diff --git a/src/accounting/static/js/journal-entry-line-item-editor.js b/src/accounting/static/js/journal-entry-line-item-editor.js
index 441443f..fdaf5f9 100644
--- a/src/accounting/static/js/journal-entry-line-item-editor.js
+++ b/src/accounting/static/js/journal-entry-line-item-editor.js
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ class JournalEntryLineItemEditor {
         this.description = originalLineItem.description === ""? null: originalLineItem.description;
         this.#descriptionText.innerText = originalLineItem.description;
         this.#accountControl.classList.add("accounting-not-empty");
-        this.account = new JournalEntryAccount(originalLineItem.accountCode, originalLineItem.accountText, false);
+        this.account = originalLineItem.account.copy();
         this.#accountText.innerText = this.account.text;
         this.#amountInput.value = String(originalLineItem.netBalance);
         this.#amountInput.max = String(originalLineItem.netBalance);
@@ -607,4 +607,13 @@ class JournalEntryAccount {
         this.text = text;
         this.isNeedOffset = isNeedOffset;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns a copy of the account.
+     *
+     * @return {JournalEntryAccount} the copy of the account
+     */
+    copy() {
+        return new JournalEntryAccount(this.code, this.text, this.isNeedOffset);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/accounting/static/js/original-line-item-selector.js b/src/accounting/static/js/original-line-item-selector.js
index eb4bbf6..117e7c5 100644
--- a/src/accounting/static/js/original-line-item-selector.js
+++ b/src/accounting/static/js/original-line-item-selector.js
@@ -230,16 +230,10 @@ class OriginalLineItem {
     #currencyCode;
 
     /**
-     * The account code
-     * @type {string}
+     * The account
+     * @type {JournalEntryAccount}
      */
-    accountCode;
-
-    /**
-     * The account text
-     * @type {string}
-     */
-    accountText;
+    account;
 
     /**
      * The description
@@ -290,8 +284,7 @@ class OriginalLineItem {
         this.date = element.dataset.date;
         this.#debitCredit = element.dataset.debitCredit;
         this.#currencyCode = element.dataset.currencyCode;
-        this.accountCode = element.dataset.accountCode;
-        this.accountText = element.dataset.accountText;
+        this.account = new JournalEntryAccount(element.dataset.accountCode, element.dataset.accountText, false);
         this.description = element.dataset.description;
         this.bareNetBalance = new Decimal(element.dataset.netBalance);
         this.netBalance = this.bareNetBalance;