If you haven’t already read the Month-end Procedures Overview, see Closing accounting periods for more information.
If you’ve received statements from your bank, use the Reconcile Accounts window to reconcile amounts in Accounting Plus with the amounts on the statements. See Reconciling accounts for more information about this task.
Print a Trial Balance (Detail) Report for the period. Check to see whether the activity that appears in the report is what you expected; for example, zero amounts in accounts that usually have regular activity may indicate a problem. See “To print a trial balance (or general ledger)” for more information about this task.
If the information in the trial balance reports is acceptable, print the reports you want to keep as part of your permanent business records. Suggested reports include the balance sheet, profit and loss statement, Aged Payables Report, Aged Receivables Report and all journal reports.
Make a backup of your data file. Clearly mark this backup and put it in storage as part of your permanent records.
Idea: Check your data file for errors before proceedingTo be completely sure that your data file is sound, we recommend that you use the Accounting Plus data verification feature before you continue. You can check your data for errors during the backup process, if you wish. For more information about data verification, see Verifying data files .
Choose Preferences from the Setup menu to open the Preferences window.
Select the Security tab.
Change your selection in the Lock Periods list to the period you’re closing.
