1. Add a new checking account to the Chart of Accounts.
2. Make sure your TRANSFER CLEARING ACCOUNT is set up.
3. Go to transaction activity in the old checking account.
4. Credit the old checking account with the balance amount being transferred using the new checking account in the account field.
5. Your new checking account will have the amount transferred in and your old checking account will remain on the books until you roll into the New Year 2003.

If you are changing data files completely and the checking account is in a new entity:

1. Open the old entity and credit the old checking account using an expense account (e.g. Transfer to New Checking)
2. Open the new data files/entity and set up the checking account.
3. In the new checking account make a deposit using an income account (e.g Transfer from Old Checking).

See Transfer transaction to another saving account post for information on how to set up a transfer clearing account.

Please respond to this post with any questions.