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I have changed the financial year of my company from Nov-Oct to Mar-Feb which means this year my accounts will be Nov to feb (instead of Nov-Oct) which is 16 months (and then 12 months there after), companies house allows this and has approved it. How do I reflect this in quickbooks?
I know how to change the company information and fiscal year etc, but that only dose for a period of 12 months. Any way round, please help.
I'd like to share how it works, Accountsunbrako.
In QuickBooks, we're unable to extend the financial year. As you've noticed, when you try to change it, the Report Information section shows "First month" in your fiscal year. Our software registers the first month that your fiscal year starts and it automatically understands when it ends. For instance, if the fiscal year ends in April, you'll have to pick May as the first month. Or, if December is the end of your fiscal year, you'll have to pick January then.
Moreover, the data will remain intact after changing the financial year. It will only affect the report. Cases like this, you can manually change the date to get the 16 months worth of information.
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Yes P&L can be generated for 16 months (as per the extended year end). But the Balance sheet can I create it for 16 months? The closing entries that create the retained earnings/profit for the year will that reflect as 16 months as well in the P&L?
Thanks for getting back to us, @accountsunbrako.
To answer the first question, yes, you can. All you need to do is to customize the Balance Sheet report and manually change the date to 16 months.
Here's how:
As per the second question, as long as you've set the right dates in the Profit and Loss report, the closing entries that create the retained earnings/profit will reflect.
Just in case, I'll add this article for future reference: QuickBooks year end guide.
Please leave a comment in this thread if you have any other issues or concerns. I'm more than happy to answer them. Take care and have a wonderful day!
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