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Year-end guide for QuickBooks Online

by Intuit•465• Updated 6 days ago

Review your books, run reports, and prepare your tax returns in QuickBooks Online at year-end. This helps you balance your accounts and prepare your business for the next year.

Check the first month of your fiscal year

  1. Go to Settings Settings gear icon. , then select Account and settings.
  2. Select Advanced.
  3. In the Accounting section:
    a. Select First month of fiscal year.
    b. Select the month to start your fiscal year from the month â–Ľ dropdown.
  4. Select Save, then select Done.

Review reports, deposits, and account balances

Run reports to find issues and check for discrepancies. Here's how.

  1. Follow this link to complete the steps in product
  2. Select Management reports, then select + Management report.
    a. Enter a name in the Management report name field.
    b. Fill out the info as needed.
  3. Select Reports and charts.
  4. Select Balance Sheet from the Report â–Ľ dropdown.
    Note: A title in the Report title field appears. You can edit this title.
  5. Select a date range in the Report period field. Select REPORT.
  6. Select Report from the Add ▼ dropdown. 
  7. Select Profit and Loss from the  Report ▼ dropdown.
    Note: A title in the Report title field appears. You can edit this title.
  8. Select a date range in the Report period field. Select REPORT.
  9. Select Save and Close.

Note: Your net income may not match what you see in your reports. Find out its causes and how to fix them.

You can check and run other reports you need. You can also create a management report to see how much money you’ve made.

These help you record all your payments in the correct bank register. 

Note: QuickBooks adds undeposited funds to your income. You still need to record the bank deposit. This helps track payments and deposits.

You can run reports to check your customer’s account balances. 

Note: You can find these reports in QuickBooks Online Advanced, Plus, and Essentials.

  1. Follow this link to complete the steps in product
  2. Find the Accounts receivable aging summary report or Accounts receivable aging detail report. You can either:
    a. Enter the name of the report in the Type report name here field.
    b. Or, select > Who owes you.
  3. Review the report and check for outstanding balances.
    Note: If you find outstanding balances, send a statement to your customer.

You can run reports to check your vendor’s account balances.

Note: These reports are available only in QuickBooks Online Advanced, QuickBooks Online Plus, and QuickBooks Online Essentials.

  1. Follow this link to complete the steps in product 
  2. Find the Accounts payable aging summary report or Accounts payable aging detail report. You can either:
    a. Enter the name of the report in the Type report name here field.
    b. Or, select > What you owe.Review the report, then check for any outstanding bills.
  3. Review the report, then check for any outstanding bills.
    Note: You can make bill payments to settle any outstanding bills to your vendors.

Reconcile accounts

Prepare to reconcile your accounts for the year end. Get help to understand the reconciliation workflow.

Important: Reconcile all your accounts monthly. This keeps your data balanced and accurate at year-end.

Invite your accountant

You can invite and work with your accountant. Share your company file with them so they can help you with your year-end tasks. These include:

  • Review of your financial data.
  • Complete reconciliations.
  • Reclassify transactions.
  • Prepare and file your taxes.

Your accountant can help you distribute retained earnings among partners.

Set up an owner’s equity and draws account to track payments and withdrawals over the year.

Your accountant can help prepare and file taxes on your behalf.

You can also let your accountant review your accounts and reclassify transactions. They help you manage your transactions and organize your books.

Close your books

When you finish the year-end review of your financial data, you can close your books. This stops any changes that could affect your reports before you file your sales tax.

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