In NetSuite, duplicate handling for Chart of Accounts (COA) depends on whether you’re referring to the Account Number or the Account Name:
1. Account Number
- By default, NetSuite does not allow duplicate account numbers if the “Use Account Numbers” feature is enabled.
- Each account number must be unique. If you try to create another account with the same number, NetSuite will throw an error.
- If account numbers are disabled, this restriction doesn’t apply, since numbering isn’t used.
2. Account Name
- NetSuite generally requires that each account name be unique as well.
- However, duplicate names may be allowed across different account types (e.g., you could have “Miscellaneous” under Expense and “Miscellaneous” under Income).
- Still, within the same account type (e.g., two Expenses), duplicate names are not permitted.