diff --git a/hledger-lib/Hledger/Read/CsvReader.hs b/hledger-lib/Hledger/Read/CsvReader.hs
index b40b6f694..a346f2582 100644
--- a/hledger-lib/Hledger/Read/CsvReader.hs
+++ b/hledger-lib/Hledger/Read/CsvReader.hs
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ journalfieldnamep = do
   lift (dbgparse 2 "trying journalfieldnamep")
   T.unpack <$> choiceInState (map (lift . string . T.pack) journalfieldnames)
 
-maxpostings = 9
+maxpostings = 99
 
 -- Transaction fields and pseudo fields for CSV conversion.
 -- Names must precede any other name they contain, for the parser
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ journalfieldnames =
           ,"balance" ++ i
           ,"comment" ++ i
           ,"currency" ++ i
-          ] | x <- [1..maxpostings], let i = show x]
+          ] | x <- [maxpostings, (maxpostings-1)..1], let i = show x]
   ++
   ["amount-in"
   ,"amount-out"
diff --git a/hledger-lib/hledger_csv.m4.md b/hledger-lib/hledger_csv.m4.md
index b898dca87..f47ace06e 100644
--- a/hledger-lib/hledger_csv.m4.md
+++ b/hledger-lib/hledger_csv.m4.md
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ For more about the transaction parts they refer to, see the manual for hledger's
 
 #### account
 
-`accountN`, where N is 1 to 9, causes a [posting](journal.html#postings) to be generated, 
+`accountN`, where N is 1 to 99, causes a [posting](journal.html#postings) to be generated, 
 with that account name.
 
 Most often there are two postings, so you'll want to set `account1` and `account2`.
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ a default account name will be chosen (like "expenses:unknown" or "income:unknow
 If the CSV uses separate fields for inflows and outflows, you can
 use `amountN-in` and `amountN-out` instead.
 By assigning to `amount1`, `amount2`, ... etc. you can generate anywhere
-from 0 to 9 postings.
+from 0 to 99 postings.
 
 There is also an older, unnumbered form of these names, suitable for
 2-posting transactions, which sets both posting 1's and (negated) posting 2's amount: