Closing the Fiscal Year

Details how to close the Fiscal Year

Open the Close Fiscal Year Screen

Open the Close Fiscal Year Screen

Under Transactions > General Ledger, select the Close Fiscal Year option.

Enter Close Date

Enter Close Date

Enter the end date of the fiscal year into the Enter Close Date field.

Select An Account

Select An Account

Select an account for the Retained Earning Account field.

Create Journal Entry

Create Journal Entry

Click on the Create Journal Entry button to close the fiscal year.  This will generate a journal entry.

Post Journal Entry

Post Journal Entry

Click on the Post Journal Entry button to finalize the closing of the fiscal year and create entries into the ledger.