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title: "New Account Using \"Create New\""
canonical: "https://kb.uconn.edu/space/FPB/10883138078/New%20Account%20Using%20%22Create%20New%22"
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Staff can create a new account in the Account section of the Chart of Accounts page in Kuali Financial Systems (KFS).  

1. Navigate to the **Account** section.
2. Click on the **Create New** button in the top right corner.

> ℹ️ <span style="color: #000000">In most cases, you will not use the Create New option. Copying a similar existing account is the faster approach. For more information about this option, see</span><span style="color: #000000">[ ](https://uconn.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/FPB/pages/10883138081)</span><span style="color: #003366">[Copying an Existing Account](https://uconn.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/FPB/pages/10883138081)</span><span style="color: #000000">. </span>

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