---
title: accounting
framework: foundation
role: symbol
role_heading: Type Property
path: foundation/currencyformatstyleconfiguration/signdisplaystrategy/accounting
---

# accounting

A sign display strategy to use accounting principles.

## Declaration

```swift
static var accounting: CurrencyFormatStyleConfiguration.SignDisplayStrategy { get }
```

## Discussion

Discussion This strategy always shows the currency symbol, and shows negative values in parenthesis. Examples of this strategy include $123, $0, and ($123).

## See Also

### Specifying sign display strategy

- [never](foundation/currencyformatstyleconfiguration/signdisplaystrategy/never.md)
- [automatic](foundation/currencyformatstyleconfiguration/signdisplaystrategy/automatic.md)
- [accountingAlways(showZero:)](foundation/currencyformatstyleconfiguration/signdisplaystrategy/accountingalways(showzero:).md)
- [always(showZero:)](foundation/currencyformatstyleconfiguration/signdisplaystrategy/always(showzero:).md)