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### Account types
hledger knows that accounts come in several types: assets, liabilities, expenses and so on. This enables easy reports like [balancesheet] and [incomestatement], and filtering by account type with the [`type:` query](#queries). As a convenience, hledger will detect account types automatically if you use common english-language top-level account names (more on this below).
hledger knows that accounts come in several types: assets, liabilities, expenses and so on.
This enables easy reports like [balancesheet] and [incomestatement], and filtering by account type with the [`type:` query](#queries).
But in general it's recommended to declare types explicitly, by adding a `type:` [tag](#tags-1) to the [account directives] of your top level accounts. Subaccounts will inherit the type of their parent. The tag's value should be one of the [five main account types]:
As a convenience, hledger will detect these account types automatically if you are using common english-language top-level account names (described below).
But generally we recommend you declare types explicitly,
by adding a `type:` [tag](#tags-1) to your top-level account directives.
Subaccounts will inherit the type of their parent.
The tag's value should be one of the [five main account types]:
- `A` or `Asset` (things you own)
- `L` or `Liability` (things you owe)
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Here are some tips for working with account types.
- The rules for inferring types from account names are as follows.
Note the Cash regexp changed in hledger 1.24.99.2.
See also [Regular expressions](#regular-expressions).
These are just a convenience that sometimes help new users get going;
if they don't work for you, just ignore them and declare your account types.
See also [Regular expressions](#regular-expressions).
Note the Cash regexp changed in hledger 1.24.99.2.
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```
If account's name contains this (CI) regular expression: | its type is:
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^expenses?(:|$) | Expense
```
- If you declare any account types, it's a good idea to declare an account for all of them,
- If you declare any account types, it's a good idea to declare an account for each of them,
because a mixture of declared and name-inferred types can disrupt certain reports.
- Certain uses of [account aliases](#account-aliases) can disrupt account types.
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4. An account type inferred from a parent account's name, preferring the nearest parent.
5. Otherwise, it will have no type.
- For troubleshooting, list accounts and their types with:
- For troubleshooting, you can list accounts and their types with:
```
$ hledger accounts --types [ACCTPAT] [-DEPTH] [type:TYPECODES]
```