---
title: "Freeze an Account"
space: "ERPNext"
url: "https://docs.frappe.io/erpnext/freeze-account"
updated: "2026-03-02"
---

Once an Account is Frozen, you won't be able to use it for any accounting transaction.

To freeze an Account, go to Chart of Accounts, and edit an Account.

![Ledger in Chart of Accounts](/files/expense-ledger.png)  


If User has Role define in the  Account Setting assigned, then he/she will be able to set an Account as Frozen.

![Set Frozen Account To Yes](/files/frozen-ledger.png)