AccountRight Desktop and the Online Browser file need be exactly the same in all things.
On my (very much preferred) Desktop my GST reporting is set as Cash Basis yet the Browser settings were set as Accrual. I discovered this while trying to find out why my GST reports differed between the two platforms. I queried this on Community Hub and was told that Desktop GST reporting is based on transaction type whereas the Browser is based on Account type therefore the GST settings difference between Platforms is irrelevant. Also the PAYG reporting was set to monthly on Desktop and yet was set as Quarterly on Browser. Ludicrous.
The two Platform must be identical as they are after all the same file.