Why do Deferred Expense account types show up at the bottom of the native general ledger report?

Per checking, this is currently the standard behavior in the system. As per SAID 51486: Deferred Revenue, Prepaid Expense, and Unbilled Receivable accounts are at the bottom of the General Ledger. As per our Product Engineers, this is by design but Defect #154488 is filed for verification since there is no specific help guide which states the order of accounts on the General Ledger.

The only workaround provided is to have it sorted by account number instead:

1. Navigate to Reports > Financial > General Ledger
2. Click Customize
3. Click Sorting
4. Name: Enter Report Name
5. On Choose Sort Order section, drag and arrange the fields in the following order:
   1. Active Account by Type : Number (Grouped)
   2. Active Account by Type : Order in Income Statemen
   3. Transactions : Date
6. Click Save