Task 1: Run the Company Data Auditor

To…	Do this…	See
Back up your company file	Click Backup and complete the backup procedure.	‘To make a backup of your company file’Backing up and restoring company files
Check your company file for errors	Click Verify and complete the verification procedure.	‘Checking your company file for errors’Checking your company file for errors
Set the locked periods for your company file	Click Lock Periods and select the date before which data cannot be entered).	Lock periodsLock periods

When you have completed the required maintenance tasks, click Next. The Account Reconciliation Review window appears.

This window shows you:

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your bank and credit card accounts

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the balance of each account

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the date on which each account was last reconciled.

If you want to reconcile an account, select the account and click Reconcile Accounts. Continue with step 3 in ‘To reconcile your bank accounts’ on page 58.

Click Next. The Transaction Review window appears.

Type the start date and end date of the period you want to review and click Run Review.

Review task	Description
Reconcile invoices with the linked receivables account	The total of all customer balances is compared to the current balance of the linked accounts receivable account. If there is an out-of-balance amount, click Display to view the Receivables Reconciliation Exceptions report, and review, customize, or print the details of the report.
Scan for future-dated transactions	The company file is checked for any transactions dated after the date of the current session (that is, the current date). If there are transactions dated after the current session, click Display to view the Future Dated Transactions report, and review, customize, or print the details of the report.
Scan for prepaid transactions	The company file is checked for any prepaid transactions. These transactions include all customer payments that have a payment date prior to the date of the invoice. If there are payments made prior to the invoice date, click Display to view the Prepayment Transactions report, and review, customize, or print the details of the report.
Review audit trail changes	If you have selected the Use Audit Trail Tracking option in the Preferences window (Security tab), the company file is checked for any transactional, tax, accounts and system changes. If any changes occurred within the date range specified, click Display to view the Audit Trail report, and review, customize, or print the details of the report.

When you have finished viewing and, if necessary, printing the Transaction Review reports, click Next. The Tax Exception Review window appears.

Type the start date and end date of the period you want to review and click Run Review.

Review task	Description
Check for tax amount variances [Sales]	The company file is checked for variances between the tax amount posted and the tax amount calculated for the tax codes assigned to sales transactions. If a variance is found, click Display to view the Tax Amount Variation report, and review, customize, or print the details of the report.

Click Finish. A message appears asking if you would like to print a summary report of the audit findings. Click Yes to print the report or click No to close the Company Data Auditor window without printing the report.