---
title: "Create your YESbusiness account: setup guide | YESbusiness"
description: "Step-by-step guide to creating your YESbusiness account: sign-up, company information, chart of accounts, VAT settings and configuring your categories."
url: "https://www.yesbusiness.ch/en/create-your-yesbusiness-account/"
lang: "en"
---

# Guide to Creating Your YESbusiness Account

To create an account, visit yesbusiness.ch, sign up and configure the categories (accounting accounts).

## Setup Steps

1. ### Sign Up on YESbusiness

   Create your account with your email address and a new password.

   [Create your account](https://app.yesbusiness.ch/signup?lang=en)![YESbusiness homepage](https://www.yesbusiness.ch/_astro/create-account-homepage.lCTE-gBH_212PuS.webp)![Registration form](https://www.yesbusiness.ch/_astro/create-account-registration-form.C8jcePW1_Z20SuIP.webp)
2. ### Fill in Your Company Information

   Enter the details about your business activity.

   ![Company information](https://www.yesbusiness.ch/_astro/create-account-company-info.CjlEs2wz_29mQxs.webp)
3. ### Enter the Necessary Information for Your Accounting

   Configure the basic settings for your accounting system.

   ![Initial dashboard](https://www.yesbusiness.ch/_astro/create-account-initial-dashboard.E_dwvkMf_Z26MDyz.webp)
4. ### Choose the Chart of Accounts Model

   Select a model to have an appropriate chart of accounts structure.

   ![Chart of accounts model selection](https://www.yesbusiness.ch/_astro/create-account-chart-model.CAbLawXU_ZjeqMW.webp)
5. ### Choose the Simplified Chart of Accounts

   This chart is very similar to EZYcount's chart of accounts, making your transition easier.

   ![Simplified chart of accounts](https://www.yesbusiness.ch/_astro/create-account-simplified-chart.BNRVZAJp_Zqc6uE.webp)
6. ### VAT Settings

   Indicate whether you are registered for VAT.

   Not sure?

   Find this information in EZYcount under **Settings → Company Details → VAT section** (at the bottom).

   ![VAT settings - Question](https://www.yesbusiness.ch/_astro/create-account-vat-question.BLQF2M-v_qJYHj.webp)

   If you choose **with VAT**, you will need to enter the method and VAT code. You can find this information in EZYcount, or contact [support@yesbusiness.ch](mailto:support@yesbusiness.ch) for assistance.

   ![VAT details](https://www.yesbusiness.ch/_astro/create-account-vat-details.BTCihb5S_OvKpQ.webp)
7. ### Confirm the Information

   Review and validate all your accounting settings.

   ![Information confirmation](https://www.yesbusiness.ch/_astro/create-account-confirmation.CnKafMlT_ZcUxc0.webp)
8. ### Transfer Your EZYcount License (if applicable)

   If you have an EZYcount license, send an email to [support@yesbusiness.ch](mailto:support@yesbusiness.ch) with your new account name and old account name (including email address).

   Don't worry:

   You won't lose access to EZYcount. The subscription is simply added to YESbusiness.
9. ### Configure Categories (Accounting Accounts)

   In the chart of accounts, you have **groups** that can contain other groups or **accounts**. You can only post entries to accounts.

   ![Company settings](https://www.yesbusiness.ch/_astro/create-account-company-settings.gv-rgR4d_1HCT9S.webp)

   Each group or account has a **number**, a **name**, a **description**, a **parent group**, and a **type**. The type is used to generate reports such as the balance sheet and income statement.
10. ### Recommended Method to Customize Your Chart of Accounts

    - Take your latest balance sheet and income statement
    - Identify the changes you want to make
    - Once your structure is validated, modify the names and descriptions of groups and accounts in YESbusiness
    - Create the necessary new accounts
    - Delete unnecessary accounts

    ![Categories list](https://www.yesbusiness.ch/_astro/create-account-categories-list.BeMVimj7_Z1Ui8Ja.webp)![Category editing](https://www.yesbusiness.ch/_astro/create-account-category-editor.CrOHNkbJ_25X4ah.webp)
11. ### Work Efficiently

    We recommend **not deleting all accounts** to recreate them. It's much faster to modify existing names than to start from scratch.
12. ### Default VAT Codes (if applicable)

    If you are subject to VAT, you can set a default VAT code for each account that needs to calculate VAT: sales, purchases, expenses, and investments.
13. ### Additional Information: Account Types

    The **account type** can only be selected when creating an account. It defines its role in your accounting:

    1. Assets

    Account on the asset side of the balance sheet

    2. Liabilities

    Account on the liability side of the balance sheet (excluding equity)

    3. Equity

    Equity account on the liability side of the balance sheet

    4. Cash

    Money accounts (cash, bank...) to track financial flows

    5. Revenue

    Income account in the income statement

    6. Expenses

    Expense account in the income statement

    7. Closing

    Account to transfer the result to the balance sheet

    8. Group

    Organizational container (does not receive entries)

Need Help?

Our team is here to support you. Don't hesitate to contact us at [support@yesbusiness.ch](mailto:support@yesbusiness.ch) if you have any questions during your account setup.