diff --git a/doc/html/accounting.shtml b/doc/html/accounting.shtml
index 0c15b1d433784d0a6b5882f7c52c739d3a01fb9e..52d5300c599024aef84c1e4a807b34dc592befbc 100644
--- a/doc/html/accounting.shtml
+++ b/doc/html/accounting.shtml
@@ -263,7 +263,11 @@ You will want to define the names of clusters being managed
 by Slurm, the users with accounts on these computers, plus
 the user's default and valid account names. Partition names
 will be uploaded from Slurm on the cluster, but can be 
-explicitly defined if so desired.</p>
+explicitly defined if so desired.
+Bank accounts may be arranged in a hierarchical fashion, for 
+example accounts <i>chemistry</i> and <i>physics</i> may be 
+children of the account <i>science</i>. 
+The hierarchy may have an arbitrary depth.</p>
 
 <h2>Node State Information</h2>
 
diff --git a/doc/man/man1/sacctmgr.1 b/doc/man/man1/sacctmgr.1
index 1917045bcc9830c921ada4c63c307d2b76670d82..8b5ee2f1dd50630b10d1c60ffab571bdd232a21a 100644
--- a/doc/man/man1/sacctmgr.1
+++ b/doc/man/man1/sacctmgr.1
@@ -159,6 +159,10 @@ Repeat the last command executed.
 \fIaccount\fP
 A bank account, typically specified at job submit time using the 
 \fI--account=\fR option.
+These may be arranged in a hierarchical fashion, for example
+accounts \fIchemistry\fR and \fIphysics\fR may be children of
+the account \fIscience\fR. 
+The hierarchy may have an arbitrary depth.
 
 .TP
 \fIassociation\fP