Set a closing date and closing date password

You must be in single-user mode to do these tasks.

About closing your books at year-end

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To do this task

1. Open the accounting preferences.

   Opening accounting preferences

2. Click the Company Preferences tab.

3. In the Closing Date section, click the Set Date/Password button.

4. In the Date section, select the date through which you want your books to be closed.

5. (Optional, but recommended) Enter a password in both the Password and Confirm Password fields to limit access to the closed accounting period.

6. Click OK.

See also

• Reopen your books

• Clear the closing date

• Change the closing date password

• Closing date exceptions