vendors.
Double-click the tax agency that you want to change.
On the General tab, change the number in the Agency ID box to a unique number.
Click Save and Close.

Note After you create your first tax agency, Small Business Accounting automatically follows the same numbering pattern when you create additional tax agencies. For example, if you set the first tax agency ID number to "T1," Small Business Accounting automatically sets the second tax agency ID number to "T2."

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to reproduce the problem

In the Small Business Accounting sample service company, click Preferences on the Company menu, and then click the Vendors tab.
In the Vendor pane, click the Use vendor ID option, and then click OK.
Point to Vendor Lists on the Vendors menu, and then click Vendors.