diff --git a/backend/accounts/viewsets.py b/backend/accounts/viewsets.py
index ca9991af..60b75448 100644
--- a/backend/accounts/viewsets.py
+++ b/backend/accounts/viewsets.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 from rest_framework.pagination import PageNumberPagination
 from rest_framework import viewsets, status, filters
 from django.db.models import Q
+from django.core.exceptions import ValidationError
 from rest_framework.response import Response
 
 from django.contrib.auth.models import User
@@ -270,7 +271,7 @@ def create(self, request):
 
     def update(self, request, pk):
         return update_entry(self, request, pk)
-            
+
 class AccountLedgerViewSet(viewsets.ModelViewSet):
     serializer_class = AccountLedgerSerializer
     queryset = AccountLedger.objects.all()
@@ -325,6 +326,12 @@ def create(self, request):
         data_set['created_by'] = self.request.user.id
         data_set['modified_by'] = self.request.user.id
 
+        sewer_equal = data_set['sewer_credits'] == data_set['sewer_cap'] + data_set['sewer_trans']
+        non_sewer_equal = data_set['non_sewer_credits'] == data_set['roads'] + data_set['parks'] + data_set['open_space'] + data_set['storm']
+
+        if not (sewer_equal and non_sewer_equal):
+            raise ValidationError('Ensure sums for both sewer and non-sewer equal the sum of each of their parts.')
+
         if 'lot' in self.request.data:
             serializer = AccountLedgerSerializer(data=data_set)
             if serializer.is_valid(raise_exception=True):
diff --git a/frontend/js/components/AccountLedgerForm.js b/frontend/js/components/AccountLedgerForm.js
index af0eb496..2668123c 100644
--- a/frontend/js/components/AccountLedgerForm.js
+++ b/frontend/js/components/AccountLedgerForm.js
@@ -105,6 +105,9 @@ class AccountLedgerForm extends React.Component {
             );
         })(agreements.agreements));
 
+        const sewerEqual = activeForm.sewer_credits == activeForm.sewer_cap + activeForm.sewer_trans;
+        const nonSewerEqual = activeForm.non_sewer_credits == activeForm.parks + activeForm.storm + activeForm.roads + activeForm.open_space;
+
         const submitEnabled =
             !!accounts.accountFrom && !!accounts.accountFrom.id &&
             !!accounts.accountTo && !!accounts.accountTo.id &&
@@ -118,7 +121,9 @@ class AccountLedgerForm extends React.Component {
             activeForm.open_space &&
             activeForm.sewer_cap &&
             activeForm.sewer_trans &&
-            activeForm.entry_date;
+            activeForm.entry_date &&
+            sewerEqual &&
+            nonSewerEqual;
 
         const currentPlat = !!plats && !!plats.currentPlat && plats.currentPlat;
         const currentAccountBalance = !!accounts.accountFrom && accounts.accountFrom.current_account_balance;
@@ -397,11 +402,11 @@ class AccountLedgerForm extends React.Component {
                                         </div>
                                         <div className="row">
                                             <div className="col-sm-6">
-                                                <FormGroup label="* Storm water" id="storm">
+                                                <FormGroup label="* Storm Water" id="storm">
                                                     <input
                                                         type="number"
                                                         className="form-control"
-                                                        placeholder="Storm water"
+                                                        placeholder="Storm Water"
                                                         disabled={!activeForm.entry_type}
                                                         step="0.01"
                                                         required
@@ -452,20 +457,22 @@ class AccountLedgerForm extends React.Component {
                                         <button disabled={!submitEnabled} className="btn btn-lex" onClick={() => onSubmit(activeForm.plat_lot)} >
                                             {currentUser.is_superuser || (currentUser.profile && currentUser.profile.is_supervisor) ? <div>Submit / Approve</div> : <div>Submit</div>}
                                         </button>
-                                        {!submitEnabled ? (
-                                            <div>
-                                                <div className="clearfix" />
-                                                <span> * All required fields must be filled.</span>
-                                            </div>
-                                        ) : null
-                                        }
                                     </div>
                                     <div className="col-xs-4">
                                         <DeclineDelete
                                             currentForm="/ledger/"
                                             selectedEntry={selectedAccountLedger}
                                             parentRoute="credit-transfer"
-                                        />
+                                            />
+                                    </div>
+                                    <div className="clearfix" />
+                                    <div>
+                                        <div className="clearfix" />
+                                        <span> * All required fields must be filled.</span>
+                                        <div className="clearfix" />
+                                        <span> * Ensure Sewer Capacity and Sewer Transmission equal Sewer Credits.</span>
+                                        <div className="clearfix" />
+                                        <span> * Ensure Roads, Parks, Open Spaces, and Storm Water equal Non-Sewer Credits.</span>
                                     </div>
                                 </form>
                                 <div className="clearfix" />
@@ -708,6 +715,9 @@ function mapDispatchToProps(dispatch, params) {
             if (selectedAccountLedger) {
                 dispatch(putAccountLedger(selectedAccountLedger))
                 .then((data) => {
+                    if (!!data.error) {
+                        dispatch(flashMessageSet(`Error: ${data.error}`, 'danger'));
+                    }
                     if (data.response) {
                         hashHistory.push(`credit-transfer/summary/${selectedAccountLedger}`);
                     }
@@ -715,6 +725,9 @@ function mapDispatchToProps(dispatch, params) {
             } else {
                 dispatch(postAccountLedger())
                 .then((data_post) => {
+                    if (!!data_post.error) {
+                        dispatch(flashMessageSet(`Error: ${data_post.message}`, 'danger'));
+                    }
                     if (data_post.response && data_post.response.id) {
                         if (event === 'plat') {
                             hashHistory.push('credit-transfer');
diff --git a/frontend/js/components/ReportsAdditional.js b/frontend/js/components/ReportsAdditional.js
index f336edf4..226c4767 100644
--- a/frontend/js/components/ReportsAdditional.js
+++ b/frontend/js/components/ReportsAdditional.js
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class ReportsAdditional extends React.Component {
                                 >Transaction CSV</a>
                             </div>
                         </form>
-                        <br/>
+                        <div className="clearfix" />
                         <div>
                             <p>Credit transfer differences between manually entered and calculated totals</p>
                             <a
diff --git a/frontend/js/middlewares/apiMiddleware.js b/frontend/js/middlewares/apiMiddleware.js
index 75560816..294b16fb 100644
--- a/frontend/js/middlewares/apiMiddleware.js
+++ b/frontend/js/middlewares/apiMiddleware.js
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ export default function api({ getState, dispatch }) {
             });
         })
         .catch((error) => {
+            let errorMessage = 'API Call Error';
             console.log('API Middleware Error: ', error);  // eslint-disable-line no-console
             if (error.response.status !== 500) {
                 const error_obj = error.response.data;
@@ -129,8 +130,12 @@ export default function api({ getState, dispatch }) {
 
                 dispatch(errorMessageSet(error_message));
             }
+            if (error.response) {
+                errorMessage = error.response.data;
+            }
             return dispatch({
                 type: API_CALL_ERROR,
+                message: errorMessage,
                 error,
             });
         });