django-accounting-dminozadev 1.0.1

Configurable double-entry accounting package for Django REST Framework

django-accounting

A configurable, installable double-entry accounting package for Django REST Framework.

Covers: Chart of Accounts · General Ledger · Accounts Receivable · Accounts Payable · Inventory with batch/expiry tracking · Multi-warehouse · Tax rates & groups.

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Installation

pip install django-accounting

Add to INSTALLED_APPS:

INSTALLED_APPS = [
    ...
    "django_accounting.core.apps.CoreConfig",
    "django_accounting.ledger.apps.LedgerConfig",
    "django_accounting.tax.apps.TaxConfig",
    "django_accounting.inventory.apps.InventoryConfig",
    "django_accounting.ar.apps.ARConfig",
    "django_accounting.ap.apps.APConfig",
]

Add URLs:

# urls.py
path("api/accounting/", include("django_accounting.urls")),

Run migrations:

python manage.py makemigrations \
    accounting_core accounting_ledger accounting_tax \
    accounting_inventory accounting_ar accounting_ap
python manage.py migrate

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Configuration

All settings go under a single ACCOUNTING dict in settings.py. Every key is optional — the defaults are shown below.

ACCOUNTING = {
    # ── Currency & precision ─────────────────────────────────────────────
    "DEFAULT_CURRENCY": "PHP",       # ISO 4217 code
    "MONEY_DECIMAL_PLACES": 2,       # monetary amounts (invoice totals, etc.)
    "COST_DECIMAL_PLACES": 6,        # unit costs (preserves precision)
    "QTY_DECIMAL_PLACES": 4,         # quantities
    "RATE_DECIMAL_PLACES": 4,        # tax rates

    # ── Document number prefixes ─────────────────────────────────────────
    "INVOICE_NUMBER_PREFIX": "INV",
    "BILL_NUMBER_PREFIX": "BILL",
    "JOURNAL_ENTRY_PREFIX": "JE",
    "PAYMENT_NUMBER_PREFIX": "PAY",

    # ── Feature flags ────────────────────────────────────────────────────
    "ENABLE_BATCH_TRACKING": True,   # enforce batch FK on items/movements
    "ENABLE_EXPIRY_TRACKING": True,  # enforce expiration_date on batches
    "ENABLE_MULTI_WAREHOUSE": True,  # allow multiple warehouse locations
    "ENABLE_TAX": True,
    "ENABLE_SOFT_DELETE": False,     # soft-delete instead of hard-delete
    "AUTO_POST_JOURNAL_ENTRIES": False,

    # ── Defaults ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
    "DEFAULT_PAYMENT_TERMS_DAYS": 30,
    "DEFAULT_CREDIT_LIMIT": "0.00",
    "EXPIRY_WARNING_DAYS": 30,       # used by /item-batches/expiring_soon/

    # ── Swappable models ─────────────────────────────────────────────────
    "CUSTOMER_MODEL": None,          # e.g. "myapp.ExtendedCustomer"
    "VENDOR_MODEL": None,

    # ── Serializer behaviour ─────────────────────────────────────────────
    # Inject extra read-only fields onto any serializer by model name:
    "SERIALIZER_EXTRA_FIELDS": {
        "Invoice": ["erp_reference"],
        "Customer": ["loyalty_tier"],
    },

    # Mark fields as write-once (read-only on updates) by model name:
    "SERIALIZER_WRITE_ONCE_FIELDS": {
        "Invoice":      ["invoice_number", "customer"],
        "Bill":         ["bill_number", "vendor"],
        "JournalEntry": ["entry_number"],
    },
}

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API Endpoints

All endpoints are under /api/accounting/ (or your configured prefix).

Resource	URL
Accounts (COA)	/accounts/ + /accounts/tree/
Fiscal Years	/fiscal-years/
Fiscal Periods	/fiscal-periods/
Journal Entries	/journal-entries/
Tax Authorities	/tax-authorities/
Tax Rates	/tax-rates/
Tax Groups	/tax-groups/
Item Categories	/item-categories/
Items	/items/
Item Batches	/item-batches/ + /item-batches/expiring_soon/
Warehouses	/warehouses/
Warehouse Locations	/warehouse-locations/
Inventory Balances	/inventory-balances/ (read-only)
Inventory Movements	/inventory-movements/
Customers	/customers/
Invoices	/invoices/
Payments	/payments/
Invoice Payments	/invoice-payments/
Vendors	/vendors/
Bills	/bills/
Bill Payments	/bill-payments/

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Serializer features

Dynamic field selection

Trim any response via query params — available on every endpoint:

GET /invoices/123/?fields=id,invoice_number,total_amount
GET /customers/456/?exclude=phone,address

Or pass via code:

InvoiceSerializer(invoice, fields=["id", "total_amount"])

Write-once fields

Fields listed in ACCOUNTING["SERIALIZER_WRITE_ONCE_FIELDS"] become read-only on updates. The defaults protect invoice_number, bill_number, and entry_number. Add your own:

ACCOUNTING = {
    "SERIALIZER_WRITE_ONCE_FIELDS": {
        "Invoice": ["invoice_number", "customer", "currency"],
    }
}

Extra fields

Inject additional read-only fields onto any serializer without subclassing:

ACCOUNTING = {
    "SERIALIZER_EXTRA_FIELDS": {
        "Customer": ["loyalty_points"],   # must exist on the model
    }
}

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Extending models

Swappable Customer / Vendor

# myapp/models.py
from django_accounting.ar.models import Customer

class ExtendedCustomer(Customer):
    loyalty_points = models.IntegerField(default=0)
    assigned_rep = models.ForeignKey("auth.User", null=True, on_delete=models.SET_NULL)

# settings.py
ACCOUNTING = {"CUSTOMER_MODEL": "myapp.ExtendedCustomer"}

Lifecycle signals

Connect to any of these in your AppConfig.ready():

from django_accounting.signals import invoice_posted, batch_expiring_soon

@receiver(invoice_posted)
def on_invoice_posted(sender, invoice, journal_entry, **kwargs):
    send_invoice_email(invoice)

@receiver(batch_expiring_soon)
def on_expiry_warning(sender, batch, days_remaining, **kwargs):
    notify_warehouse_manager(batch, days_remaining)

Available signals: account_created, journal_entry_posted, invoice_created/posted/paid/voided, bill_created/posted/paid/voided, payment_received, payment_applied, disbursement_made/applied, inventory_received/issued/transferred/adjusted, batch_created, batch_expired, batch_expiring_soon, low_stock_alert.

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Running tests

pip install -e ".[dev]"
pytest

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Package structure

django_accounting/
├── conf.py              ← ACCOUNTING settings + helpers
├── mixins.py            ← Abstract model mixins (UUID, timestamps, soft-delete, currency)
├── serializer_mixins.py ← DynamicFields, WriteOnce, ExtraFields
├── signals.py           ← Lifecycle signals
├── admin.py             ← Django admin registrations
├── apps.py              ← AppConfig for each sub-app
├── urls.py              ← DRF router + ViewSets
├── core/                ← Account, FiscalYear, FiscalPeriod
├── ledger/              ← JournalEntry, JournalLine
├── tax/                 ← TaxAuthority, TaxRate, TaxGroup, TaxLine
├── inventory/           ← Item, ItemBatch, Warehouse, InventoryBalance, InventoryMovement
├── ar/                  ← Customer, Invoice, Payment, InvoicePayment
└── ap/                  ← Vendor, Bill, BillPayment

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License

MIT