Reopen a month
A late bill for a locked month: the owner asks to reopen, a second person approves.
On the computer, 6 steps
Guide 8 of 14 in Accounting
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Open periods
In Accounting › Periods & closing, go to Reopen a period.

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Day and reason
In Keep locked through, pick the last day that stays locked. Type the reason.

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Send
Click Reopen.

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It waits
The request waits for a second person. Withdraw cancels it.

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Approve
Your accountant opens the same page and clicks Approve, or Reject.

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Reopened
Locked through goes back to the day kept. Fix the month, then lock it again.

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- 1Invite your accountantName and e-mail, and they get their sign-in details.
- 2Move your books inYour old journal, account by account, checked.
- 3Open your booksCheck the opening, then open the books.
- 4Add an accountA new account under the right parent.
- 5Classify a movementGive an untyped expense its account.
- 6Record a journal entryType the lines, check the balances, send.
- 7Lock a monthClose a finished month to any change.
- 10Read your profit and lossIncome, expenses and profit, down to each line.
- 11Read your balance sheetAssets, liabilities and equity on one page.
- 12Check your trial balanceDebits equal credits, account by account.
- 13See an account’s historyOne account, line by line, back to the sale or expense.
- 14See who owes youCustomers and suppliers, sorted by age.
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