Close Year-End in QuickBooks

QuickBooks is a strong and powerfully designed advanced software for accounting purposes. It gives you an added advantage of making amendments in your accounts during the year end analysis.

The companies always want to make sure that when the year end reports are being closed, there is nothing left in the accounts which is untrue and does not depict the true nature of the organizational profit or loss.

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In this piece we will talk about the essentials of year end closing. All the important aspects which have to be amended and verified would be included in the article. These aspects will be including set up budget in Quickbooks or invoice verifications and more.

How to Close Year-End in QuickBooks

Let us examine all the aspects which have to be focused upon during the last month of the fiscal year:

Total Time: 30 minutes

  1. Step One

    First month Verification

    It is important to ensure that the first month is correctly selected. QuickBooks has the ability to clear accounting journals which are out of the way.

    ๐Ÿ’  In the settings option go to Company settings
    ๐Ÿ’  In the advanced section click accounting and make changes in the first month of the year
    ๐Ÿ’  Tap Done

  2. Step Two

    Pay all the vendor bills and verify all the accounts

    ๐Ÿ’  Tap reports and then further select all reports
    ๐Ÿ’  Tap manage accounts payable
    ๐Ÿ’  Select Aging Summary and verify all the details

  3. Step Three

    Settle bank Accounts and other pay-ables

    ๐Ÿ’  In the settings option select reconcile
    ๐Ÿ’  View all the accounts from the first month to the year-end and verify every dues is paid and settled

  4. Step Four

    Run all the reports

    ๐Ÿ’  Click Reports > Recommended Reports
    ๐Ÿ’  Select P/L and Balance Sheet
    ๐Ÿ’  Select Customize reports and match the P/L report with the balance sheet

  5. Step Five

    Prepare tax returns

    The taxes are prepared by a set of tax planners for the company. The accountants have the access to all the major reports and financial data of the organization. They can further make changes to the table if anything goes for a toss.

  6. Step Six

    Closing the Accounts

    ๐Ÿ’  In the design of the setting select company settings
    ๐Ÿ’  Select Advanced > Accounting > Edit
    ๐Ÿ’  Tick the Closing the Books checkbox
    ๐Ÿ’  Enter the closing date
    Note: Transactions cannot be altered thereafter without any warning
    ๐Ÿ’  Click Save and Done

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